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Gotta be refugees innit?0
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I know no-one is predicting it, but if Cameron simply came out and said "Unfortunately, there are now major dangers to remaining in the EU, and unfortunately, there is a serious unwillingness to reform. We must remain close trading partners and allies, but union is no longer tenable" then he would cause Leave to win by a landslide.JosiasJessop said:
I think you're underestimating the affection within Labour, and particularly the PLP, for Europe.Estobar said:
No, I agree with that except that for Corbyn it's not a do or die issue for him and his party. It's not him that has stuck his neck on the block over a European vote. If Corbyn's true to his word, that people can say what the hell they like (wtf?!! Yay!) then it won't matter to Labour. Those who want to campaign No can, those who don't, won't. But for Cameron, losing the vote would mean stepping down I think?JosiasJessop said:
Corbyn campaigning to leave might cause more problems for the Labour Party than it would for Cameron and the Conservatives. Far more Labour MPs and supporters are wedded to the European project than Conservative MPs.Estobar said:Aside from the obvious by-election losses that could bring down Cameron before 2020: remember, it may only take 5 losses to fell him, there's another possibility.
Suppose Corbyn does campaign for NO together with a sizeable chunk of the new Corbynistas. Allied with UKIP and the Tory eurosceptics this makes the NO vote suddenly a very attractive betting option.
It also makes for another route whereby Cameron could be forced out. Can you imagine him campaigning to stay in, losing the vote and staying on?
I mean, it might even force thoroughly pro-EU Nick to divert from the party line. Or, given his recent behaviour, perhaps not ...
As for Cameron: I can see why some on the left might have wet dreams over Cameron resigning over a lost EU referendum, but it might not happen - it would depend on how it is played. And as I said the other day, there's always the chance that Cameron recommends a 'leave' vote.
The only parties not particularly endangered by the referendum are the Lib Dems - who are consistently for staying in - and the SNP. There are dragons awaiting everyone else.
He would then be in control to negotiate a new trade treaty. If the UK then continued to grow (as it did after the ERM drop-out unexpectedly), while the EU stagnated under Euro and migrant problems, then he would be looked back on as one of the real big beasts of Tory Prime Ministers. Labour, Corbynista and Blairite alike, would be left floundering as they had to adjust to the new circumstances.0 -
New kind of politics looks value.0
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New kind of politics looks tempting at sixes.0
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Snap!!Philip_Thompson said:New kind of politics looks value.
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Is this a market on what Corbyn might say, or on what anyone might say in PMQs? The website is not clear.0
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Thatcher.0
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The market isRichard_Nabavi said:Is this a market on what Corbyn might say, or on what anyone might say in PMQs? The website is not clear.
"Which exact words or phrases will Corbyn use in his first PMQs"0 -
Considering the limited time he gets to speak, probably none of the above.0
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The ICM poll is identical to the general election result except for a 1% swing from Greens to Labour.0
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100% agreeJEO said:
I know no-one is predicting it, but if Cameron simply came out and said "Unfortunately, there are now major dangers to remaining in the EU, and unfortunately, there is a serious unwillingness to reform. We must remain close trading partners and allies, but union is no longer tenable" then he would cause Leave to win by a landslide.JosiasJessop said:
I think you're underestimating the affection within Labour, and particularly the PLP, for Europe.Estobar said:
No, I agree with that except that for Corbyn it's not a do or die issue for him and his party. It's not him that has stuck his neck on the block over a European vote. If Corbyn's true to his word, that people can say what the hell they like (wtf?!! Yay!) then it won't matter to Labour. Those who want to campaign No can, those who don't, won't. But for Cameron, losing the vote would mean stepping down I think?JosiasJessop said:
Corbyn campaigning to leave might cause more problems for the Labour Party than it would for Cameron and the Conservatives. Far more Labour MPs and supporters are wedded to the European project than Conservative MPs.Estobar said:Aside from the obvious by-election losses that could bring down Cameron before 2020: remember, it may only take 5 losses to fell him, there's another possibility.
Suppose Corbyn does campaign for NO together with a sizeable chunk of the new Corbynistas. Allied with UKIP and the Tory eurosceptics this makes the NO vote suddenly a very attractive betting option.
It also makes for another route whereby Cameron could be forced out. Can you imagine him campaigning to stay in, losing the vote and staying on?
I mean, it might even force thoroughly pro-EU Nick to divert from the party line. Or, given his recent behaviour, perhaps not ...
As for Cameron: I can see why some on the left might have wet dreams over Cameron resigning over a lost EU referendum, but it might not happen - it would depend on how it is played. And as I said the other day, there's always the chance that Cameron recommends a 'leave' vote.
