Sarah ManavisVerified account

What's going on in Labour Students is genuinely incredible - a history of ballot stuffing, clubs being rejected from joining the national organisation meaning regions aren't being represented nationally, and questionable accountability practices - seems to be even worse this year

I've pitched a feature on how vigorous the defence of the last stranglehold of moderates within Labour is being defended, but sadly seems to be no immediate interest - if you're an editor who is interested, do DM me etc.

labour students is honestly some of the most fucked up shit and i think most normal people have NO idea how intensely it's run even by literal teenagers

I know right - it's genuinely gobsmacking how it continues to operate in such a way after the Mark Clarke/Tatler Tory scandals in the Conservatives

and so many of them go on to run the party! become councillors, advisors, even fucken MPs. i am so glad to have never been involved and found it horrifying hearing about it from my friends who were