i've just rejoined the labour party after a couple of years of being (as ever} irritated by our timid and tory-lite leadership. i got a flyer for a talk by the founder of extinction rebellion in lancaster and realised i'd rather be at a labour branch meeting in cockermouth where i moved from a couple of years back. my new mp is cat smith - she's a hard worker and left the shadow cabinet as she is anti-anti-corbyn. greens may have more radical, sensible policies but.....well i guess i'm happier moaning about leaders/splitters in the labour party with committed friends and comrades. i've always been more red than green and am happy arguing for socialism or the environment in either party. sorry about all the waffling - I had a bit of a realisation that it's a social as well as a socialist thing and also largely a class thing. so i'm back in the labour party for the social life and where i feel comfortable. makes me sound like a tory, eh? i prefer beer and crisps to elderflower whatever and cake