The only parties not particularly endangered by the referendum are the Lib Dems - who are consistently for staying in - and the SNP. There are dragons awaiting everyone else.
He would then be in control to negotiate a new trade treaty. If the UK then continued to grow (as it did after the ERM drop-out unexpectedly), while the EU stagnated under Euro and migrant problems, then he would be looked back on as one of the real big beasts of Tory Prime Ministers. Labour, Corbynista and Blairite alike, would be left floundering as they had to adjust to the new circumstances.0 -
"I know no-one is predicting it, but if Cameron simply came out and said "Unfortunately, there are now major dangers to remaining in the EU, and unfortunately, there is a serious unwillingness to reform. We must remain close trading partners and allies, but union is no longer tenable" then he would cause Leave to win by a landslide."
@JosiasJessop
If Cameron said that there would be a run on Sterling, all our pension pots and investments would half overnight, the banks would likely need further bailing out following another run, house prices will crash, most sane companies will make announcements to re-locate and we would be plunged into a terrifying depression that would well and truly bankrupt us. Oh- and he would make the Tories unelectable for a 100 years.
On the positive side, it would sort out the refugee problem since no sane soul would want to come and live here. In fact conversely, swarms of destitute Brits might try their luck and take to their dinghies and plot a course for Dunkirk at the dead of night.JEO said:JosiasJessop said:Estobar said:
I know no-one is predicting it, but if Cameron simply came out and said "Unfortunately, there are now major dangers to remaining in the EU, and unfortunately, there is a serious unwillingness to reform. We must remain close trading partners and allies, but union is no longer tenable" then he would cause Leave to win by a landslide.JosiasJessop said:
Corbyn campaigning to leave might cause more problems for the Labour Party than it would for Cameron and the Conservatives. Far more Labour MPs and supporters are wedded to the European project than Conservative MPs.Estobar said:Aside from the obvious by-election losses that could bring down Cameron before 2020: remember, it may only take 5 losses to fell him, there's another possibility.
Suppose Corbyn does campaign for NO together with a sizeable chunk of the new Corbynistas. Allied with UKIP and the Tory eurosceptics this makes the NO vote suddenly a very attractive betting option.
It also makes for another route whereby Cameron could be forced out. Can you imagine him campaigning to stay in, losing the vote and staying on?
I mean, it might even force thoroughly pro-EU Nick to divert from the party line. Or, given his recent behaviour, perhaps not ...
He would then be in control to negotiate a new trade treaty. If the UK then continued to grow (as it did after the ERM drop-out unexpectedly), while the EU stagnated under Euro and migrant problems, then he would be looked back on as one of the real big beasts of Tory Prime Ministers. Labour, Corbynista and Blairite alike, would be left floundering as they had to adjust to the new circumstances.0 -
Right, thanks. Where is that specified? The new website seems even worse than the previous one.TheScreamingEagles said:
The market isRichard_Nabavi said:Is this a market on what Corbyn might say, or on what anyone might say in PMQs? The website is not clear.
"Which exact words or phrases will Corbyn use in his first PMQs"0 -
Hizbollah Or maybe 'Friends' 0
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Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.0 -
I'm unbanned, as well as nearly unmanned by all of Corbyn's/Labours antics.0
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From this tweet by ShadsyRichard_Nabavi said:
Right, thanks. Where is that specified? The new website seems even worse than the previous one.TheScreamingEagles said:
The market isRichard_Nabavi said:Is this a market on what Corbyn might say, or on what anyone might say in PMQs? The website is not clear.
"Which exact words or phrases will Corbyn use in his first PMQs"
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Hamas, IRA and Malvinas would make an interesting trio ....0
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I can't stick Cameron and would love somebody to trounce him at PMQs but I can't see Corbyn doing it. I'm intrigued to see how the labour back benchers behave towards him, can't help thinking a few will be willing Corbyn to crash and burn.0
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"You know the cricket season has arrived when you hear the sound of leather on Brian Close."0
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I think Mr Observer said it right on the last thread.
"What is there is an out-of-touch class warrior with a selection of very dubious friends."
It's so last century, it's embarrassing.
Still it's kept me interested and I usually turn off between elections.0 -
As an accumulator?JackW said:Hamas, IRA and Malvinas would make an interesting trio ....
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For word bingo, I suppose "Fascist running dog to the Capitalist hyena" is a bit dated even for Jezza.0
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It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.0 -
OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'0 -
Is he definitely turning up for PMQ's?0
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Wot - no "Bullingdon"?
