Who will be the new Labour leader?

Who will be the new Labour leader?

Poll: Who will be the new Labour leader?

Total Members Polled: 378

David Miliband: 7%
Dan Jarvis: 8%
Chuka Umunna: 22%
Andy Burnham: 21%
Harriet Harman: 7%
Jim Murphy: 2%
An other: 33%
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Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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Yes and call him Giovanni.

Something Fatty Soames used to say to him to wind him up. Not that it took much. laugh

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Saturday 5th September 2015
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carinaman said:
I'm confused. I got an Email from John Prescott addressing me as 'Comrade' that then told me to vote for Burnham.
the man of the people John Prescott ? the same one who lives in Prescott Towers?.
yes a real man of the people "rich" people.

colonel c

7,888 posts

238 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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There was some Tory boy type on the radio yesterday. He trying to explained why he had dishonestly obtained a vote in the Labour leadership ballot and that he had voted for Mr Corbyn. I was thinking what a . But also wouldn't it be a giggle if Corbyn won and lead the party to a victory at the next election. Tory boy and his cohorts would be laughing on the other side of their faces.
Be careful what you wish for.

Smollet

10,465 posts

189 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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colonel c said:
There was some Tory boy type on the radio yesterday. He trying to explained why he had dishonestly obtained a vote in the Labour leadership ballot and that he had voted for Mr Corbyn. I was thinking what a . But also wouldn't it be a giggle if Corbyn won and lead the party to a victory at the next election. Tory boy and his cohorts would be laughing on the other side of their faces.
Be careful what you wish for.
Indeed it would. It'll be even funnier if Labour vanish into the wilderness if Corbyn becomes leader

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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colonel c said:
There was some Tory boy type on the radio yesterday. He trying to explained why he had dishonestly obtained a vote in the Labour leadership ballot and that he had voted for Mr Corbyn. I was thinking what a . But also wouldn't it be a giggle if Corbyn won and lead the party to a victory at the next election. Tory boy and his cohorts would be laughing on the other side of their faces.
Be careful what you wish for.
Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowback_%28intellig...

Andy Zarse

10,868 posts

246 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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colonel c said:
There was some Tory boy type on the radio yesterday. He trying to explained why he had dishonestly obtained a vote in the Labour leadership ballot and that he had voted for Mr Corbyn. I was thinking what a . But also wouldn't it be a giggle if Corbyn won and lead the party to a victory at the next election. Tory boy and his cohorts would be laughing on the other side of their faces.
Be careful what you wish for.
Was he? Well good!

If, for the sake of argument, the Tories devised such a foolish system to elect their next leader, we can vouchsafe you would be on here braying like a donkey that you'd voted for Michael Fabricant or whoever.

Anyway Labour's election system encapsulates their utter incompetence and demonstrates why they are unfit to rule. Plus I t's hilarious to the rest of us.

CorbynFTW

12,230 posts

193 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Yup.

Labour, actively seeking their type of democracy...

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Andy Zarse said:
Was he? Well good!

If, for the sake of argument, the Tories devised such a foolish system to elect their next leader, we can vouchsafe you would be on here braying like a donkey that you'd voted for Michael Fabricant or whoever.

Anyway Labour's election system encapsulates their utter incompetence and demonstrates why they are unfit to rule. Plus I t's hilarious to the rest of us.
If you think its funny so far wait until he wins its going to be mental. Tony Blair may actually leave the Country andwhat a result that would be. Anyone who has paid the joining fee must be entitled to vote the fact the stupid people in the party couldn't run a sweet shop is their problem for the rest of us its the best entertainment we have had for some time.
At least Jeremy Corbyn will actually be easy to identify as an opposition leader rather than a Westminster clone.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

260 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Garvin said:
IMHO this is true. Corbyn does speak honestly and probably has more integrity than all the other candidates put together. The problem is Corbyn's honest views and intents make a lot of folk, who can remember the disaster of the 70's, 'itch' even more!
Liz Kendall is willing to point out at meetings that there is a limit to how much the govt can spend even knowing she will get howled down for it. Jeremy Corbyn tells the comrades what he knows they want to hear and he is the one praised as a conviction politician.

CorbynFTW

12,230 posts

193 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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If Corbyn gets in I'm going to have to work at home and watch his first PMQs!


Who needs porn anymore!

frisbee

4,956 posts

109 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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CorbynFTW said:
If Corbyn gets in I'm going to have to work at home and watch his first PMQs!


