Among the indies is Jeremy Corbyn, who won a huge majority in spite of being besmirched by Keir Starmer’s Labour
In 1997, Bell, an intrepid BBC foreign correspondent, stood as an independent, anti-sleaze candidate in Tatton and won. Taylor, a hospital doctor in Kidderminster, who died last month, stood as an independent because he opposed the downgrading of the local hospital by Labour and the health authority. He won in 2001 and 2005.
On profoundly important matters such as poverty, climate change, immigration and housing, the independents, Lib Dems, Greens, Plaid Cymru and SNP could form an effective alliance. The duopoly does not care for them, but real democrats know these upstarts are safeguarding our rights and concerns, too often marginalised by the majority parties.Not showing off here, but sharing something rather unexpected, amazing really, that happened recently.