Skinner was on Jeremy Vine shortly after midday. I think he needs to say "Bullingdon" to take in oxygen....0 -
No bets on what Cameron's buzzword will be?
'Danger'. ??0 -
They should not dignify such an utter utter a***hole with any kind of respect whatsoever. He is dangerous and should be treated as such.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
I have backed "Comrades" to the full extent of the £12.50 shadsy has allowed me. But then again I backed Yvette. I am still getting used to this mad new world we live in. Perhaps it's even mad enough for Dave to treat Jezza with some kind of respect. Which would IMO put the icing on the cake of bonkersness we have seen of late.0 -
TYSON... They could just catch a ferry...Whats with this dinghy thing.0
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The Right Honorable Jeremy Corbyn MP has confirmed he will be there this week.GIN1138 said:Is he definitely turning up for PMQ's?
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He might mention Corbyn's Universally Nauseating Tie.flightpath01 said:No bets on what Cameron's buzzword will be?
'Danger'. ??0 -
What - yet another 'new kind of politics'? How many new 'new kinds of politics' can there be?TudorRose said:New kind of politics looks tempting at sixes.
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'Threat' for sure.flightpath01 said:No bets on what Cameron's buzzword will be?
'Danger'. ??0 -
Saw a quote from a Labour canvasser in Haringey (upcoming local council by-election) along the lines of "Had 1 person ask me 'what's all this about this Geoffrey bloke then?'" A salutary reminder that for the most part politics utterly goes over the heads of most people who have better things to think about.SeanT said:The modest polling move is, I reckon, entirely down to immigration (hence the uptick for UKIP) and everything else is MOE.
Remarkable, really, and shows how little attention the public is paying to Corbyn and the rest. Probably most people are only just now getting the vague sense that Labour have elected a rather unusual new leader with a beard called Jeremy Something.
Difficult to predict where the polls will go herefrom. Perhaps the negativity surrounding Corbyn will exactly match the boost from all the publicity, and the polls will stay precisely where they are. Yawn.0 -
Oh behave.TOPPING said:
They should not dignify such an utter utter a***hole with any kind of respect whatsoever. He is dangerous and should be treated as such.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
I have backed "Comrades" to the full extent of the £12.50 shadsy has allowed me. But then again I backed Yvette. I am still getting used to this mad new world we live in. Perhaps it's even mad enough for Dave to treat Jezza with some kind of respect. Which would IMO put the icing on the cake of bonkersness we have seen of late.0 -
Is the closest parallel to the recent goings on in the Labour Party Perestroika? All started as the hope of a new beginning.
Perhaps we should be looking for a Putin.0 -
Presumably the fieldwork for this poll was conducted before the weekendSeanT said:The modest polling move is, I reckon, entirely down to immigration (hence the uptick for UKIP) and everything else is MOE.
Remarkable, really, and shows how little attention the public is paying to Corbyn and the rest. Probably most people are only just now getting the vague sense that Labour have elected a rather unusual new leader with a beard called Jeremy Something.
Difficult to predict where the polls will go herefrom. Perhaps the negativity surrounding Corbyn will exactly match the boost from all the publicity, and the polls will stay precisely where they are. Yawn.0 -
ICM 11-13th so before ShadCab apptsGarethoftheVale2 said:
Presumably the fieldwork for this poll was conducted before the weekendSeanT said:The modest polling move is, I reckon, entirely down to immigration (hence the uptick for UKIP) and everything else is MOE.
Remarkable, really, and shows how little attention the public is paying to Corbyn and the rest. Probably most people are only just now getting the vague sense that Labour have elected a rather unusual new leader with a beard called Jeremy Something.
Difficult to predict where the polls will go herefrom. Perhaps the negativity surrounding Corbyn will exactly match the boost from all the publicity, and the polls will stay precisely where they are. Yawn.0 -
I don't think they'll even dislike Corbyn to be honest. Disagree with is probably more fitting because I am convinced Corbyn will never stoop to playing the man which will make a refreshing change.
I think alot of people will grow to like Corbyn- even some of our pbCOM loons. I don't think Corbyn's integrity and way of conducting himself will translate to votes, but it will earn him a great deal of cross party respect. Politics will become much more civilised with Corbyn around.
BTW- the Tory attack ad is pretty pathetic. Corbyn's reference to Hamas and Hizbollah as friends (commonly used by Muslims) was simply a show of manners and taken out of context. I doubt very much that Corbyn will use such sneaky, manipulative PR stuff to score points over the Tories.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.0 -
That's a fair point. Disdain turned to contempt after Syria.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
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Peter Kellner writes -- "About 70,000 people who voted in the leadership election did not vote Labour in the general election. Some 40,000 voted Green and 96 per cent of these Green voters backed Mr Corbyn. We estimate that the other non-Labour voters were: Liberal Democrats: 10,000; Conservatives: 3,000; Ukip: 3,000; other parties 6,000; did not vote 8,000."