Who needs porn anymore!
You won't have to work if he gets into power, benefits for everyone!

So you'll have time for PMQ and porn.

Wills2

22,666 posts

174 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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The PLP have no one but themselves to blame, the election would have been fine IF they hadn't decided to give their support to Corbyn to have a left winger on the ticket, a ridiculous decision taken by the feckless fools and they now been hoist by their own petard.

It shows that they viewed the process as some sort of internal Labour game, whereby they could allow in the token lefty to make themselves feel good about life. But it isn't an internal game as they are trying to elect the next prospective labour PM which should have been a serious business.

The real kicker for Cooper and Burnham is how much better a politician Corbyn is than them.





Stickyfinger

8,429 posts

104 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Wills2 said:
The PLP have no one but themselves to blame, the election would have been fine IF they hadn't decided to give their support to Corbyn to have a left winger on the ticket, a ridiculous decision taken by the feckless fools and they now been hoist by their own petard.

It shows that they viewed the process as some sort of internal Labour game, whereby they could allow in the token lefty to make themselves feel good about life. But it isn't an internal game as they are trying to elect the next prospective labour PM which should have been a serious business.

The real kicker for Cooper and Burnham is how much better a politician Corbyn is than them.
Dont agree on twop points...

First, this is about getting power ...full stop.
The only power however being the leadership of the party, there is zero attempt to speak to the public, they are talking only to the tiny membership rump.

Corbyn is not an effective politician, he is playing an internal corporate take over game.

Wills2

22,666 posts

174 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Stickyfinger said:
Wills2 said:
The PLP have no one but themselves to blame, the election would have been fine IF they hadn't decided to give their support to Corbyn to have a left winger on the ticket, a ridiculous decision taken by the feckless fools and they now been hoist by their own petard.

It shows that they viewed the process as some sort of internal Labour game, whereby they could allow in the token lefty to make themselves feel good about life. But it isn't an internal game as they are trying to elect the next prospective labour PM which should have been a serious business.

The real kicker for Cooper and Burnham is how much better a politician Corbyn is than them.
Dont agree on twop points...

First, this is about getting power ...full stop.
The only power however being the leadership of the party, there is zero attempt to speak to the public, they are talking only to the tiny membership rump.

Corbyn is not an effective politician, he is playing an internal corporate take over game.
I think you've misread my post, Yes it should be/is about getting power hence that's why I said they shouldn't have been giving their votes to Corbyn, it shows even though they (Cooper etc..) desperately want it they aren't fit to wield it.

I didn't say he was a good politician just better than the others.....

As far as your additional point about speaking to the wider public the BBC have been covering this like a general election you'd have to be living under a stone not to have heard them or been able to see the debates.



Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

243 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Wills2 said:
As far as your additional point about speaking to the wider public the BBC have been covering this like a general election you'd have to be living under a stone not to have heard them or been able to see the debates.

Or alternatively; you know those of us who complain about the licence fee? I haven't seen any BBC coverage, because I don't watch the BBC.

colonel c

7,888 posts

238 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Andy Zarse said:
colonel c said:
There was some Tory boy type on the radio yesterday. He trying to explained why he had dishonestly obtained a vote in the Labour leadership ballot and that he had voted for Mr Corbyn. I was thinking what a . But also wouldn't it be a giggle if Corbyn won and lead the party to a victory at the next election. Tory boy and his cohorts would be laughing on the other side of their faces.
Be careful what you wish for.
Was he? Well good!

If, for the sake of argument, the Tories devised such a foolish system to elect their next leader, we can vouchsafe you would be on here braying like a donkey that you'd voted for Michael Fabricant or whoever.
Please don't' judge others by your own low standards Andy.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Wills2 said:
As far as your additional point about speaking to the wider public the BBC have been covering this like a general election you'd have to be living under a stone not to have heard them or been able to see the debates.
Not just the beeb.

hidetheelephants

23,754 posts

192 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Einion Yrth said:
Or alternatively; you know those of us who complain about the licence fee? I haven't seen any BBC coverage, because I don't watch the BBC.
I'm pretty sure ITV and Sky have been covering the issue just as much; it's even had some coverage in the US.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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hidetheelephants said:
I'm pretty sure ITV and Sky have been covering the issue just as much; it's even had some coverage in the US.
I wonder what Fox's take on Corbyn is. biggrin

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Halb said:
I wonder what Fox's take on Corbyn is. biggrin
They probably like him as he voted against fox hunting didn't he ?