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JBTaurus83

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4. The Labor Party

Reply to stollen (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:48 AM

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Isn’t living up to the moment either. Like many Center-Left parties in Europe, they seem to have lost any real reason for existing. This leaves the door wide open for the far right or left to step in.

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PM Starmer still in office but power has been removed [View all] stollen Yesterday OP

The hatred for shithole and comrades is growing around the world............... Lovie777 Yesterday #1

I don't take sides with the Brits on Starmer stollen Yesterday #2

Austerity doesn't help center left politicians win elections AZProgressive Yesterday #5

Isn't the monarchy supposed to be neutral? stollen Yesterday #9

The chances of Andrew having access to state secrets are nil Emrys 19 hrs ago #21

Oil and gas people lately stollen 18 hrs ago #25

He was doomed the moment he became PM. RandySF Yesterday #3

Worse than in the US?? stollen Yesterday #7

I don't think there's the remotest chance of anyone attempting to bring down the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #11

If participation in a global pedophile ring.and stollen Yesterday #15

Perhaps you overestimate how much the British identify Andrew as a central part of the monarchy muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #18

Andrew was not always Eric Trump stollen 18 hrs ago #23

Nonono. After he left the Navy, his standing and reputation accelerated downhill Emrys 17 hrs ago #26

Yes, now I recall. Thanks for that. stollen 17 hrs ago #28

Supporters of the Royal Family come up with all sorts of reasons for keeping it Emrys 17 hrs ago #30

If not "hero" then "on the cusp of barely respectable" stollen 16 hrs ago #31

Replacing Starmer is the best thing Labour could do Emrys 19 hrs ago #22

The Labor Party JBTaurus83 Yesterday #4

Thanks for your assessment stollen Yesterday #6

And there lies the rub, as the Bard would say DFW Yesterday #8

Individual country politics aside, as scary as they are, stollen Yesterday #13

You're quoting the Tory leader there muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #10

Brexit turned out to be a big mistake stollen Yesterday #12

The big elephant in the room is Brexit, or more to the point, OnDoutside Yesterday #14

No, we are not "close to kicking out the US from bases here per Greenland" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #17

Had the US military invaded Greenland, stollen 20 hrs ago #19

But we are not currently close to the US invading Greenland muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #20

Not today. stollen 17 hrs ago #29

The last good UK PM was Jim Hacker! 😉 SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #16

All UK Prime Ministers have been unpopular in recent years JI7 18 hrs ago #24

Much of the country realises that stollen 17 hrs ago #27