What goes on at PMQs will be the least interesting and least relevant issue for now. What will be interesting and possibly entertaining is what happens inside the Labour Party and the changes to its internal rules.0 -
He's not Right Honourable yet, is he?oxfordsimon said:
The Right Honorable Jeremy Corbyn MP has confirmed he will be there this week.GIN1138 said:Is he definitely turning up for PMQ's?
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After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…0
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Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.0 -
Almost any subject he mentions will have that snag, or a similar one.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'0 -
Presumably he also confirmed his attendance on Andrew Marr and on the Today programme?oxfordsimon said:
The Right Honorable Jeremy Corbyn MP has confirmed he will be there this week.GIN1138 said:Is he definitely turning up for PMQ's?
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FPT:
I was reading through the thread and that comment brought me up short. I then came out with an involuntary, shrill giggle.AndyJS said:Corbyn, McDonnell and Abbott now sitting on the opposition front bench.
It was the moment when it actually sunk in that this is actually happening.0 -
He has indicated that he will accept the invitation to join the Privy Council. So it is only a matter of tmie...Richard_Nabavi said:
He's not Right Honourable yet, is he?oxfordsimon said:
The Right Honorable Jeremy Corbyn MP has confirmed he will be there this week.GIN1138 said:Is he definitely turning up for PMQ's?
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Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.0 -
Hmm...Richard_Nabavi said:
Almost any subject he mentions will have that snag, or a similar one.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Meanwhile some of McDonnell's baggage arrives at the office of the Shadow Chancellor:
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02180/baggage_2180569b.jpg
Edit. Apologies did not expect a link like that.0 -
Hmm. Corbyn said 'comradeship' twice in his victory speech. I'm guessing this wouldn't count for 'comrades'.0
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I don't think it'll really sink in for me until he stands up at PMQs - and not from the back benches.Anorak said:
FPT:
I was reading through the thread and that comment brought me up short. I then came out with an involuntary, shrill giggle.AndyJS said:Corbyn, McDonnell and Abbott now sitting on the opposition front bench.
It was the moment when it actually sunk in that this is actually happening.0 -
An additionally interesting aside is what happens to the Green Party. If even 30% of that 40,000 were previously Green members rather than just voters then that's over 10,000 members that they have just lost... That'll make quite a difference in some places.flightpath01 said:Peter Kellner writes -- "About 70,000 people who voted in the leadership election did not vote Labour in the general election. Some 40,000 voted Green and 96 per cent of these Green voters backed Mr Corbyn. We estimate that the other non-Labour voters were: Liberal Democrats: 10,000; Conservatives: 3,000; Ukip: 3,000; other parties 6,000; did not vote 8,000."
What goes on at PMQs will be the least interesting and least relevant issue for now. What will be interesting and possibly entertaining is what happens inside the Labour Party and the changes to its internal rules.0 -
Why? Given that there's nothing surprising or interesting about Peter Kellner's figures, except that the alleged mass infiltration by Tories never materialised and they were all left-leaning voters, why is it of any interest?flightpath01 said:
What goes on at PMQs will be the least interesting and least relevant issue for now. What will be interesting and possibly entertaining is what happens inside the Labour Party and the changes to its internal rules.
The agenda will swiftly move on now that the media are getting over, and getting used, to the shape of the shadow. It'll all be policy debate for a while.0 -
Half the Country would love to have 'assassinated' her. Do you think before you spout such rubbishEstobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.0 -
SimonStClare said:
After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…
There's a difference between PMQ's and ignoring one of Murdoch's tossers.0 -
Yawn.Estobar said:SimonStClare said:After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…
There's a difference between PMQ's and ignoring one of Murdoch's tossers.0 -
Topping- I have just gone through all my emails from Corbyn. There is not one bit of personal malice from him against the Tories- he writes only about the impact of Tory policies on the poor. I don't think Corbyn particularly hates anyone, even Tories. I think he believes that Tories only serve the interests of business and the wealthy.
Corbyn has his views which you may disagree with, but as far as I can see he is not nasty, scheming, underhand, personal, vindictive in anyway. He actually comes across as a gentle, thoughtful man who has some deep convictions.
