John Spellar

@spellar

Labour Lord.

Promoted by David Evans on behalf of the Labour Party, 20 Rushworth Street, London, SE1 0SS

Warley & Westminster Joined February 2009

409 Following 12K Followers 17K Posts

Latest posts 5

Alastair you may be in danger of falling for the fallacy of "no enemies on the Left" which has led to catastrophic consequences before , Communists and Fascists alike are enemies of Democracy and especially Social Democracy ,as a German commentator would be especially aware

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Verified account @campbellclaret Oct 11

Just the owner of die Welt (and Telegraph here) making the absurd claim (in the paper he controls) that Die Linke are at least as dangerous to democracy as the AfD … it is a side effect of the horseshoe theory which is doing so much damage to German democracy. Sad to see a media owner playing this game
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John Spellar @spellar Sep 27

I fought 3 more elections after 65

Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth Sep 27

EXC by @_RebeccaMcCurdy: Ousted Scottish Lib Dem MP was told she was too old to stand for re-election. Christine Jardine is 65. heraldscotland.com/news/26585162.…
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John Spellar @spellar Sep 22

to be clear the Tories aim is beating Labour to win and hold power , and are very focused on that , but Greens, Fib-Dems, SNP , and Plaid want to destroy and replace Labour as the Progressive alternative for Britain

Darren Johnson @DarrenJohnson66 Sep 22

@OnLondon @London @CityHallGreens @Sagal_AW @CamdenLabour It's an argument the Green Party have made for decades but it's harder to maintain that line when the current leader talks about "replacing" (ie: destroying) the Labour Party at the same time as being a constructive, critical partner to it.
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John Spellar @spellar Sep 22

Just be honest and tell us what your alternative system is so the public can compare and judge , why are you so shy ?

LCER @Labour4PR Sep 21

⌛ Less than a week until Labour Conference #Lab26

📺 In 2022, Conference overwhelmingly backed Proportional Representation

🌹 In 2026, Labour in Government must take the first step towards fair votes: by launching a National Commission on Electoral Reform

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John Spellar @spellar Aug 31

in your article Neil you imply support for the alternative vote in individual constituencies as in the Australian House of Representative , will that be the proposed alternative system

The Observer Verified account @ObserverUK Aug 30

Neil Kinnock: First past the post is no longer fit for purpose. Burnham must lead the way

Westminster’s voting system has led to just one in 10 voters believing politicians put the country first. The call for electoral reform has never been louder, says the former Labour leader
bit.ly/3UsCiRZ
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