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An old joke was given fresh legs just before Christmas when George Osborne set out to sprinkle some stardust on his image with an appearance at the premiere of Star Wars.
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I can see Jedi Corbyn being wiped out by Osborne's Stormtroopers in 2020.
Commander Sir Lynton execute order 66
I can't wait to see what Jezza does with his reshuffle. Diane as SFSec would be marvellous. But I'm expecting something outre and very amusing WTFery too.
If he had competent or inspiring people to bring through a re-shuffle could be a sign of strength but promoting say Abbott (if it is she) would just emphasise his weakness. Apparently Burgon was the pick of the new left intake (sniggers). After that he's left with Clive Lewis, Cat Smith and Kate Osamor.
If Osborne were Darth Vader, or Darth Maul, that wouldn't be a problem for him.
As for Corbyn being a Jedi, when faced with the Death Star, Luke blew the bloody thing up. He didn't try to negotiate with it.
We've already seen what the 'new politics' comprises. It's the same as the 'old politics', except it's wrapped up with a bow that the usual idiots will like.
Tony Martin's in the news again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35206113
Early I know but I'm out this evening Manchester and the mobile networks get congested at that time.
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/youre-far-more-likely-to-order-dessert-if-your-waiter-is-overweight--Wk4lK7Yjsg?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100
Wait a minute...
'The longer they stay in office, the more likely that is to happen'"
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/barack-obama-world-leaders-jerry-seinfeld-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-a6791611.html#commentsDiv
Lets not forget that UKIP guy (Bird?) who tripped up the same way.
All these anti-Corynism Labour "moderates" not doing themselves a lot of favours.
I fear though that the Tories picking a leader who is statistically tied with Corbyn and who trailed Andy Burnham in "best PM" polls is surely too much to dream for.
Jeremy Corbyn's New Year Message Is Here
Simon Danczuk was a marked man for his outspokenness against the Labour leadership and has helpfully provided them with the pretext for his suspension.
Must admit I’ve very little sympathy for him over such daft behaviour – however this does store up problems for Jeremy and accusations of cronyism when a loyalists MP actually does something illegal or far worse and is not treated equally or punished accordingly.
With the correction of the long-biased boundary changes and no respite in Scotland on the horizon, the job for Labour is monumental.
It needs a fabulous character and a tremendous crisis, probably economic, for any Labour leader to have a chance with a 20% lead in personal opinion ratings, let alone a 'statistical tie'
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Or this one
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Or maybe this
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Please note, if you suffer from epilepsy don't click any of the above links.
Although Eumenes was very competent (arguably a genius up there with the first rank of generals), Antigonus was no fool, and in the end Antigonus won.
Foreign or Home Secretary seem the most obvious answers.
Labour's Simon Danczuk suspended over 'inappropriate behaviour'
Good thing he didn't move over to UKIP. The MSM would have had field fortnight instead of just a field day for this labour MP.
"Where’s all the joy gone? Britain seems to be suffering from a dearth of lightheartedness"
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/wheres-all-the-joy-gone/
Send this man for re-education immediately. Such lack of faith is not to be tolerated.
https://t.co/bTwg91Dc0i https://t.co/YpwrWXqnl7
So far his public awareness - public net Labour members- is about 5% .. which bodes ill for the future.
G Osborne is of course better - on 7%,..:-)
Happy New Year...
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/i-wont-be-jeremy-corbyns-man-in-london-says-sadiq-khan/
EDIT: I stand corrected -- average Tory lead in Dec 1987 was 11%, which is bigger than the Tory lead this month, but was indeed slightly smaller than the Tory lead at the 1987 election.
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/100127/simon-danczuk-embroiled-in-sleaze
On the other hand, if Labour faced a more obvious threat to their status as second party perhaps they wouldn't've been so stupid to put Corbyn on the ballot...
And on that happy note I am off up the pub. We have an early meeting of the Hurstpierpoint and District Gentlemen's Temperance Society.
The biggest problem for Labour, that can be treated, is the constant attacks and conspiracies by unnamed shadow cabinet members against their own party.