Referring to him as an a...hole says much more about you than it does him quite franklyTOPPING said:
They should not dignify such an utter utter a***hole with any kind of respect whatsoever. He is dangerous and should be treated as such.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
I have backed "Comrades" to the full extent of the £12.50 shadsy has allowed me. But then again I backed Yvette. I am still getting used to this mad new world we live in. Perhaps it's even mad enough for Dave to treat Jezza with some kind of respect. Which would IMO put the icing on the cake of bonkersness we have seen of late.0 -
Might I suggest: http://www.tjoolaard.be/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/luggage.jpgDavidL said:
Hmm...Richard_Nabavi said:
Almost any subject he mentions will have that snag, or a similar one.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Meanwhile some of McDonnell's baggage arrives at the office of the Shadow Chancellor:
*snip*
Edit. Apologies did not expect a link like that.0 -
Bear in mind that Ed Miliband exceeded debate expectations by dint of those expectations involving him soiling himself and falling off the stage, and he didn't [well, half-didn't].
Tribal loyalty and baying Tories will get at least some support for Corbyn, and his questions could be so left field Cameron might not have an answer.0 -
Yes, even if that were true, which it is not, we do not elect psychopathic lunatics (see, for example, Gordon Brown).Estobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.0 -
Agreed. Miliband was, like most Blairites, a two-faced giant turd on foreign policy.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
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Happy to wear that badge with pride.tyson said:Topping- I have just gone through all my emails from Corbyn. There is not one bit of personal malice from him against the Tories- he writes only about the impact of Tory policies on the poor. I don't think Corbyn particularly hates anyone, even Tories. I think he believes that Tories only serve the interests of business and the wealthy.
Corbyn has his views which you may disagree with, but as far as I can see he is not nasty, scheming, underhand, personal, vindictive in anyway. He actually comes across as a gentle, thoughtful man who has some deep convictions.
Referring to him as an a...hole says much more about you than it does him quite franklyTOPPING said:
They should not dignify such an utter utter a***hole with any kind of respect whatsoever. He is dangerous and should be treated as such.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
I have backed "Comrades" to the full extent of the £12.50 shadsy has allowed me. But then again I backed Yvette. I am still getting used to this mad new world we live in. Perhaps it's even mad enough for Dave to treat Jezza with some kind of respect. Which would IMO put the icing on the cake of bonkersness we have seen of late.
By his friends shall you know him.
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David Goodhart — "Jeremy Corbyn's election is a symptom of the withering of mainstream social democracy
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One final observation. The great British public are due an apology from me and everyone else who writes about politics: we did not notice the complete transformation of the second largest political party in the country. If the figure given by Tom Baldwin (a leading adviser to Ed Miliband) is correct then only 10 per cent of the electorate who voted in the 2010 leadership election, were also eligible to vote in the 2015 election. This is remarkable and represents a significant failure of the commentariat.
I am even a member of the Labour party in Islington North, the constituency that elects Jeremy Corbyn to parliament every few years, and I did not have the first inkling that the Labour Party had become such a different creature in the last two or three years. But in mitigation: I am proud to say I did not vote for him at the general election."
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More name callingDavidL said:
Yes, even if that were true, which it is not, we do not elect psychopathic lunatics (see, for example, Gordon Brown).Estobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
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Do you do much except find people to hate? If so, perhaps a little less hyperbolic vitriol would be wise.
BTW, I think you missed my question earlier - who did you vote for at the GE2020? And did you vote for Jezza as leader or just like him?Estobar said:SimonStClare said:After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…
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I am sorry, Mr. Tyson, but your post so much reminded me of the Monty Python sketch about the Piranaha brothers. In which Dynsdale is described as a lovely bloke who sent his mum flowers and everything.tyson said:I don't think they'll even dislike Corbyn to be honest. Disagree with is probably more fitting because I am convinced Corbyn will never stoop to playing the man which will make a refreshing change.
I think alot of people will grow to like Corbyn- even some of our pbCOM loons. I don't think Corbyn's integrity and way of conducting himself will translate to votes, but it will earn him a great deal of cross party respect. Politics will become much more civilised with Corbyn around.
BTW- the Tory attack ad is pretty pathetic. Corbyn's reference to Hamas and Hizbollah as friends (commonly used by Muslims) was simply a show of manners and taken out of context. I doubt very much that Corbyn will use such sneaky, manipulative PR stuff to score points over the Tories.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
As we are starting to see Corbyn is not really that nice, friendly chap who is always willing to debate ideas with anyone. What we see might be what we get but we ain't seen much so far and what little we have seen, when he is taken away from his comfort zone, doesn't bode well.0 -
Mr. L, not lunatics, but psychopathology can be a substantial advantage in business, politics or the military. There's an interesting strand of thought that certain psych conditions, whilst potentially debilitating, can lead to advantages (bipolar creativity, savant genius, psychopaths being fantastic [if occasionally murderous] leaders).
