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[–] mjr@infosec.pub [S] 2 points 4 months ago

I've given up trying to predict politics since 2015. There's at least five million reasons why Farage might still fail.

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Neither the Guardian article, nor his Wikipedia entry mention any lobbying for fossil fuels. Do you have a source for this?

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[–] mjr@infosec.pub [S] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It literally says he was CEO of Flint Global. It's known they've lobbied for BP, but they don't declare who they work for.

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Well as someone who's never heard of Flint Global, I think the fossil fuel link required supporting data.

Even still, having worked in the past for a company that did lobbying for many industries, one of which was fossils is still a ways from "fossil fuel lobbyist". That sort of claim requires more direct evidence for me.

He is however the former chair of Friends of Israel though, so I think were on the same "fuck this guy" page.

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

The faces change but the evil stays the same

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[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago

More of the same, then.

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Again, Burnham does not - and has never - spoken for the left of the party. And I don't mean the SCG, I mean any non-Blairite.

He's a snake and always has been. If people think Starmer is bad, you're gonna be spitting blood by Christmas.

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[–] mjr@infosec.pub [S] 1 point 4 months ago

SCG?

And I suspect many would still rank Blair's government above any since, despite the Iraq scandal and it including Mandelson. Even now, some still listen to him, despite his funders.

I doubt anyone serious expects Burnham to be far left. Not even the tabloid headline writers believe what they're writing.