Perhaps those failed democracies might yet be repaired by a sufficiently pissed-off middle class expecting a government to make decisions on the basis of reason rather than ideology. — Banno
in the civilized part of the two Americas, the left are experiencing a golden age (everything pink is governed by a left party, the latest inclusion being Colombia, whose left party won just the other day): — Streetlight
The Teals are not a political party as such but a loose aggregate of those sick of inaction on climate change, women, and other social issues. — Banno
The rail strike going on in England right now is a bright-spot, and the union leader Mick Lynch has been absolutely murdering the corporate media who have been trying to play 'gotcyha' games with him all day. — Streetlight
I can't think of any left-wing candidates in recent US history (my understanding is that Bernie Sanders wasn't presented to the electorate). — Down The Rabbit Hole
The rail strike going on in England right now is a bright-spot, and the union leader Mick Lynch has been absolutely murdering the corporate media who have been trying to play 'gotcyha' games with him all day. — Streetlight
Yeah. Really hoping that his zeal might win back some of the support from the working class lost to the Tories from Labour's recent wet-blanket routine. — Isaac
What does "presented to the electorate" mean? — Jackson
That they are an option for the country to vote on.
I don't know a lot about American politics. Bernie may have been rejected as the candidate by a vote of his party. — Down The Rabbit Hole
In the US we have primaries within the party. Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton. — Jackson
I've heard the word delegates used. The delegates vote on behalf of the ordinary members of the party? — Down The Rabbit Hole
Labour seem to think you can only win from the centre, and so offer no policies and sit on the fence on everything. — Down The Rabbit Hole
Hundreds of British Airways workers at Heathrow Airport have voted to go on strike over pay. Unite and GMB union members who are mostly check-in staff backed industrial action on Thursday. A total of 700 workers are set to strike during the summer holidays, when demand from travellers is expected to be near pre-pandemic levels. The unions said the action was due to a 10% pay cut imposed during the peak of the pandemic not being reinstated. Some 500 Unite members recorded a 94.7% vote in favour of industrial action, while 95% of GMB members backed the walkouts. The strike dates will be confirmed in the coming days.
Tens of thousands of NSW public and Catholic school teachers will walk off the job next week to demand reform. The Independent Education Union (IEU) and the NSW Teachers Federation agreed unanimously at a meeting on Tuesday to hold their first joint action in more than 20 years on June 30.
More than 85,000 teachers and support staff from 2300 public schools in NSW and 560 Catholic schools across NSW and the ACT will be directed to take part in the unprecedented 24-hour strike. Teachers will rally in Sydney’s Macquarie St as well as in regional locations across NSW and the ACT. The unions say the strike is the result of the “manifest failure” of the NSW government and Catholic employers to address the crises in the education system.
Since June 13, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians have been mobilizing across the country as a part of an indefinite national strike against the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso and his anti-people economic policies. The strike was called for by various Indigenous, peasant and social organizations, with a set of ten demands that address the most urgent needs of the majority of Ecuador’s population.
...Their demands include: reduction and freeze of fuel prices; employment opportunities and labor guarantees; an end to privatization of public companies; price control policies for essential products; greater budget for public education and health sectors; an end to drug trafficking, kidnappings and violence; protection for people against banking and finance sectors; fair prices for their farm products; ban on mining and oil exploitation activities in Indigenous territories; and respect for the 21 collective rights of Indigenous peoples and nationalities.
If it's so golden in the South then why are there millions migrating from the South to the North?In addition to what Banno said, in the civilized part of the two Americas, the left are experiencing a golden age — Streetlight
Immigration has got to be the biggest issue for working class Brits.
However, even if Labour takes a stand against immigration, losing much of their left wing vote, the Tories would just increase their stand. It's an issue that will always be to Labour's detriment? — Down The Rabbit Hole
Will the system allow for left-wing government? Would the people vote for a left-wing government? Do the left stand a chance in politics? — Down The Rabbit Hole
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