Jeremy Corbyn

[Troubleatmill]

Does the Labour party have some kind of internal scorched earth policy?

Not a day goes by without something totally self harming hit the headlines.

[johnxjsc1985]

its ok to say no to the bombing but what is his alternative doing fk all is not an option. Starting to really piss me off now.
Cameron should call for a vote now it will leave labour in a tailspin

[davepoth]

Smollet said:

As much as I'm enjoying Comrade Corbyn's spell as leader of the opposition it's not a good thing to have any government to go unchallenged in the way that is happening now.

You say "spell" but the likelihood is that he'd be returned with an increased majority if it went to another leadership election. The national party want a hard left leader, even if the parliamentary party don't.

Luckily, the Tory majority is very small and they don't have the Lords any more, otherwise things would be quite unbalanced.

[irocfan]

'twas ever thus. IIRC after teflon toe-knee won his first term the Tories descended into civil war for quite a while, labia are just following suit

[Ganglandboss]

Poverty porn on Channel 5 now - one of the scumbags has a sprog called 'Corbyn'!

[Johnnytheboy]

Troubleatmill said:

Does the Labour party have some kind of internal scorched earth policy?

Not a day goes by without something totally self harming hit the headlines.

Yes, approx every 30 years they do this.

It's like some kind of automated virus scan.

[mcelliott]

Apparently he was in an early morning meeting involving intelligence...

[///ajd]

irocfan said:

'twas ever thus. IIRC after teflon toe-knee won his first term the Tories descended into civil war for quite a while, labia are just following suit

That's a fair point. You could argue in the IDS years the tories were almost as unappealing and unelectable as Corbyn is now.

[johnxjsc1985]

mcelliott said:

Apparently he was in an early morning meeting involving intelligence...

ok I will take it......it must have been a short meeting

[greygoose]

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Johnnytheboy said:

Troubleatmill said:

Does the Labour party have some kind of internal scorched earth policy?

Not a day goes by without something totally self harming hit the headlines.

Yes, approx every 30 years they do this.

It's like some kind of automated virus scan.

It's similar to the conservative back to basics campaign.

[johnxjsc1985]

///ajd said:

That's a fair point. You could argue in the IDS years the tories were almost as unappealing and unelectable as Corbyn is now.

to be fair the Conservatives were unelectable for years with the sleeze sticking to them. This man is on another level completely.

[anonymous-user]

greygoose said:

It's similar to the conservative back to basics campaign.

[irocfan]

johnxjsc1985 said:

///ajd said:

That's a fair point. You could argue in the IDS years the tories were almost as unappealing and unelectable as Corbyn is now.

to be fair the Conservatives were unelectable for years with the sleeze sticking to them. This man is on another level completely.

now you see that's one thing that always puzzled me - it's always "Tory sleaze" yet IIRC nu-labia had more trough plundering in their first term than the Tories had in their last and supposedly ultra-sleazy term...

[johnxjsc1985]

irocfan said:

now you see that's one thing that always puzzled me - it's always "Tory sleaze" yet IIRC nu-labia had more trough plundering in their first term than the Tories had in their last and supposedly ultra-sleazy term...

they got away with murder in those first few years he wasnt called Teflon Tony for nothing

[anonymous-user]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/articl...

Sadly most of the article is behind the paywall, but:

Article said:

John McDonnell called for the “ballot, the bullet and the bomb” to unite Ireland at the height of the IRA’s terrorism campaign against Britain, The Times can reveal. The shadow chancellor also suggested, with black humour, that Labour councillors who refused to meet the IRA’s political wing should have their knee-caps shot off.

I suppose his stance against bombing Syria isn't because he's anti-violence, then.

[mybrainhurts]

johnxjsc1985 said:

its ok to say no to the bombing but what is his alternative doing fk all is not an option. Starting to really piss me off now.

He wants to reason with those poor misguided men in black.

Go in peace...return in pieces

Don't think he's quite thought this one through.

[mybrainhurts]

[anonymous-user]

In the era of spin & game show host clone leaders, it's refreshing that he makes up his mind & sticks to it in the face of revolt (whether his course is right or wrong )

[irocfan]

Jimboka said:

In the era of spin & game show host clone leaders, it's refreshing that he makes up his mind & sticks to it in the face of revolt (whether his course is right or wrong )

I don't actually disagree with this at all. In fact I admire some of his principles - however (and regrettably) these principles have no place in a world leader

[anonymous-user]

JC has a huge mandate as a lever here, thats just a result of the paid party subs, it's not a real tested mandate is it now.