Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly not best pleased when brash young MP Zarah Sultana blurted out the news about a new hard left party on the horizon. The official announcement came some weeks later and was distinctly underwhelming. There was no party name, with an interim title given as 'Your Party'. Therefore, those of us who have been referring to it simply as 'Fruit and Nut' (Sultana the fruit and you know the rest) have no choice but to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.
Hence, in the YouTube video below, Richey refers to Fruit and Nut throughout. This is our shared analysis of the dire threat that - combined with the rise of Reform UK - Corbyn's new venture poses to Keir Starmer and his odious party...
Further to the video, you may have seen bold claims that despite its embryonic stage, Fruit and Nut have surged past Reform UK and every other party in terms of membership. This is simply not true, as technically the new party has zero members. People have been invited to 'sign up' on a web page, but this is not the same as membership. No fees are paid, no cards are handed out, those who 'sign up' merely join a mailing list. The party has not even been registered with the Electoral Commission.
Those on the left getting excited by the media buzz will be sorely disappointed in the short term. They are not going to enjoy the same surge in support that Reform UK has recently. Fruit and Nut will only appeal to certain demographics as discussed in the above video. They will not be winning council by-elections all over the place any time soon, but combined with the rise of Reform they absolutely will present a major threat to Labour's parliamentary majority when it comes to a general election.
There is a political shift happening. We live in interesting times.
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