[Tubby Isaacs]

Having warmed up with "Starmer should be locked up in The Hague", Zarah's really hit her stride now.

This is someone who simply wasn't ready to be an MP. She isn't now, let alone 6 years ago.

[The Weeping Angel]

I see they're trying to break the mould by trying a dead dog strategy.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/artic ... babys-life

Independent MP Ayoub Khan has told PoliticsHome he was once forced to kill a dog with his hands to save the life of a baby.

Khan, who was elected at last year's general election on a wave of anger over Gaza, helped form the Independent Alliance of MPs along with other pro-Gaza Independents and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

He is now part of the process of founding 'Your Party', a new political party, with Corbyn and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana. Two of his Independent Alliance colleagues, Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed, have recently quit the project amid tensions with Sultana.

The 52-year-old MP for Birmingham Perry Barr spoke to PoliticsHome at Your Party's inaugural conference in Liverpool, which has been dominated by open factional infighting between supporters of Corbyn and Sultana.

In an exchange about his life before entering Westminster politics, Khan, a former councillor, described a situation he once found himself in, whereby he decided it was necessary to restrain a dog to save the life of a baby, which resulted in the dog’s death.

[Youngian]

"That's nothing, I saved a whole family by wrestling a lion," claimed Paul Nuttalls of the UKIPs.

[Abernathy]

They've apparently decided to go for a "collective leadership model" with a "lay" party chair, who must not be an MP .

Interesting that they're going for a mode of leadership that the Green Party recently dropped in favour of a conventional single leader - and saw a massive increase in their poll ratings.

In the film "Braveheart" (made by a horrific anti-semitic bigoted nut job, but bear with me), Wallace's supposed childhood friend, speaking disdainfully of the Scottish nobles who are prevaricating about how best to see off/appease Edward Longshanks, says "They couldnae agree on the colour of shite". Somehow, I am reminded of that line .......

[Abernathy]

The Trots have decided on the name for their new party, which was tenporarily named “Your Party”.


They’ve decided the party’s official name is going to be erm……. “Your Party”.

Uninspiring ? You might well think so. But bear in mind the four names they had to choose between.

They were :

“Your Party”. - maybe too much like the existing name .
“Our Party” - better, but carries a cerain sense of being some sort of elite sect (heaven forfend).
“Popular Alliance” - bit too many echoes of The People’s Front of Judea. Also, they ain’t popular.
“For the Many” - a slogan used by Labour when Corbyn was leader. Too many sad memories, I’m guessing, but also really wank as a party name.

So “Your Party” it is.

Frankly, I think ”The Trot Party” would be better, but it all contributes to the gaiety of the nation.

Perhaps Jezza will now bugger off to spend more time with his jam.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

The Shittinnabucket Party?
The Wankalongagrandpa Party?
The Zahra Deserted Party?
The Bunch of Cunts?
The Don'tcallusapartywe'reapopularmovementforarenewedsocietyandvegankntting Party?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I am given to understand that after taking 6 months sick leave*, Mr Sultana has accepted redundancy from the FBU and a £40k payoff, looking to take on strategy for YP at £70k pa...


*During which time he acted as her strategist and campaign guru...

[Dalem Lake]

I was really hoping for Jezbollah

[Tubby Isaacs]

I am given to understand that after taking 6 months sick leave*, Mr Sultana has accepted redundancy from the FBU and a £40k payoff, looking to take on strategy for YP at £70k pa...


*During which time he acted as her strategist and campaign guru...

That sounds suspiciously like leaving to take on another job, like Ian Lavery did. There's a case for taxing that redundancy money.

[Abernathy]

I am given to understand that after taking 6 months sick leave*, Mr Sultana has accepted redundancy from the FBU and a £40k payoff, looking to take on strategy for YP at £70k pa...


*During which time he acted as her strategist and campaign guru...

That sounds suspiciously like leaving to take on another job, like Ian Lavery did. There's a case for taxing that redundancy money.

Indeed. It stinks like last week's anchovies. Sultana is not just congenitally stupid, she's a rank hypocrite.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I am given to understand that after taking 6 months sick leave*, Mr Sultana has accepted redundancy from the FBU and a £40k payoff, looking to take on strategy for YP at £70k pa...


*During which time he acted as her strategist and campaign guru...

That sounds suspiciously like leaving to take on another job, like Ian Lavery did. There's a case for taxing that redundancy money.

Indeed. It stinks like last week's anchovies. Sultana is not just congenitally stupid, she's a rank hypocrite.

That is my informant's opinion as well.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I've noticed that they don't really get the charge that lots of the left are, to most people, very well off. One who does, to her credit, is Nadia Whittome, who's taken a lower MPs salary. A few others might emulate that usefully. Say what you like about Militant but both Terry Fields and Dave Nellist took lower salaries, and you could respect that.

[Boiler]

I've noticed that they don't really get the charge that lots of the left are, to most people, very well off.

Wasn't it always thus?

[Oboogie]

I am given to understand that after taking 6 months sick leave*, Mr Sultana has accepted redundancy from the FBU and a £40k payoff, looking to take on strategy for YP at £70k pa...


*During which time he acted as her strategist and campaign guru...

That sounds suspiciously like leaving to take on another job, like Ian Lavery did. There's a case for taxing that redundancy money.

I'd also be interested to know more about the reason for the 6 months sick leave, was it a condition with few detectable symptoms (eg back pain), by any chance?

[Tubby Isaacs]

I'm happy to take the sickness as genuine, but I'd be surprised if any new employer didn't see a massive red flag there. It's not like Your Party will be short of people less than enamored with Zarah already.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Wasn't it always thus?

I don't know. There's always been a well-off element of the left, who've happily called for higher taxes on themselves. I can recall that being the case at the 1992 Election, for instance. It didn't go down very well in Southern England, so Labour changed its policy to the sort of stealth taxes, as they're sometimes called, and this raised lots of money while being pretty progressive. The well-off left mostly paid that happily while keeping fairly quiet about it.

Now we seem to have got "I'm not rich, James Dyson is rich!" which is sort of true, but massively tone deaf.

[Andy McDandy]

I'd also be interested to know more about the reason for the 6 months sick leave, was it a condition with few detectable symptoms (eg back pain), by any chance?

Acute Embarrassment Avoidance Syndrome, mixed with Conveniently Selective Amnesia. Or in lay terms, "You can give me the payoff and I'll go quietly, or you can refuse it and I'll kick up an almighty stink".

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I'd also be interested to know more about the reason for the 6 months sick leave, was it a condition with few detectable symptoms (eg back pain), by any chance?

Stress, I am informed.

[Oboogie]

I'd also be interested to know more about the reason for the 6 months sick leave, was it a condition with few detectable symptoms (eg back pain), by any chance?

Stress, I am informed.

Well that's very plausible, who wouldn't find managing Zara extremely stressful?

[davidjay]

And you just know the government will get roped in because all lefties are the same.