John Tzimisces brutally kicked his predecessor as emperor to death, and then reigned successfully for years.0 -
Very good. TBH by the time I had edited it twice I was starting to think a weak joke was getting a tad laboured. Hey ho.Anorak said:
Might I suggest: http://www.tjoolaard.be/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/luggage.jpgDavidL said:
Hmm...Richard_Nabavi said:
Almost any subject he mentions will have that snag, or a similar one.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Meanwhile some of McDonnell's baggage arrives at the office of the Shadow Chancellor:
*snip*
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inequality claims are pretty bogus too. So he is on weak ground so where you look. It's a bad 'proxy' for poverty - which we should worry about.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.
'Globally, inequality has been falling for decades because poor countries such China and India have grown much, much more rapidly than the developed world. But within-country inequality in these countries is often rising, because it is the middle classes that benefit most from this growth. Even though poor people are still getting substantially richer in these places, anyone looking at equality statistics would conclude that things are getting worse. That's nonsense'
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jeremy-corbyn-inequality-myth-sorry-labour-lefties-your-new-messiah-will-not-help-poor-1519216
If I have a mobile phone for £50 and someone else one for £500 then where am I unequal? How many people are denied a mobile phone because of inequality?
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Austerity looks good value even at 1-3.
I've chatted/emailed with four local Greens. Two are rejoining Labour (both left over our perceived centrism), the others not, though they said they'd like to see some cooperation on joint campaigns. Anecdotes, obviously, but probably not untypical.Lennon said:
An additionally interesting aside is what happens to the Green Party. If even 30% of that 40,000 were previously Green members rather than just voters then that's over 10,000 members that they have just lost... That'll make quite a difference in some places.flightpath01 said:Peter Kellner writes -- "About 70,000 people who voted in the leadership election did not vote Labour in the general election. Some 40,000 voted Green and 96 per cent of these Green voters backed Mr Corbyn. We estimate that the other non-Labour voters were: Liberal Democrats: 10,000; Conservatives: 3,000; Ukip: 3,000; other parties 6,000; did not vote 8,000."
What goes on at PMQs will be the least interesting and least relevant issue for now. What will be interesting and possibly entertaining is what happens inside the Labour Party and the changes to its internal rules.0 -
Big_G_NorthWales said:
Half the Country would love to have 'assassinated' her. Do you think before you spout such rubbishEstobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.
I do. Thatcher was the most divisive politician of the twentieth century by all measures. I can't really be bothered to give you a history lesson on it. Have a look at YouTube on the poll tax riots to remind yourself. That's not a comment on whether she was right or wrong. She was just incredible divisive and even now if you speak her name people a significant number of people will well up in a near-allergic reaction. Go to some parts of the country and try and deny this at your peril.
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A bit like my 5 year old granddaughter who typed "toys" into Google - thought the results were too babyish so put "big girls toys" my wife got a shock!Anorak said:
Might I suggest: http://www.tjoolaard.be/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/luggage.jpgDavidL said:
Hmm...Richard_Nabavi said:
Almost any subject he mentions will have that snag, or a similar one.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Meanwhile some of McDonnell's baggage arrives at the office of the Shadow Chancellor:
*snip*
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The polling leap for UKIP, if it can be called a leap, can be attributed to the Corbyn Coronation as well as the migrant invasion.SeanT said:The modest polling move is, I reckon, entirely down to immigration (hence the uptick for UKIP) and everything else is MOE.
Remarkable, really, and shows how little attention the public is paying to Corbyn and the rest. Probably most people are only just now getting the vague sense that Labour have elected a rather unusual new leader with a beard called Jeremy Something.
Difficult to predict where the polls will go herefrom. Perhaps the negativity surrounding Corbyn will exactly match the boost from all the publicity, and the polls will stay precisely where they are. Yawn.
I saw a tweet this morning from UKIPer in Cornwall, of all places, that said that 90 or so new recruits have joined directly from the local labour party/ies, since Corbyn won the leadership. Trouble is I now find that I lost the link.0 -
Do these people think everyone works for Murdoch? I bet they blame traffic wardens for working for Murdoch if they get a ticket. (though apparently they are no longer referred to as Traffic Wardens)AndyJS said:Dennis Skinner vs Emily Maitlis:
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Brown did something similar but was not at all successful.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. L, not lunatics, but psychopathology can be a substantial advantage in business, politics or the military. There's an interesting strand of thought that certain psych conditions, whilst potentially debilitating, can lead to advantages (bipolar creativity, savant genius, psychopaths being fantastic [if occasionally murderous] leaders).
