@LeftieStats

Volunteer member of Green Party Council (GPC) for the East of England. Communist. Used to run Stats for Lefties. Doing my best to survive while having ME/CFS

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We are not trying to win over 50% of the vote, but rather to relentlessly target ~20% of the electorate and solidify them as loyal Green voters through polarisation. I'd rather have 20% favourability and win 50 seats, than have 50% favourability and win 1 seat (like in 2019).
Oliver Kamm@OliverKamm5h
Polanski loses to everyone, even Farage. At what point do members of @TheGreenParty acknowledge he’s driving them into the ground?
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"Mental health clinics" run by untrained, unpaid Green Party-affiliated volunteers with no qualifications or background checking?? Bruh do you hear yourself? These ideas are absurd! The entire thing would be a gigantic disaster for patients, volunteers and the party. Christ.
JimmyTheGiant
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I was having a think about this clip, at first I got what he was saying - but then I realised when he compared to Nigel’s strategy. The comparison was off. Nigel 5 years wasn’t saying “afghani goat herders are stealing your jobs and selling drugs to white girls” Back then it was “you go on a train and in certain parts of london you don’t hear english” He was good at reading the temperature and slowly turning the dial up gradually as people shifted. I would argue it is that understanding of where the acceptable boundary is and constantly pushing up against that which is his biggest strength. Green party should have focused on big community action movements. Organising local groups to help homeless, help people with finding work, mental health clinics, litter picks - clear visible presence in every day British life and showing your values not just telling people them. I’m sure some do this, but given the membership base and the size of the online audience you could have been doing some very big visible & impactful stuff like that. E.g Put 1000 green party members in clacton to help tidy up the town - when farage isn't there This would be a stronger stratergy imo
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Electoralist political parties are not equipped to provide government services through unpaid labour conducted by untrained partisan volunteers. Labour, with all its resources and members, couldn't even organise a concert lol These are not serious suggestions.
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Since Jimmy brings up finance, I want to emphasise that is very illegal to raise party funds for a specific purpose (election campaigning) and then use that money to finance activities that are entirely different and not within the remit of your body. It's a criminal offence!
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When I was in primary school I got called into a private room by three staff because I fidgeted a lot. They instructed me to stay absolutely still for 15 minutes while they stood around me in a circle and anytime I moved or fidgeted they would shout and scream at me as punishment
Educator Supe@ShakinthatChalk20h
On fidget toys🧵🪡 A disruptive girl was sent to my room recently. I was warned she was difficult and as soon as she walked in she commented how nervous she was because she’d heard I was strict. As she sat down she produced a large soft gel type fidget toy. It was a comforter.
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Just wanted to send my love to everyone who has stood up for me against some very nasty online trolls ❤️ It's very easy to feel alone and unsupported when you're being swarmed by some deeply unpleasant people, but I've seen so much support and it's helped a lot 🥹
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To save you clicking on the link, the so-called controversial chant in question was: “From The River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free" According to Lee, the very idea of freeing Palestine is "controversial" and worthy of media condemnation.
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What this article shows is that the Optics Left openly seek to deprive Green conference of its policy-making powers. They know a haphazard collection of vaguely-defined "groups" and thinktanks (assembled by party officials, not members) will be far easier to control.
Ansell Eade@AnsellEadeOct 21
Joe Todd argues the Greens need “a credible programme to transition away from capitalism – not only imagining the end of capitalism and what might come next, but planning in painstaking detail just how we are going to get there.”
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Handing thinktanks, rural conservative farmers and curtain-twitching "community groups" total control over our party's program is a blatant attempt to disempower members and put MPs + officials in full control of policy. All this, just because members said that Zionism is wrong.
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🚨Shocking stuff. The Zionist faction within Greens have immediately embraced a dictator mindset, and are seeking to rig party rules in their favour BEFORE spring conference, without seeking consent of members. This is, of course, unconstitutional. These people have no shame.
There are also ongoing discussions around changes to the party’s decision-making rules, including whether its conference procedures could be revised to allow future motions to be amended more quickly. A senior Green Party activist told PoliticsHome: “What's being discussed is other routes, like potentially an online ballot of all members [to change the policy], and whether the way conference makes policy needs fixing, so motions can be amended at spring conference.”

ALT There are also ongoing discussions around changes to the party’s decision-making rules, including whether its conference procedures could be revised to allow future motions to be amended more quickly. A senior Green Party activist told PoliticsHome: “What's being discussed is other routes, like potentially an online ballot of all members [to change the policy], and whether the way conference makes policy needs fixing, so motions can be amended at spring conference.”

