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[E10 Rifle]

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No. Like George Monbiot, I don't really join stuff.

Why?

[Tubby Isaacs]

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Don't know really.

Actually, shyness.

[Lucy Waterman]

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Cooper, 2nd pref Burnham, absolutely no 3rd or 4th pref, Bradshaw, Jowell

[E10 Rifle]

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Just seems weird to have strong opinions about something and not want to do anything about it. Just curious really.

[Lucy Waterman]

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E10 Rifle wrote: Just seems weird to have strong opinions about something and not want to do anything about it.

That's kind of my MO as a Labour centrist.

[E10 Rifle]

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That's kind of the MO of most Labour centrists at the moment, judging by their overall performance.

[Tubby Isaacs]

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And given the standard of their interventions, it's probably the right thing to do.

[Toro Toro]

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Oops, wrong thread.

[GCostanza]

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Weird. Why spend so much time on a MB and then not even participate?

Anyway, assuming my vote comes through.
Corbyn;NOTA

Deputy;Creasy & Watson.
Former only as my previous MP.

Though don't really care who the Deputy is, besides Kendall, or anyone with the first names, 'Anthony Charles

[Toro Toro]

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Oh, that's who it is. Get lost, gonzo.

[Tubby Isaacs]

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E10 Rifle wrote: Just seems weird to have strong opinions about something and not want to do anything about it. Just curious really.

I've concluded from this election that I should be leading the Labour Party.

[E10 Rifle]

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Ha ha. Only just got that. Topical satire with an edge.

[Bored Of Education]

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Just checked what is trending with the hard left and Angela Eagle as deputy seems to be the in thing.

[diggedy derek]

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Corbyn, then Burnham
Eagle, then god, dunno, perhaps hold my nose and Creasy, though I like Watson

London major: I haven't got a bloody clue. Anyone?

[MsD]

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Burnham
Flint

Reasoning: Corbyn will have more than enough votes and I want a broad church, so it's partly a balancing vote. Plus, I have certain doubts about Corbyn that I don't have about Burnham.

Flint cos I

[Flynnie]

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Corbyn then Burnham

Still undecided on deputy. I don't really know to be honest.

Voting Sadiq Khan for London mayor as a colleague I regularly main about centre-left Labour politics to worked for him in the civil service and said he was a top guy.

[Benjm]

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Still umming and ahhing over both national posts.

For London mayor: Khan, Abbott, none of the others.

[hobbes]

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Leader: 1. Corbyn 2. Burnham 3.Cooper

Dep: 1. Eagle 2. Watson 3. Creasy

Mayor: Like Derek, I've no clue for Mayor. I got so fed up with being bombarded by 50 emails a day from candidates that I unsubscribed from all the mailing lists.
I do know I won't be voting for Tessa Minogue though.

[MsD]

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She should be so lucky etc.

[hobbes]

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Oh it definitely won't be Gareth Thomas either. I've just actually read his pitch.
It's difficult though. Khan's pitch is very pro Londoners which will go over well with the electorate. But it's very much a "by the bootstraps" stuff. No mention of housing crisis or wealth gaps or out.
Woolmar and Lammy and Abbott seem to be saying the things I want to hear most I think.

[MsD]

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I'm voting Abbott, she's a very good constituency MP.

[Bored Of Education]

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hobbes wrote: Oh it definitely won't be Gareth Thomas either. I've just actually read his pitch..

Well to go from rugby player to gay icon to London mayoral candidate is quite a stretch.

I must pay more attention to the mayoral election.

[E10 Rifle]

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I'm voting Abbott, she's a very good constituency MP.

Wouldn't you say there's an electability problem with her? She's got a bit of a "lefty hypocrite" rep over that business with her kid's schooling, and she can be a bit "Marmite" in general in her appeal.

I don't mean this pejoratively (I voted for her in the 2010 party leadership election), but I'm interested in why people sceptical about Corbyn on electability grounds would support Abbott. Not having a pop, would just be interested in your thinking on this. (Not least because I'm undecided between her and Khan meself)

[MsD]

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She's popular, referred to as "Diane". The "lefty hypocrite" line is only trotted (!) out by people who like to accuse lefties of hypocrisy, IMO. A lot of people are sympathetic, and say that if they had a child in Hackney they would send them to a decent school, too. She lives in the borough and is involved in life here, that goes a long way. She replies to letters and really does get involved in people's problems even if they're lost or unglamorous causes.

Unlike, er, some MPs not too far away. :-)

[E10 Rifle]

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Corbyn's got a good local reputation on those sorts of issues too, if that's who you mean.