Jeremy Corbyn

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drainbrain

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5,637 posts

110 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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He hasn't won anything yet, the vote hasn't happened.

///ajd

8,964 posts

205 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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drainbrain said:
I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?
No idea. It is Michael Foot type bizarre.


Mark-C

5,010 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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drainbrain said:
I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?
Because it worked really well with Michael Foot smile

And I say that as someone who has a huge amount of respect for Michael Foot as a politician but he was about 20 years too late as the right (!) leader for the Labour party and time hasn’t stood still ....

drainbrain

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5,637 posts

110 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Gargamel said:
He hasn't won anything yet, the vote hasn't happened.
Aha. Right. My mistake.


Shouldn't they be electing the Hunt chap? I've never heard of him either, but he certainly looks like the type of person people vote for (which is sort of how it works, isn't it?)

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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I think it's brilliant, it'll ensure Labour remain completely unelectable for a long, long time.

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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drainbrain said:
I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?
A great man, I will be voting for him!


Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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drainbrain said:
Aha. Right. My mistake.


Shouldn't they be electing the Hunt chap? I've never heard of him either, but he certainly looks like the type of person people vote for (which is sort of how it works, isn't it?)
if you mean Tristram Hunt, he pulled out or never entered.


///ajd

8,964 posts

205 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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drainbrain said:
Gargamel said:
He hasn't won anything yet, the vote hasn't happened.
Aha. Right. My mistake.


Shouldn't they be electing the Hunt chap? I've never heard of him either, but he certainly looks like the type of person people vote for (which is sort of how it works, isn't it?)
I just saw Hunt on BBC and thought - he is clearly electable, persuasive and is talking a lot of sense about what the party needs to do.





anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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I was worried it might be Kendall, but apparently a significant chunk of the party is nuts.

Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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I just saw Hunt on BBC and thought - he is clearly electable, persuasive and is talking a lot of sense about what the party needs to do.




He's not standing.

///ajd

8,964 posts

205 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
He's not standing.
Turns out he stepped down in May as he didn't have enough support.

Is it just me or is he more convincing than any of the other 4 that are left standing?


davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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This is probably something that Labour need to do. All three of the "Non-Corbyns" are wishy-washy Islington lefties who are tainted by new Labour, Brown, and Red Ed. They can't win the country although they might win the leadership. No lessons would be learned.

Corbyn can't win the country either, but a couple of years of his leadership, possibly followed by a terrible election result, would convince the national party that they need to cut out the dead wood, and move back to the centre.

Mark-C

5,010 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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davepoth said:
This is probably something that Labour need to do. All three of the "Non-Corbyns" are wishy-washy Islington lefties who are tainted by new Labour, Brown, and Red Ed. They can't win the country although they might win the leadership. No lessons would be learned.

Corbyn can't win the country either, but a couple of years of his leadership, possibly followed by a terrible election result, would convince the national party that they need to cut out the dead wood, and move back to the centre.
This is spot on ... Labour need to do this whilst they look for their next Tony B. There isn’t an obvious candidate now so the Conservatives will win the next election (and Boris is no less bokers than Jeremy Corbyn) and the new Tony B will get a few years to settle in and set out his populist agenda...

It doesn’t really matter - we’ll get a slightly right of centre government like we have done for years ...

Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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Is it just me or is he more convincing than any of the other 4 that are left standing?
Convincing? Or just a pretty boy churning out the same old watered-down Marxist guff?

I think the reality is he's keeping his powder dry until after Labour's inevitable defeat in 5 years time.

BJG1

5,966 posts

211 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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///ajd said:
Turns out he stepped down in May as he didn't have enough support.

Is it just me or is he more convincing than any of the other 4 that are left standing?
Really? I always think of him as Tim Nice But Dim.

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
///ajd said:
Is it just me or is he more convincing than any of the other 4 that are left standing?
Convincing? Or just a pretty boy churning out the same old watered-down Marxist guff?

I think the reality is he's keeping his powder dry until after Labour's inevitable defeat in 5 years time.
He's not that pretty. Andy Burnham's the pretty one...

Corbyn is a proper socialist, and doesn't say things because a focus group said he should. That should be applauded, even if his policies are mad.

BJG1

5,966 posts

211 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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gruffalo said:
drainbrain said:
I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?
A great man, I will be voting for him!
Yes it only costs £2 to vote in Labour's leadership contest. I would laugh my arse off if he got elected on the back of Tory votes.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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BJG1 said:
gruffalo said:
drainbrain said:
I have never heard of this person but it appears that Labour have chosen a completely unelectable radical leftist chap to lead their party. Anyone have any idea why they've done this?
A great man, I will be voting for him!
Yes it only costs £2 to vote in Labour's leadership contest. I would laugh my arse off if he got elected on the back of Tory votes.
It cost me £3 but I am now getting all the emails as a valued member and look toward to voting for Mr Corbyn smile

unrepentant

21,212 posts

255 months

Friday 17th July 2015
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Yep, you boys can Rickroll Corbo into the leadership and you should. A couple of hundred thousand people would probably be enough.
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