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LeftishBrit

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2. I think there should be more cross-party collaboration against Brexit and other far-right ideas

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 06:02 PM

Aug 2017

Problem with a new party is that, given the British political system, it would just split the anti-Brexit/ anti-Tory/ anti-May vote all the more.

Would be nice to see a couple of Cabinet members resign and rebel, however.

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Two cabinet ministers 'interested in new anti-Brexit party idea' (allegedly) [View all] T_i_B Aug 2017 OP

Basically, it sounds like a way to reinvent the SDP and "New Labour" Ken Burch Aug 2017 #1

This can only be refuted with hard evidence T_i_B Aug 2017 #3

I think there should be more cross-party collaboration against Brexit and other far-right ideas LeftishBrit Aug 2017 #2

And another one! T_i_B Oct 2017 #4

I saw some of Cliffe's Tweets after the flurry of activity. Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #5

It's worth looking at the Liberal Democrats problems... T_i_B Oct 2017 #6

I suspect there'd be more likelihood of an immediate impact Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #7

Herding cats... T_i_B Nov 2017 #8

Indeed. Denzil_DC Nov 2017 #9