The Chlamydia Kid Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 What left wing writers do you read? Owen JonesRichard LeonardNeil Findlay Patrick HarvieNew StatesmenAnd some centrists likeSturgeon, Yousaf, Mhairi black and a few other SG cabinet members. I follow a dozen or so academics who are all left leaning. I’ve only had twitter about 2 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Mhairi Black is surely left-wing. Sturgeon is left-leaning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 New Statesman bar Stephen Bush are further to the right than the SNP members listed I would say. It’s funny on Twitter because your best analysis comes from people who have names like “Stalin Smokes Weed” or “Leon Thotsky”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, NotThePars said: New Statesman bar Stephen Bush are further to the right than the SNP members listed I would say. I genuinely feel sorry for Stephen Bush having to work with the likes of Helen Lewis on a daily basis. He doesn't deserve that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I prefer to read a range of opinions across the political spectrum. Not live in an echo chamber. So do I.(well I can listen to Hartley brewer.It's how I know they are arseholes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I only follow 90 people and my feed is polluted with shite. I want a quality 50. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Alistair Campbell. Some boy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I genuinely feel sorry for Stephen Bush having to work with the likes of Helen Lewis on a daily basis. He doesn't deserve that. They do a podcast together. That knowledge hurts my soul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, NotThePars said: They do a podcast together. That knowledge hurts my soul. I chucked it as a regular listen a while ago because of Lewis, although checked out the odd episode for Bush's input. Anoosh Chakelian appears to have replaced Lewis in the couple of episodes I have listened to lately, so I might be able to go back to being a regular now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I chucked it as a regular listen a while ago because of Lewis, although checked out the odd episode for Bush's input. Anoosh Chakelian appears to have replaced Lewis in the couple of episodes I have listened to lately, so I might be able to go back to being a regular now. That’s good. I might give it a go as my politics podcasts are overwhelmingly American (Chapo, Jacobin, Rev Left etc) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) The USA and several EU countries (so far Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) appear to be launching a coordinated expulsion of Russian diplomats. 60 from the US alone. Edit: 14 EU states expelling diplomats, apparently. Quite the coup for the British government, I’d have thought. Edited March 26, 2018 by Sooky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Still fabricated to cover up Brexit, IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 28 minutes ago, Sooky said: The USA and several EU countries (so far Germany, France, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) appear to be launching a coordinated explosion of Russian diplomats. 60 from the US alone. Edit: 14 EU states expelling diplomats, apparently. Quite the coup for the British government, I’d have thought. I don't think Putin will stand for the blowing up of his diplomats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, ayrmad said: I don't think Putin will stand for the blowing up of his diplomats. Indeed The Russian Ministry of Finance has been working hard over the last couple of years to fight Inflation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 I see Corbyn is being attacked today by Jewish groups once again promoting the pernicious lie that anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are effectively the same thing. If we are going to fight and expose anti-Semitism in our society this sort of continually repeated pro-Israeli nonsense does not help at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Granny Danger said: I see Corbyn is being attacked today by Jewish groups once again promoting the pernicious lie that anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are effectively the same thing. If we are going to fight and expose anti-Semitism in our society this sort of continually repeated pro-Israeli nonsense does not help at all. Presumably you meant "attacked today by zionist groups" But it's an easy mistake to make 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Paco said: Still fabricated to cover up Brexit, IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I see Corbyn is being attacked today by Jewish groups once again promoting the pernicious lie that anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are effectively the same thing. If we are going to fight and expose anti-Semitism in our society this sort of continually repeated pro-Israeli nonsense does not help at all. It's nothing to do with anti-Zionism, it's to do with Corbyn being in Facebook groups with multiple anti-Semites and giving his support of an anti-Semitic mural. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Granny's true sympathies coming out the last couple of days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 There’s always been that undercurrent of dodgy Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. It would be good if we could have a popular left wing movement that didn’t have dodgy hingers on like Ken Livingstone or the SWP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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