I considered it when the report about internal sabotage got leaked as well. What convinced me was one sniveling comment on Twitter by some Blairite saying they hoped we all left. It reminded me that we can actually take control of the party again. These are terrible setbacks, but this just shows how much progress we’ve made in the last five years. Save for something monumental and unforseen, Labour is still the only chance Britain has of socialism, so I’ll play the electoralism game.

I still want to participate because I know there’s hope. the CLPs do a lot of good, hell, there’s a guy in mine that hands out the Communist Manifesto to newcomers.

If you’re a member, make sure to vote in the NEC elections (as lib as this sounds). There are some candidates who really want to take power away from the PLP. Ideally, the leader should be directly accountable to the members so that we can throw this red tory cunt out

That’s absolutely true. I know a lot of people who focus exclusively on electoralism. I’m happy to use it pragmatically for harm reduction and shifting the Overton Window.

The Greens have got some pretty cool ideas, tbf. They’re probably better than Keith’s Labour

Not really, no. He’s not too involved with party politics anymore. Still makes shitty comments from time to time about “combating populism”, but mostly he just runs his foundation for peace and stability in the Middle East (really)

Gotta disagree there. The only good things in this godforsaken country came from Attlee and Wilson. The only real chance to oppose British neoliberalism has to be through Labour, unfortunately.

I’m torn between wanting to cut up my membership card and knowing i should fight from within. if this cryptotory scum becomes pm it’ll be ten more years of blair

That was his major mistake. If they’re gonna call it a stalinist purge you might has well do it. The next wave of democratic left leaders won’t make excuses for the libs.

Last time Labour had a decent leader was Harold Wilson. The army planned two coups against him. It’s a fucking miracle how close Corbyn came to winning given the press barons and internal party sabotage.