John Tzimisces brutally kicked his predecessor as emperor to death, and then reigned successfully for years.0 -
See above/below (still getting to grips with edits!)0
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Half the people on council estates in Liverpool and Glasgow may have wanted to do so. But not half the country.Estobar said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Half the Country would love to have 'assassinated' her. Do you think before you spout such rubbishEstobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.
I do. Thatcher was the most divisive politician of the twentieth century by all measures. I can't really be bothered to give you a history lesson on it. Have a look at YouTube on the poll tax riots to remind yourself. That's not a comment on whether she was right or wrong. She was just incredible divisive and even now if you speak her name people a significant number of people will well up in a near-allergic reaction. Go to some parts of the country and try and deny this at your peril.0 -
I did miss it. Yes, I voted for Corbyn.Plato_Says said:Do you do much except find people to hate? If so, perhaps a little less hyperbolic vitriol would be wise.
BTW, I think you missed my question earlier - who did you vote for at the GE2020? And did you vote for Jezza as leader or just like him?Estobar said:SimonStClare said:After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…
There's a difference between PMQ's and ignoring one of Murdoch's tossers.
I think you under-estimate how much dislike there is 'out there' for the MSM especially the Murdoch machine and right-wing rags. They have whipped up disgusting sentiment against 'migrants' and against Corbyn with totally unjustified personal attacks.0 -
@Cyclefree FPT
I might be tempted to join, although generations of ancestors would disapprove.
Only three (main) issues for you to fix first:
1. Papal infallibility - a little arrogant, no?
2. Marianism - mother fixation?
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TudorRose said:
Or something like 'Does the PM not recognise that his policy on - choose your policy here - represents a significant threat to global - peace/harmony/wealth/equality/platitude of choice -?'Morris_Dancer said:Bear in mind that Ed Miliband exceeded debate expectations by dint of those expectations involving him soiling himself and falling off the stage, and he didn't [well, half-didn't].
Tribal loyalty and baying Tories will get at least some support for Corbyn, and his questions could be so left field Cameron might not have an answer.0 -
I have the feeling that Mr Estobar was not very old when Mrs Thatcher was PM..He may not even been a twinkle in is daddy,s eye..0
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I didn't mind Ed M even after then, I thought he'd be an ok PM, but that incident was one of his lowest for me. Not for the vote itself, or even supposed promises made to the PM which he broke, but the ballsiness of claiming to intended to prevent any bombing at any point, when they was not the purpose of the Labour amendment. It was as close to a falsehood as you get in politics.DavidL said:
That's a fair point. Disdain turned to contempt after Syria.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.0 -
I think *manufacturing jobs* could be one. He's got a bee in his bonnet about that oneflightpath01 said:
inequality claims are pretty bogus too. So he is on weak ground so where you look. It's a bad 'proxy' for poverty - which we should worry about.DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.
'Globally, inequality has been falling for decades because poor countries such China and India have grown much, much more rapidly than the developed world. But within-country inequality in these countries is often rising, because it is the middle classes that benefit most from this growth. Even though poor people are still getting substantially richer in these places, anyone looking at equality statistics would conclude that things are getting worse. That's nonsense'
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jeremy-corbyn-inequality-myth-sorry-labour-lefties-your-new-messiah-will-not-help-poor-1519216
If I have a mobile phone for £50 and someone else one for £500 then where am I unequal? How many people are denied a mobile phone because of inequality?0 -
Matthew Goodwin — "Jeremy Corbyn will struggle to win back Ukip voters"
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-will-struggle-to-win-back-ukip-voters0 -
''I have the feeling that Mr Estobar was not very old when Mrs Thatcher was PM..He may not even been a twinkle in is daddy,s eye..''
Even less old in the bankrupt, turbulent 1970s when Corbynites roamed the country and precipitated the winter of discontent.
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I think this is the danger. He is now LotO so many people who aren't particularly paying attention (as @SeanT mentioned) who won't have been paying attention might think - ah what a decent cove...might not agree with him but at least he speaks his mind...new kind of politics...HurstLlama said:
I am sorry, Mr. Tyson, but your post so much reminded me of the Monty Python sketch about the Piranaha brothers. In which Dynsdale is described as a lovely bloke who sent his mum flowers and everything.tyson said:I don't think they'll even dislike Corbyn to be honest. Disagree with is probably more fitting because I am convinced Corbyn will never stoop to playing the man which will make a refreshing change.
