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So a few members of the "business friendly" wing of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom recently decided to split from the party over ultra-principled opposition to Corbynism. The problem is that, perhaps equipped with the knowledge that literally nobody wants 1990s-era big business liberalism, they haven't really elucidated any of those principles.
But, in truly vintage Blairite fashion, they face planted out of the gates. Since they forgot to reserve the domain name for their group, UK citizens helped them put their principles into words using their most contentious recent splits with the party. If you go to IndependentGroup.org, you'll find their platform, included below.
Arming Saudi Arabia
Despite International Humanitarian Law, arming Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen into the Stone Age is very important to us. Our members, such as Mike Gapes, are committed to enjoying more free junkets to Saudi Arabia to help aid the the famine they're imposing, which has killed over 56,000 people and leaves 8.4 million people at risk of starvation, whilst chanting the mantra "MBS is a reformer" over and over. To our detractors we say: Venezuela is Hitler.
Anti-Abortion
We are tired of a dangerous left politics guaranteeing choice. The Independent Group's Gavin Shuker supports the work of extremist Christian anti-abortion groups.
Xenophobia
Before he was against Brexit, Chuka Umunna was for it. The Independents understand that being serious means pandering to the worst instincts of our media.
Privatised Water
We understand that when you have financial interests in the water industry, as Angela Smith, you must pass bills to privatise it. Only the loony left would call such seriousness a conflict of interest.
More seriousness coming
Lobbyists, please looks us up.
There Is No Alternative
Lobby politics is great. The Iraq War was the best thing that ever happened. Rupert Murdoch is a man of our values.
(Coverage of this newly created and super duper rational entity of political constipation can be found in the following two threads by myself and @Sous-la-pluie
But, in truly vintage Blairite fashion, they face planted out of the gates. Since they forgot to reserve the domain name for their group, UK citizens helped them put their principles into words using their most contentious recent splits with the party. If you go to IndependentGroup.org, you'll find their platform, included below.
The Independent Group
For Continuity Blairism
We are sickened by a machine politics that we do not control, and calls to stop arming our favourite allies.
For Continuity Blairism
We are sickened by a machine politics that we do not control, and calls to stop arming our favourite allies.
What We Stand For: Very Serious
Arming Saudi Arabia
Despite International Humanitarian Law, arming Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen into the Stone Age is very important to us. Our members, such as Mike Gapes, are committed to enjoying more free junkets to Saudi Arabia to help aid the the famine they're imposing, which has killed over 56,000 people and leaves 8.4 million people at risk of starvation, whilst chanting the mantra "MBS is a reformer" over and over. To our detractors we say: Venezuela is Hitler.
Anti-Abortion
We are tired of a dangerous left politics guaranteeing choice. The Independent Group's Gavin Shuker supports the work of extremist Christian anti-abortion groups.
Xenophobia
Before he was against Brexit, Chuka Umunna was for it. The Independents understand that being serious means pandering to the worst instincts of our media.
Privatised Water
We understand that when you have financial interests in the water industry, as Angela Smith, you must pass bills to privatise it. Only the loony left would call such seriousness a conflict of interest.
More seriousness coming
Lobbyists, please looks us up.
There Is No Alternative
Lobby politics is great. The Iraq War was the best thing that ever happened. Rupert Murdoch is a man of our values.