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What are you doing Yanis? (none / 1)

Nick Clegg
was Deputy Prime Minister in Britain's coalition government from 2010 to 2015, Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015, and has been Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam since 2005. Previously an MEP, he is currently LD Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and LD Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade. He says Britain is now run by an unaccountable cabal coordinating Brexit on behalf of the financial sector. In his view, the only solution to a "rotten" British democracy is on-Conservative and anti-Brexit forces coming together
after the election to create a viable opposition gainst a one-party state, for cleaner politics and for
progress. Brexit, he suggests, brazenly ignores the interest of the younger generation and they must keep pointing out that the decision was not taken in their name.

by generic on Mon May 29th, 2017 at 02:31:45 PM EST

Re: What are you doing Yanis? (none / 1)

Post instead preview to get rid of the weird spaces.
The problem here is that Diem wrote up a list of 15 candidates to endorse or not endorse as a group. And Nick Clegg is on it.

by generic on Mon May 29th, 2017 at 02:33:50 PM EST
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Re: What are you doing Yanis? (4.00 / 2)

If I understand things correctly, the list is proposed by Diem UK and can be voted up or down by the Diem membership.

My first impulse was to vote yea, simply putting my trust in the activists in UK doing something and thus it will probably be good.

But I was stumped by Clegg being on the list. If the only candidate I know of is an unprincipled veasel (as far as I know), what does that say about the list in general.

So far I haven't voted, but I am open to being persuaded either way. I honestly can't find where Diem in general discuss these things.

by fjallstrom on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 09:25:51 AM EST
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France, Ipsos poll:

EM+-ALDE: 30% ↑
LR+-EPP: 22% ↑
FN-ENF: 18% ↓
FI-LEFT: 12% ↑
PS+-S&D: 9% ↓
EELV-G/EFA: 3% ↑
PCF-LEFT: 2% ↑
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) 30. Mai 2017

You'd think spite alone should be enough to motivate the rump PS to knock at the Left's door. I mean the PS party leadership effectively dissolved the party and elected a new one when the votes didn't came in like they thought they should.

by generic on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 09:47:59 AM EST
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Wrong thread.

by generic on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 09:49:27 AM EST
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Re: What are you doing Yanis? (4.00 / 2)

I voted no and thought that was a simple decision. What I'm wondering is how the whole list is an up or down vote. Most of the people on the list seem decent but then they bring the Cleggy Bear.

by generic on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 10:07:37 AM EST
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Re: What are you doing Yanis? (none / 0)

I voted yes for the principle, though if I were a UK elector I would be voting tactically.

I suspect Clegg made the list because Yanis needs allies if he is ever going to be President of the EU commission (spoiler: he's not.)

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 11:11:56 PM EST
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Re: What are you doing Yanis? (none / 1)

That's right. It's a list of names proposed by UK DiEM (not Yanis in particular, for once), based on the fact that they are close to DiEM's principles.

Our list includes representatives from the Labour Party (6); the Liberal Democrats (2); the Scottish National Party (2); Plaid Cymru (1); the Greens (1); the Scottish greens (1); the National Health Action Party (1) and the Womens' Equality Party (1).

We're working on a similar thing in France.

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Tue May 30th, 2017 at 11:08:31 PM EST
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