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T_i_B

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9. If promotion in politics was based on merit....

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jan 2019

….then David Lammy would be a senior front bencher at the very least.

Sadly politics is based far more on factionalism, so we have a Labour front bench fronted by clowns like Barry Gardiner, while the likes of David Lammy are stuck on the back benches.

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David Lammy: "There is no left-wing justification for Brexit" [View all] Soph0571 Jan 2019 OP

K and R. A very excellent read. DonViejo Jan 2019 #1

"Most MPs now recognise it in private" Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 #2

Edit: Churchill declared war on Hitler? Soph0571 Jan 2019 #3

Indeed. Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 #4

Yeah, you are not wrong n/t Soph0571 Jan 2019 #7

Recommended. Read the full piece, y'all. Really good. ms liberty Jan 2019 #5

He is not my MP Soph0571 Jan 2019 #6

Wow, that was an awesome wonder to beholdl! He's amazing! n/t ms liberty Jan 2019 #8

If promotion in politics was based on merit.... T_i_B Jan 2019 #9