I think alot of people will grow to like Corbyn- even some of our pbCOM loons. I don't think Corbyn's integrity and way of conducting himself will translate to votes, but it will earn him a great deal of cross party respect. Politics will become much more civilised with Corbyn around.DanSmith said:
It's easy to forget how much the Tories hated Miliband's two faced behaviour (for example the way he behaved over Syria). They will dislike Corbyn but respect him because what you see is what you get.DavidL said:Interestingly gracious welcome from Javid this afternoon to Corbyn's first outing. My guess is that the Tories will feel no particular need to go for Corbyn's jugular and I expect Cameron to be on his best behaviour.
The target of choice is going to be McConnell, partly because he is a series of words we are not supposed to use on this site, partly because so many in the Labour party itself clearly have reservations but ultimately because this appointment reflects more badly on Mr Corbyn's judgement than anything else he has done to date. The whole Alan Johnston episode did Ed a lot of damage and the Tories will be hoping to repeat it.
On these words I agree with TSE. Shadsy is hoping to recoup some of his Corbyn losses. Avoid.
As we are starting to see Corbyn is not really that nice, friendly chap who is always willing to debate ideas with anyone. What we see might be what we get but we ain't seen much so far and what little we have seen, when he is taken away from his comfort zone, doesn't bode well.
And all of a sudden the man who consorted and for all we know still consorts with the UK's enemies, with terrorists, with people who throw homosexuals off buildings, who want to destroy the Jews (and I don't think his Ministry will protect them) and who are deeply misogynist...becomes mainstream and it then becomes Jeremy just being Jeremy.
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Brown was called dysfunctional by Peter Watt, the Labour Party General Secretary.Estobar said:
More name callingDavidL said:
Yes, even if that were true, which it is not, we do not elect psychopathic lunatics (see, for example, Gordon Brown).Estobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.0 -
Does anyone know what Tom Watson's role is now? When was the last time a deputy leader didn't have a (shadow) ministerial job? Is he party chairman?0
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Did you vote at the GE2020 and who for, if so - the draw Jezza had from other parties is quite interesting.Estobar said:
I did miss it. Yes, I voted for Corbyn.Plato_Says said:Do you do much except find people to hate? If so, perhaps a little less hyperbolic vitriol would be wise.
BTW, I think you missed my question earlier - who did you vote for at the GE2020? And did you vote for Jezza as leader or just like him?Estobar said:SimonStClare said:After his ‘walk of silence’ Corbyn may end up saying nothing…
There's a difference between PMQ's and ignoring one of Murdoch's tossers.
I think you under-estimate how much dislike there is 'out there' for the MSM especially the Murdoch machine and right-wing rags. They have whipped up disgusting sentiment against 'migrants' and against Corbyn with totally unjustified personal attacks.0 -
Ah, the Poll Tax Riots.Estobar said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Half the Country would love to have 'assassinated' her. Do you think before you spout such rubbishEstobar said:
Despite the fact half the country or more would love to have done? (As hyperbole.)DavidL said:
Mistake. Mentioning "Thatcher" allows Cameron to ask if the Shadow Chancellor would still want to assassinate her given the chance. Too easy a hit. He will avoid it.Richard_Nabavi said:OK, a fiver on 'Thatcher' at 12/1. The guy is fixated with the great lady, and I'm thinking he might come up with 'the biggest attack on workers since Mrs Thatcher' or some such tosh.
Edit: 'Inequality' is a pretty good guess but 1/2 is a bit mean. Ditto 'Poverty'
Inequality and poverty much better bets.
I do. Thatcher was the most divisive politician of the twentieth century by all measures. I can't really be bothered to give you a history lesson on it. Have a look at YouTube on the poll tax riots to remind yourself. That's not a comment on whether she was right or wrong. She was just incredible divisive and even now if you speak her name people a significant number of people will well up in a near-allergic reaction. Go to some parts of the country and try and deny this at your peril.
Thousands of Lefties and Soap Dodgers expecting special treatment, and objecting when they were expected to contribute towards the services they used.0 -
What makes you think Mr Estobar is even male? Ciao for now.richardDodd said:I have the feeling that Mr Estobar was not very old when Mrs Thatcher was PM..He may not even been a twinkle in is daddy,s eye..
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Wes Streeting (Labour) has said trade unions should be allowed to use electronic balloting.
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Mr. L, Brown was no John Tzimisces.
And Ed Miliband was nothing like Basil II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_II
Labour seem to be going through an Angeli phase.
Edited extra bit: or possibly an iconoclast phase.0
