Labour self-destruction

[anonymous-user]

Christ on a bike the ralley in favour of Corbyn outside the houses of parliament -they have dug up Skinner the guy is getting well excited his eyes might pop out

[towser44]

glazbagun said:

towser44 said:

Sky interviewed the newly appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury earlier this afternoon. It was pretty funny to watch, she staunchly defended Corbyn (obviously an allay as she had just been promoted). Dermot Murnaghan said, I apologise, but I don't know you, so can you tell me your back ground/experience and your suitability for the role . She replied she used to be a lawyer and the Government/Opposition obviously needed a lot more lawyers now. He then suggested, that's fine, but what about your finance experience to which she responded that she read the Financial Times. When pushed further as to how that manifested to a suitability for the role, she said she read it thoroughly :-)

Osborne has a degree in Modern History and worked as a freelance journalist before becomming a researcher for the Conservatives. If she's an ex lawyer she's overqualified!

Which demonstrates the naiveness and lack of experience of those he's having to promote to the shadow cabinet. A more experienced politician/individual wouldn't get drawn in to having to justify their position and if they did, wouldn't try to do so by stating they read the FT. How can they be seen as a genuine opposition?

[boxedin]

techiedave said:

Christ on a bike the ralley in favour of Corbyn outside the houses of parliament -they have dug up Skinner the guy is getting well excited his eyes might pop out

Its unreal, he's existing in a parallel universe. Its like the EU exit hasn't happened. Clueless.

Are we going to see a new SDP party formed from the Labour party's collapse.

[glazbagun]

Because she tried to answer his question? I know we're in post truth politics, but from what you've written (I dont watch TV news if I can help it) I find it amusing but hardly a sign that she's an idiot.

[swisstoni]

Talk about fiddling while Rome burns.

[boxedin]

Does Corbyn know that Reagan and Thatcher are no longer with us?

[Northern Munkee]

boxedin said:

Does Corbyn know that Reagan and Thatcher are no longer with us?

Did I miss anything from him that suggested he was talking to the Labour heartland that voted in majority for Leave? As all I heard sounded like something Caroline Lucas would say.

[P5BNij]

boxedin said:

Does Corbyn know that Reagan and Thatcher are no longer with us?

Oh Spitting Image where are you now...? Mr.Fluck and Mr.Law would have a field day with the current farce...

[anonymous-user]

Northern Munkee said:

boxedin said:

Does Corbyn know that Reagan and Thatcher are no longer with us?

Did I miss anything from him that suggested he was talking to the Labour heartland that voted in majority for Leave? As all I heard sounded like something Caroline Lucas would say.

His speeches are like a bad jukebox. Today it was disc no. 4 - "Social Justice and Corbynomics".

The fact that it was so detached from the current situation to be baffling just isn't relevant to them.

[Halb]

glazbagun said:

Osborne has a degree in Modern History and worked as a freelance journalist before becomming a researcher for the Conservatives. If she's an ex lawyer she's overqualified!

Quite. Dermot Muanhan being a prick, but no surprise there, like most telly 'reporters'...but no surprise there.

[Halb]

glazbagun said:

A pal of mine follows Comrade C on facebook. This is his latest post:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=101543...

I must say that, while I don't think he will ever win an oration award, he seems to come across quite well if you read the comments. Theres a point where he talks about people being disenfranchised and powerless at which the Tories all laugh (obviously at the similarity to JC's own position), but which viewers assume are a bunch of millionaire Tory's laughing at the poor and powerless.

I'd bet money on JC winning a general election if some decent PR guy/Labour donor cracked some heads and surrounded him with a good team.

He comes across as a person, unlike most of the greasy power-mad weasels that infest the House of COmmons.

FredClogs said:

Aren't the greens meant to be rather authoritarian?

[FredClogs]

Halb said:

Aren't the greens meant to be rather authoritarian?

Only if you hang around the PH climate change threads and/or drive a V8.

Anyway, seems Corbyn has decided to fight a general election campaign, might be wise or not, depending on whether there is going to be a general election or not.

[VolvoT5]

I think given the mandate he has from the party membership Corbyn probably has the right to fight a GE as leader. However that doesn't mean it won't be a total car crash... but I honestly think that is probably going to be the only way the PLP can get rid of him....... unfortunately for them that will mean a lot of them losing their jobs!

[Johnnytheboy]

Halb said:

Aren't the greens meant to be rather authoritarian?

Only if you don't do what they tell you.

Otherwise anything goes!

[T6 vanman]

As the footy's not going well thought i'd post this

Appointments

Shadow Foreign Secretary – Emily Thornberry

Shadow Health Secretary – Diane Abbott

[gothatway]

Johnnytheboy said:

Is anyone that stupid ideologically challenged to vote for Corbyn twice in a row?

Dunno if it helps, but I've heard that in a recent poll, 51.9% of the voters were stupid.

[230TE]

T6 vanman said:

As the footy's not going well thought i'd post this

Appointments

Shadow Foreign Secretary – Emily Thornberry

Shadow Health Secretary – Diane Abbott

You just made that up to amuse everyone. Emily Thornberry, the one who lost her job for flaunting her outright contempt for exactly the same trad-Labour voters who just voted for Brexit? Nah, Corbyn couldn't be that stupid. Oh wait, it's on the BBC. Lordy.

[don4l]

janesmith1950 said:

The current party is quickly becoming so tainted that it's becoming synonymous with incompetency. I

Labour has always been synonymous with incompetence... based on the support of fools.

They claim to be the party of the "working man". And yet every Labour government since WWII has left office with unemployment higher than when they took office. These fools keep voting for them.

Only a complete thicko would believe that they represent the "working man" when they always create non-working men (and women).

Perhaps they understand the mentality of men who would prefer to earn more money watching Jeremy Kyle than doing a productive job.

[TLandCruiser]

Do you think he's doing it to change the direction that labour were heading? I'm not aligned to any political party, I choose regarding the manifesto etc. I never liked corbyn in the beginning, however he has been saying some good things lately.

[glazbagun]

Eagle urged by her own party members to support Jeremy after she quit in protest:

https://mobile.twitter.com/AaronBastani/status/747...