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Labour insiders form new centre-left network in bid to change party’s direction (www.theguardian.com)

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I can't believe it's called Mainstream. So lame. Anyway, website's here if you want more info:

https://www.mainstreamlabour.org/

You can become a member but it ain't free.

The article suggests it's going to organise for the Deputy Leadership election. If so it's a bit late given nominations close on Thursday. Anyway, I for one welcome our soft gooey lefty overlords.

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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Signatories include:

Lord Alf Dubs Former Labour MP for Battersea South and for Battersea

Uncle of N.

Jon Lansman Founder of Momentum

Ahhh here we are. This is Momentum lite. Learning the lessons without learning the lessons.

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I'm wary of anything Lansman thinks is a good idea. Yet, as John McTernan argued, Momentum did have some genuine intellectual vibrancy - at least at the start. Question is whether its decay into typical boring shouty lefty group was inevitable or not.