PoliticsHome
@politicshomeOct 20
Senior Green Party figures are looking into ways of clarifying or revising the controversial 'Zionism is racism' motion in the next few months, PolHome understands Green MP Sian Berry said she wanted the party to have a "package" ready for its spring conference @zoenora6 & @matilda__martin report politicshome.com/news/articl…

Green Party Explores Ways To Revisit Zionism Motion Ahead Of Spring Conference

Senior Green figures are looking into ways of clarifying or revising the party’s controversial ‘Zionism is racism’ policy ahead of its spring conference.

politicshome.com
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There is no means by which the party can alter its rules and procedures BEFORE conference, and party-wide ballots may only be held with the consent of conference. These rules are very, very clear. Unelected party officials in central HQ cannot simply overrule our Constitution.
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SfL has been noticeably absent for months, and it has been obvious to me for a while that there was no feasible way for it to continue. But with my health continuing to decline, I decided to just let it go. There's never a good time for this stuff. Might as well be today.
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It should be said that I'm discussing physical health here, and although my mental health is not good (and has not been for a long time) I am safe, supported and loved in that regard.
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As one kind commenter observed, it is very easy to glance at people's social media and assume they're doing fine when in fact they're hurtling towards crisis. I am not going to discuss my diagnostic history, but I am not 'fine' and I have not been for a very long time.
Eleanora (formerly LeftieStats) 🍉🏳️‍⚧️@LeftieStatsOct 19
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This is just a quick & simple update to say that Stats for Lefties is shutting down. You may have noticed over the past year that Stats for Lefties has been slowing down, especially in the past several months. This a direct result of my physical disabilities and chronic illnesses worsening, making me unfit to work & unable to do things I love. One of the things I have had to give up for the sake of my health is this project. I’m deeply sad about it, but I think eight years of it is long enough.

ALT This is just a quick & simple update to say that Stats for Lefties is shutting down. You may have noticed over the past year that Stats for Lefties has been slowing down, especially in the past several months. This a direct result of my physical disabilities and chronic illnesses worsening, making me unfit to work & unable to do things I love. One of the things I have had to give up for the sake of my health is this project. I’m deeply sad about it, but I think eight years of it is long enough.

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This is just a quick & simple update to say that Stats for Lefties is shutting down. You may have noticed over the past year that Stats for Lefties has been slowing down, especially in the past several months. This a direct result of my physical disabilities and chronic illnesses worsening, making me unfit to work & unable to do things I love. One of the things I have had to give up for the sake of my health is this project. I’m deeply sad about it, but I think eight years of it is long enough.

ALT This is just a quick & simple update to say that Stats for Lefties is shutting down. You may have noticed over the past year that Stats for Lefties has been slowing down, especially in the past several months. This a direct result of my physical disabilities and chronic illnesses worsening, making me unfit to work & unable to do things I love. One of the things I have had to give up for the sake of my health is this project. I’m deeply sad about it, but I think eight years of it is long enough.

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People have noticed my absence and have messaged me to see how I'm doing, and I appreciate their concern. It is simply not possible to maintain Stats for Lefties anymore, I do not have the physical or mental ability. My Twitter account will remain online, but not as SfL.
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I have no interest in giving my full medical information out to strangers on the internet, but all the conditions I have were diagnosed by qualified medical professionals who work for the NHS. But I will say one of my disabilities is ME/CFS, and living with it is horrendous.
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Elections were due to happen in 2023, but they were postponed indefinitely by the corrupt collaborationist dictator who controls the Palestinian Authority (Mahmoud Abbas). He postponed the elections AGAIN this month. In both cases, he did so on the orders of Israel and USA.
Neil Garratt AM@NeilGarrattOct 18
He mentions many candidates running in the upcoming Israeli elections who are opposed to a two state solution. Out of interest, who are the candidates in the Gaza elections, and what are they saying about 2 states? When's polling day?
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Many white leftists treat Abbas / the PA as the sole voice of Palestinians, and act horrified when activists reject the PA line. In truth, the PA is a collaborationist body, and Abbas is an unelected dictator whose term expired 17 years ago. He's kept in power by Israel / USA.
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Abbas is not the democratic voice of the Palestinian people. He is a dictator who enforces the will of the Zionist entity and USA, nothing more. He is a collaborator who sold out his own people in order to run a Vichy-style tyranny. Please, people, stop acting like he's Mandela.
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