Jeremy Corbyn (Vol. 4)

[Burwood]

Legacywr said:

mx5nut said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-53057767

Corbyn must be having a good laugh at seeing the Tories forced to move towards another one of his policies they spent the entire election campaign deriding.

Corbyn’s Labour had some good policies, they, weren’t the problem.

He was like the miscreant that had bag of sweets

[biggbn]

gizlaroc said:

Corbyn wanted to give free internet access to the whole nation, you know, including the kids at Eton.


God you're sad.

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

[gizlaroc]

biggbn said:

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

I'm not saying it was not a good idea, bad idea, or anything in between.

I am saying that MX5nut is being typically disingenuous saying that the Tories are now having to roll out one of Corbyns manifesto pledges. They are not, they are paying for internet access for kids who can't afford it so they can learn.

[biggbn]

gizlaroc said:

biggbn said:

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

I'm not saying it was not a good idea, bad idea, or anything in between.

I am saying that MX5nut is being typically disingenuous saying that the Tories are now having to roll out one of Corbyns manifesto pledges. They are not, they are paying for internet access for kids who can't afford it so they can learn.

Why did Corbyn want to roll it out throughout Britain? Im still struggling as to how Internet can be rolled out selectively but I'm not a techy person so await education on this...

[Burwood]

gizlaroc said:

biggbn said:

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

I'm not saying it was not a good idea, bad idea, or anything in between.

I am saying that MX5nut is being typically disingenuous saying that the Tories are now having to roll out one of Corbyns manifesto pledges. They are not, they are paying for internet access for kids who can't afford it so they can learn.


It’s 10,000 families and it’s BT don’t forget so they screw those applicants for years to come when the free portion rolls off

[ORD]

biggbn said:

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

You think government run internet would be a good thing? I imagine it would be both terrible and extremely expensive, with only medium and high earners paying for it.

We would be paying hundreds per year extra tax per year for other people to watch porn.

[jakesmith]

biggbn said:

gizlaroc said:

Corbyn wanted to give free internet access to the whole nation, you know, including the kids at Eton.


God you're sad.

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

Means test it like every other benefit & give a voucher to individuals that can only be redeemed to an ISP at that individual's address?

Invest in infrastructure where it is needed for remote communities?

Basically anything other than buying up one company that provides it and controlling the whole thing thus putting many other companies out of business, creating a monopoly and being a bit big brother about it, and giving it away for free to tens of millions of people who can comfortably afford it

Utterly ridiculous policy and conceptually showed how idiotic Labour's leadership was that they put it forward.when there are so many other things to spend money on

[A Winner Is You]

GroundZero said:

One lasting memory from the corbyn 'leadership' always comes back to this speech made in the House of Commons...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaide-nrOJc

My favourite part will remain the time they interview with one of his supporters, carrying a Socialist Worker Say No to Racism placard, telling us how Jews are sneaky and like money.

[Vanden Saab]

biggbn said:

Why did Corbyn want to roll it out throughout Britain? Im still struggling as to how Internet can be rolled out selectively but I'm not a techy person so await education on this...

Think of it as the BBC running your broadband but like they did with TV in the 1970s.

[gazza285]

mx5nut said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-53057767

Corbyn must be having a good laugh at seeing the Tories forced to move towards another one of his policies they spent the entire election campaign deriding.

I doubt it, he comes across as a very humourless being, which was a bit of a shame as he was such a figure of fun for so many.

[Mobile Chicane]

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

[768]

Yep. Thank fk it wasn't a Corbyn government on top of all this.

He'd have spent everything just before covid turned up.

[A Winner Is You]

Mobile Chicane said:

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

Now just imagine where we'd be with John McDonnell and Diane Abbot in charge

[98elise]

biggbn said:

gizlaroc said:

Corbyn wanted to give free internet access to the whole nation, you know, including the kids at Eton.


God you're sad.

How else could you do it? Surely wide coverage would have been accessible by anyone? Are you saying this was not a good idea because it was accessible by everyone? I think a free public Internet system would be a great help, perhaps even a leveller for some.

You know it wouldn't be free don't you? It was simply a bribe with your own money. It wasn't even in the manifesto. It was simply a desperate last ditch attempt to win votes by a weak and floundering leader. He even resorted to threatening BB providers with nationalisation if they didn't give their services away for free.

I would have no issue with a cheap basic service for those that genuinely cannot afford it, but free broadband for everyone is ludicrous.

[ORD]

Mobile Chicane said:

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

Stupidest comment of the decade. Well done.

[98elise]

Mobile Chicane said:

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

For Corbyn it was policy though, not the response to a global pandemic. The downfall of Capitalism is not a great policy, and any party that welcomes a global economic crisis with glee should never be in power.

That's the modern Labour party for you.

[DartyBistard]

Those using the measures taken by the government as an emergency response to COVID as some sort of proof that Corbyn and Labour were right all along are either:

a) not very bright

b) being deliberately obtuse

The above aside, there is a world of difference between the government effectively sponsoring broadband for poor kids who otherwise wouldn't have it, and nationalising an entire industry to provide for free what the majority can comfortably afford. The latter was a ridiculous policy at the time and remains so now.

[motco]

98elise said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

For Corbyn it was policy though, not the response to a global pandemic. The downfall of Capitalism is not a great policy, and any party that welcomes a global economic crisis with glee should never be in power.

That's the modern Labour party for you.

Mark Twain said:

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

or

Proverbs 26:4 said:

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him

[Ganglandboss]

Mobile Chicane said:

Millions unemployed. the economy in tatters, rioting in the streets...

All attributed [thanks to the Lynton Crosby spin-meisters] to any Government under Jeremy Corbyn, yet here we are.

So if we had voted Labour, there would be no global pandemic causing businesses to close?

[George Smiley]

Bit of an old video (2019) but possibly the best set up and roast of JC ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVuDnh7Ft4k

Its entertaining from start to finish.