Any decent party leader would fire them and I expect Corbyn to do so, after all their position is appointed to them by Corbyn, so why would he keep people who constantly try to undermine the party instead of doing the job that they where appointed.
They do a "at home with the Cameron's relatives" each year, its called the Queen's speech ;-)
That STV show sounds like a right riot, not...won't be tuning into that.
If there is a by-election ( not a very high chance, I see Danczuk staying as an independent till 2020), Labour are quite safe as it has a more than 12000 majority, population more Asian than Oldham West, UKIP and the Tories a tad lower than in Oldham and a decent LD vote to squeeze.
If there is a by-election in Rochdale the question will be if Labour can get more than 50% of the vote.
Corbyn doesn't have many people to choose from to replace those he sacks and if he can find some, they may not stand up to the scrutiny the media will subject the front bench to.
But that doesn't affect the fundamental problem, which is that his control over the PLP is minimal. Sacking ministers (or shadow ministers) doesn't always look like a sign of strength.
@Britainelects December polling average Con 38.8%, Labour 31.2%, UKIP 13%, LD 6.8%, Green 4.2%
https://twitter.com/NCPoliticsUK?lang=en-gb
Don't abuse your liver overmuch.
http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2015/12/david-davis-is-conhome-readers-parliamentarian-of-the-year.html
Times Archive
Not a single gory detail spared in this 1859 news story https://t.co/1O2RbOvwlB
Ahem.
HNY to all PBers.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/31/shelter-inundated-with-requests-to-adopt-this-adorable-little-puppy-called-joker-5593048/
Who would be interested in the big baw faces that Tories or Labour could put up.
Guests need to have some talent.
Firstly, it could taint one positive in his personal brand which is that most people (not me!) think he's a good person that means well.
Secondly, as you say, he will lose people some of whom are at least adequate at their jobs and replace them with people who probably aren't (going by the fact that they are presumably worse than Richard Burgon or they'd already be in post).
Thirdly, it's really slamming the door on what he needs to do in the longer term which is build a bridge back to the refuseniks like Cooper and Hunt. His goal should be, eventually, to get them into the tent saying, "You know what. Jeremy's OK. We can work together against the Tories." A night of the long knives now makes that impossible and confirms him as the leader of a faction within his party, not the whole.
He could end up with a complete joke of a shadow cabinet (it's only a partial joke now) and no way back.
Ultimately, it's a numbers game and the two key numbers are these: only about 20-25 MPs positively nominated Corbyn, and 60% of Labour's electoral college voted for him. Those two facts stand in contradiction to each other and until they come into alignment, Labour will continue to suffer massive internal tensions.
But sure, it's about numbers and he really isn't vulnerable. He could, however, remain in post while having an excruciating time of it.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/31/jeremy-corbyn-labour-future-peter-mandelson
Tonight we're gonna party like it's #OnThisDay 1999! https://t.co/howSca1eOo
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/682528290939256835
Neatly encapsulating the problem the Lefty Left have and why they are going to lose badly next election and everyone after it until they fundamentally change their world view.
The sensible left wing posters on here don't see Osborne or practically any other mainstream politician as some sort of evil to be defeated both politically and morally. They see a man who has a somewhat different view of the best solutions for problems both sides recognise.
I forget who it was the other day (Kle4 or Surbiton) but that is exactly how they put the whole question of political differences. More importantly that is also how the vast majority of the public see both sets of party leaders as well.
The Tories won in May partly because they were able to portray Miliband as ineffectual and a figure of fun. Dangerous to people's futures not by design but by ineptitude. Invariably this is how one side beats the other. Major lost in 97 because of this, Brown in 2010 for the same reason. Not because they were viewed as inherently evil in some fantasy novel sense but because they were viewed as just not very good at what they did.
The Tories get this. That is why, in the end, they will continue to win elections and Labour - under its current direction of travel - will continue to lose them.
David Davis is a walking disaster area for the Conservatives. A small man who cannot put aside his own image and petty grievances.