[23:44:57] [discord] For my two pennies, post breaking the 10 pledges and especially post opposing raising corporation tax, I don't trust a word that comes out of Starmer's mouth, and I still think that appointing a shadow chancellor who spent the austerity years pledging to be tougher on benefit claimants than the Tories doesn't bode well. [23:46:20] [discord] I still haven't really forgiven the Labour Right over the Iraq War, and associated crack down on civil liberties. [23:46:44] [discord] And frankly, I think the people who protest voted Lib Dem in 2019 have had the government they deserve. [23:49:10] [discord] I find The Economist, and The Financial Times, and the rest of the Liberal establishment who thought that Miliband was too left wing so they endorsed Cameron fill me with schadenfreude. [23:49:25] [discord] Especially, I find The Economist, and The Financial Times, and the rest of the Liberal establishment who thought that Miliband was too left wing so they endorsed Cameron fill me with schadenfreude. (edited) [23:54:54] [discord] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/12/labour-benefits-tories-labour-rachel-reeves-welfare [23:54:55] [url] Labour will be tougher than Tories on benefits, promises new welfare chief | Welfare | The Guardian | www.theguardian.com [23:55:05] [discord] https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/anger-after-reeves-tells-benefit-claimants-labour-is-not-for-you/ [23:55:05] [url] Anger after Reeves tells benefit claimants: ‘Labour is not for you’ – Disability News Service | www.disabilitynewsservice.com