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T_i_B

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8. Herding cats...

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 02:50 AM

Nov 2017

One of the major failings of the "Stronger In" campaign was it's failure to forge a successful alliance from across the political spectrum.

Part of that was failings from the campaign itself, but also you have large swathes of our society who are less than keen on working with each other, which allows tribalist demagogues to get the upper hand.

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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