IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · edit-220 days ago[Video] Old footage resurfaces of Lisa Nandy in 2018 to ban Israel arms sales. Nandy has since joined Labour Friends of Israel, and is now doing everything in her power to invite Maccabi Tel Avivfiles.catbox.moevideomessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1video[Video] Old footage resurfaces of Lisa Nandy in 2018 to ban Israel arms sales. Nandy has since joined Labour Friends of Israel, and is now doing everything in her power to invite Maccabi Tel Avivfiles.catbox.moeIndustryStandard@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · edit-220 days agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIcyToes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agoI thought you were insinuating that government positions were old entrenched ones that existed before they were elected. Sometimes they are. Selling weapons to Saudi’s, backing Israel is a long running theme. It felt like you were justifying the decision by downplaying their agency.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoNo. Labour are the government now. It’s their position.
I thought you were insinuating that government positions were old entrenched ones that existed before they were elected.
Sometimes they are. Selling weapons to Saudi’s, backing Israel is a long running theme.
It felt like you were justifying the decision by downplaying their agency.
No. Labour are the government now. It’s their position.