I couldn’t find a lemmy community for your party after having a search around, so figured why not make one!

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First time making a lemmy community, so let me know about any issues.

  • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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    18 days ago

    They are not failing to pick a name. They are making the point that the party will be entirely run by members. So members will choose the name at the first conference in autumn.

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      18 days ago

      It’s good to hear they’ve put a soft deadline on it, but I can’t help but think it’s wasted time when they could be building recognition with the average person. I hope I’m worrying over nothing.

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        18 days ago

        Given it’s 4 years till the next election. And nothing can really happen until then.

        Added to the way the PLP and leadership took over the labour party ignoring the members wishes. On many issues. And outright lying to members to gain power. Then removing MPs to keep that power using the PLP control over leadership.

        The founders think ensuring the democratic roots and management of this new party is more important then rushing it’s formation.

        Edit: I’ll add.

        The party has 0 Leaders or MPs ATM. This is also related to the same issue. The founders will not call them self Leaders unless the membership chooses them to, but they are offering to stand. Several MP on the left of labour have announced they support the party. But they are all still registered in parliament as independent having resigned from labour or had the whip removed then resigned.(Members of labour are banned from supporting other parties apart from coop) Unlike labour Your Party will not allow leaders to select MPs. But instead as labours original plan. Local constituency party members will vote on the candidates that represents them. Then local voter vote for or against them. No more parachuteing MPs in that support the leadership. Against the membership. Into safe seats( once /ifsuch seats exist in the future)

        The tempory name your party is more then just words. It is used to make a point. You being the members.

        Membership is open now under that name. And one of the founders have indicated their preference of name. But not in a way that is more then just. Well I like the idea of.

        “The Left”

        Personally I like “Your Left” as it will force any party officials or MP to forever remember it is the members party and is expected to be left of centre.

        Also reminding the MPs they are answerable to thier constituency constantly would be a nice side effect of such a name.

        But other members seem to dislike the sound of it.

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          18 days ago

          Thank you for taking the time to share your insight, it’s definitely worth doing things right rather than rushed. I guess I’m a bit panicked by how fast things went downhill across the pond, but that’s probably just social media’s American bias shoving it in my face so much.

          If this is done properly it could very well be what we need. I’ll hold on to hope.

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            18 days ago

            Sorry did not expect anyone else to be up. I tend to edit my posts a lot. I am now finished. Sorry if I dramatically changed anything.

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      17 days ago

      We don’t need that level of micromanagement nobody wants that. Committees are truly excellent way of never achieving anything.

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        17 days ago

        You don’t want it. You are not everybody. More then 800k people have signed to support the idea of the party.

        Edit: In the main part a very large % of left supporters. Saw Labour leadership move against them and removed all left wing representation. So yes banning such matters to many.

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        17 days ago

        PS Committees archive nothing is actually false statement. Committees are responsible for every regulatory framework you have ever used. And even when you don’t know it. You use them every minute of your life.

        They are just slow. And even that can be resolved with. A regulatory framework.

        In theory (and it’s still to be agreed to formally).your party will expect members to vote on overall policy at conference each autumn. That vote will happen every autumn. The conference pre election it will form the manifesto. As it dose for every party in the UK. All that is different is who get to vote on what.

        MP will be selected by constituency sub parties. As Labour claims to do. Your party will just not allow the leadership of the party to parachute potential support into safe seats. The local party will have full control over candidates. (With some to be decided vetting process. Not yet discusses but criminals etc)

        Once an MP is elected. It works as any other party. That MP vote in parliament based on consultancy needs. The leader is selected by members not MPs (or MPs controling the choice members can make)

        The big differences are in the ability for the leadership to protect MP when they fail a constituency party. It won’t exist. Next election that local party can replace them before the election. Preventing Top down control of the parties long term political agenda. Instead replace with democratic control from active membership.

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          16 days ago

          PS Committees archive nothing is actually false statement.

          I didn’t say that. We’re not talking about committees of elected individuals we’re talking about committees random people.

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            16 days ago

            Nope we are talking about democratic processes. Membership voting on proposed policies and MPs.