Tuesday's Stop Boris rally at 6pm in Parliament Square will be no Remainer love-in. The People's Assembly is really Counterfire, and Counterfire is as Leave as it gets. Just look at the lineup of speakers. Tariq Ali, Lindsey German or Eddie Dempsey certainly did not write both a Leave and a Remain column before more or less tossing a coin between them. Unlike Boris Johnson, they are the real deal.
Johnson, it might be added, is really only popular in areas that voted Remain. Like his party in general, in fact, which is on course to lose dozens of seats to the Liberal Democrats. Whereas there are only two Red-Yellow marginals in the entire country, and one of those is Jared O'Mara's seat.
After yesterday, the Conservatives are also well on course to lose all 13 of their seats in Scotland to the SNP. The idea of any seat, anywhere, returning a Conservative MP because of Brexit after it had returned a Labour MP last time, when the Conservatives were supposed to take Bolsover and all sorts, is too laughable to bother trying to discuss.
Johnson, it might be added, is really only popular in areas that voted Remain. Like his party in general, in fact, which is on course to lose dozens of seats to the Liberal Democrats. Whereas there are only two Red-Yellow marginals in the entire country, and one of those is Jared O'Mara's seat.
After yesterday, the Conservatives are also well on course to lose all 13 of their seats in Scotland to the SNP. The idea of any seat, anywhere, returning a Conservative MP because of Brexit after it had returned a Labour MP last time, when the Conservatives were supposed to take Bolsover and all sorts, is too laughable to bother trying to discuss.
The 43 per cent of adults who do not even make enough to hit the income tax threshold, the 14 million people in this country in abject poverty, will be voting based on considerations other than the Brexit for which they voted decisively in the referendum but in which they know perfectly well that the people who fund the Conservative Party do not believe for one second.
The Conservatives are the Lib Dems for people who might not quite pass the poshness test to be let into the Lib Dems. Owen Jones would pass that test, though. That is why he has pulled out rather than speak alongside Eddie.
Another hung Parliament is coming, however, and we need our people to hold the balance of power in it. A new party is now in the process of registration. After nearly 30 years of suggestion, speculation, and even a sort of preparation, I will stand for Parliament here at North West Durham. The crowdfunding page is here, and buy the book here; Eddie is among its dedicatees. Please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.
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