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one side had a massive democratic mandate to do what it was doing
Sure, if you are only interested in the Labour membership*, and completely ignore the much larger and more significant mandate from the general public for MPs and their staff to represent their constituents however they think best.
* all members of political parties are weirdos in my view. Most people don't have the time, money, or passion that is required to actually get involved in a political party. I joined the Greens for a bit and will freely admit I am a weirdo
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all members of political parties are weirdos
I see this line a lot from people who are “the MPs should choose the leader as they are more representative of the public” and I always think…you think members of parties are weird…have you seen MPs???
Anyway, a huge chunk of Labour members are members because they are part of a union, so this line of reasoning doesn’t even hold for Labour. Unless you want to say being in a union is also weird.
Eejit
Overwhelming democratic mandate constitutes throwing an election. Interesting viewpoint.
There's a big difference between the two strategies in that one side had a massive democratic mandate to do what it was doing and the other were acting like a bunch of spoilt brats, independently and in secret. Not what I'd label 'good faith'.