Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/05/starmer-attacks-greens-saying-vote-for-labour-rivals-puts-new-workers-rights-at-risk

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mcbang2000@piefed.social · 15 pts · 154d

gosh i wonder why he said that

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 153d (1 reply)

Funny, Reform is actively opposed to worker's rights, and the Greens want to codify more worker's rights than Labour (and with fewer loopholes).

So the focus on the Greens in this context is nonsensical, though the motive is transparent.

It also reinforces the old cliche that centrists hate progressives far more than they oppose fascists.

scratchee@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 153d

Ironically centrists do a lot better in non fptp systems, since people tend to compromise more, but labours stuck believing in a system that for the first time isn’t benefiting them, and they’re not ready for change.