Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 days agoGreen Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reformwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down11cross-posted to: stupidpol@sh.itjust.worksworldnewsnonus@lemy.lol
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkGreen Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reformwww.bbc.comDaniel Quinn@lemmy.ca to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: stupidpol@sh.itjust.worksworldnewsnonus@lemy.lol
minus-squareikt@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·edit-27 days ago You posted a YouTube video created by some rando suggesting that it was posted by the newly-elected MP The actual videos are on instagram but I’m not on instagram, so I posted the video that had been copied from instagram Here’s an article about them: Goodwin described the video as “blatant sectarianism” and criticised it for not being in English. Green Party sources told TOI: “We produced these videos to reach out to communities who speak these languages. ”The Urdu leaflet shows Spencer in front of a mosque and says: “Labour must be punished for Gaza”. Just under 40% of Gorton’s population is Muslim. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-green-party-accused-of-sectarianism-after-releasing-videos-in-urdu-and-bangla-featuring-pm-modi-and-gaza/articleshow/128826689.cms I get that you’re sad that Reform lost You think I’m sad? Reform is the worst party in the UK and Farage is one of the biggest jokes in UK politics of all time It’s pretty clear I’ve touched a nerve so I’ll leave it there
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoYeah you’re engaging in the kind of centralism “everyone is bad so we should just give up” nonsense that entirely unhelpful.
The actual videos are on instagram but I’m not on instagram, so I posted the video that had been copied from instagram
Here’s an article about them:
Goodwin described the video as “blatant sectarianism” and criticised it for not being in English.
Green Party sources told TOI: “We produced these videos to reach out to communities who speak these languages.
”The Urdu leaflet shows Spencer in front of a mosque and says: “Labour must be punished for Gaza”.
Just under 40% of Gorton’s population is Muslim.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-green-party-accused-of-sectarianism-after-releasing-videos-in-urdu-and-bangla-featuring-pm-modi-and-gaza/articleshow/128826689.cms
You think I’m sad? Reform is the worst party in the UK and Farage is one of the biggest jokes in UK politics of all time
It’s pretty clear I’ve touched a nerve so I’ll leave it there
Yeah you’re engaging in the kind of centralism “everyone is bad so we should just give up” nonsense that entirely unhelpful.