Mainstream Labour

This isn’t Corbyn’s new political party is it?

I’ve met Andy Burnham - don’t share withknobson opinion

Opinion of Burnham, I mean

Is this opinion a Labour supporter's point of view, WithNobsOnIt?

MaizieD

I came across this new 'group' today. It seems to have been launched a couple of days ago, though no doubt it has been some time in the planning stage.

From its website:

Mainstream is a network initiated by Labour members of Compass and the Open Labour National Committee with the support of many others from across the Labour Party and labour movement.

Not being a Labour member I don't know the implications of Compass and the Open Labour National Committee. For all I know some Labour Party members may dislike them.

However, the group's aims seem for more in tune with Labour as I would expect it to be. They call what they ask for 'radical realism' and explain what they think it means:

It means putting equity and justice at the heart of everything Labour does. It means rejecting an economy based on inequality and environmental destruction, and instead building one that shares the resources our society needs.

It means fighting for public services that meet these needs, inspire pride in collective provision and are built on long-term investment and the wisdom of the workers and users who sustain them. It means standing for the human rights and dignity of every person, defending liberty, protest and social protection at home and abroad, along with strong defences tied to democracy and the rule of international law.

There is a bit more but I won't quote it all..

As Andy Burnham is top signatory of founder members I think this could be an interesting development.
It also includes Clive Lewis who I think is one of the few politicians who understands how a national economy should work.

I'm interested in what others think.

www.mainstreamlabour.org/about

Steer well clear of anything to do with Andy Burnham. He pretends to be Mr Nice and just an ordinary bloke from a humble background.

He is like self a styled Boris Johnson of the North and has wasted a to n on money on silly transport schemes.

He is very ambitious and only out for himself and his Transport Consultant wife.

Mainstream probably mean well and their aims and values are very laudable.

Not going to happen

I am politically homeless, in the lookout for somewhere to hang my hat

Will be interesting to watch.

Babs03

Am afraid I am a grumpy sceptic when it comes to politics, I tend to believe that nothing can change politically whilst the ruling elites pull every government’s strings.

Nailed by Babs.

Exactly. All governments Nd political parties dance to the tune of the ruling elites.

Pragmatism rules!!

The power of positive thinking / always a joy 😍

Anyone can write a pamphlet but delivery is always a different matter.

Thanks MaizieD, I’m still a LP member but I’m not active in our CLP. We have a good new Labour mp. Visible in the constituency and active here and in Westminster. Andy Burnham helped with campaigning and we have a number of good young MPs in our region
So far so good
I’m as disappointed as everyone about poor comms, poor planning and communication with members and back benchers. I’m livid about Mandelson
Will find out more about Mainstream

Am afraid I am a grumpy sceptic when it comes to politics, I tend to believe that nothing can change politically whilst the ruling elites pull every government’s strings.