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Is Your Party finished?

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LemonJam Sat 04-Apr-26 12:55:17

Your Party- is not finished yet- but hard to see how they can achieve any real momentum and become an electable force after their unfortunate start. Leadership and membership models should have been agreed and confirmed much earlier.

LemonJam Sat 04-Apr-26 12:52:14

GrannyGravy13 12.24 - at different times, in different contexts, to a lesser and greater degree, I agree with you Granny Gravy13. But much variation.

Rabble-Rouser definition: ' A person, often a speaker or leader who deliberately stirs up political or social passions, anger of prejudice in a crowd to incite action, often with a disapproving connotation of creating disorder.

Corbyn and Sultana I don't think were particularly intentional rabble rousers- just that the outcome of their behaviours could be perceived that way. It was more a case they were opposing forces, seeking to enforce their will, in the early stages of party formation.

I would suggest Farage and Trump are the 2 biggest example in current times of rabble rousers, both intentional, consistent and sustained in order to achieve their autocratic goals.

Galaxy Sat 04-Apr-26 12:48:36

I don't like Corbyn for many reasons but yes I absolutely agree that Corbyn is more committed to his beliefs than polanski.

MayBee70 Sat 04-Apr-26 12:46:43

Can’t really see much of a difference between Corbyns party and the Greens to be honest other than the Greens being led by a consummate showman. And although I’ve never been his biggest fan I think Corbyn is more sincere that Polanski.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 04-Apr-26 12:24:11

Oh dear, there are rabble elements in all political parties and among their supporters…

LemonJam Sat 04-Apr-26 12:00:30

tyop- Reform UK- a Ltd company model.

LemonJam Sat 04-Apr-26 11:58:59

Your Party has had a tumultuous journey to date from its inception to its official naming in 2025. It was meant to be a home for socialist voters dissatisfied with the Labour Party. But its intense internal disputes, leadership debates and logistical challenges have certainly been chaotic and lacked consensus and organisation.

Corbyn and Sultana, in vying with each other publicly for different models of leadership, have stirred up emotional reactions within their group and its fledgling membership/potential voters. Thus their actions may be justifiably perceived by some to be somewhat rabble rousing. It depends on your degree of bias, ie. whether you see this as healthy discord towards necessary democracy within the Your Party or destructive, rabble rousing self sabotage. Either way, over this extensive time period, Zack Polanski and the Green Party has been vying for the same disaffected socialist voters with a much larger degree of success- to the detriment of Your Party.

The UK political scene, for the most part has been dominated by Conservative, Labour then Liberal Parties in that order. It is enormously difficult to challenge that status quo over many years and all new parties have great difficulties in establishing a realistic alternative and a perception with the public that they are a viable alternative.

Some may see this early, transparent discord in most recent newcomer Your Party as preferable compared to Reform's efforts to establish itself, but as a more autocratic, Reform UK its company model headed up by Farage. Many will no doubt also view Farage as a rabble rouser, with much justification.

Graceless Sat 04-Apr-26 11:48:27

Well said Graphite!

Ilovecheese Sat 04-Apr-26 11:47:09

Graphite

Ash Sarkar explained very well on Politics Joe why this venture failed and while I’m happy to discuss it can we please cut the tedious “rabble” label for anyone who believes in socialism and a fairer society.

I would also like the insults to cease. Wanting a fairer society is a perfectly valid view.

Galaxy Sat 04-Apr-26 11:41:50

Yes it is finished.

TerriBull Sat 04-Apr-26 11:37:10

I imagine too much prevarication behind the scenes in launching the party, allowed The Greens to steal a march on galavanising themselves into a credible alternative to those who might otherwise have voted for "Your Party"

Graphite Sat 04-Apr-26 10:38:56

Ash Sarkar explained very well on Politics Joe why this venture failed and while I’m happy to discuss it can we please cut the tedious “rabble” label for anyone who believes in socialism and a fairer society.

Cumbrianmale56 Sat 04-Apr-26 10:21:15

This was supposed to be the big hope for voters on the Left and a chance to revive Jeremy Corbyn's career. When Corbyn and Zarah Sultana proposed a new left wing party, polls suggested about 12% of voters would back it. Instead, the Greens under Zack Polanski took off, while Your Party became a rabble of ultra left activists, student left wingers and disaffected Muslims and it fell apart.
Now it appears Your Party is down to about 1% in the polls and like Socialist Labour, Socialst Alliance and Respect, it will ptobably cease to exist before long. I'll imagine Jezza will probably keep going as an MP, as he does have a following in Islington, but his new party will be gone by the next election.