Anna B 1,417 #85 Posted August 30, 2015 He is one of the last remaining dinosaurs in british politics . He reminds me of that idiot Skinner with his socialist claptrap . Has absolutely no chance of ever winning an election if he becomes Labour leader. They said he had absolutely no chance of winning the leadership of the Labour party.... Never say never... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidley 48 #86 Posted August 30, 2015 They said he had absolutely no chance of winning the leadership of the Labour party.... Never say never... When its only £3 to vote no wonder the opposition are voting for him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TJC1 10 #87 Posted August 30, 2015 what els can it be than a job, thats what it is, you infer in your post that it may be interpreted that the armed forces is something els. Would corbyn disband the armed forces heaven help us if he does. and as a ps I know plenty of x armed forces i dont know one that wants to go to war, If you know armed forces then you know what I'm saying...no, corbyn isn't saying disband the army. ---------- Post added 30-08-2015 at 12:58 ---------- For the people who couldn't get Jeremy Corbyn speaks outside Crucible Jeremy Corbyn speaks and answers questions inside Crucible Watched the q and a Have to say I was extremely impressed by the focus and vigour and candour of corbyn. What he said about the economy and Germany was spot on. Abolishing the min wage differential for youths is a great idea. I'd like to see how it fares when put upto scrutiny. That's the litmus test. ---------- Post added 30-08-2015 at 12:59 ---------- They said he had absolutely no chance of winning the leadership of the Labour party.... Never say never... He seems very practical minded to me, very modern in way of thinking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Steptoad 12 #88 Posted August 30, 2015 Has absolutely no chance of ever winning an election if he becomes Labour leader. Just like Milliband then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidley 48 #89 Posted August 30, 2015 Just like Milliband then. no just like, Dennis Edward Skinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman 12 #90 Posted August 30, 2015 Can't imagine many other current politicians drawing such a big crowd, unless it was to pelt them with eggs, or bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stressconsul 10 #91 Posted August 30, 2015 Corbyn is the only politician with a real plan for the future. His ideas are backed by 41 respected economists who regard his economic policy as 'mainstream' as does the IMF. The one with the dumbest of dumb economics is Gideon Osborne who thinks you can build growth by cutting society to the bone. Corbyn is the only politician to offer hope of a decent future to the younger generation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Eric Arthur 10 #92 Posted August 30, 2015 Corbyn is the only politician with a real plan for the future. His ideas are backed by 41 respected economists who regard his economic policy as 'mainstream' as does the IMF. The one with the dumbest of dumb economics is Gideon Osborne who thinks you can build growth by cutting society to the bone. Corbyn is the only politician to offer hope of a decent future to the younger generation. That's settled then. Get ready for electoral annihilation next May. At least you'll be able to feel good about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jonny5 10 #93 Posted August 30, 2015 He is one of the last remaining dinosaurs in british politics . He reminds me of that idiot Skinner with his socialist claptrap . Has absolutely no chance of ever winning an election if he becomes Labour leader.Skinner is one of the best MP's of the last 30 years. Even aside from his work as an MP you would struggle find a single policy that hes supported that wasn't done for the right reasons. Corbyn is a nice bloke but hes guilty of "Guardian-think". Making decisions and pursuing policies to be right-on. Something that Skinner would never do. Skinner stands up for he thinks is right. He doesn't blindly follow leftist ideas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stressconsul 10 #94 Posted August 30, 2015 That's settled then. Get ready for electoral annihilation next May. At least you'll be able to feel good about it. The SNP did very well in the last election with an anti-austerity platform. I see no reason why Labour cannot do the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phanerothyme 12 #95 Posted August 30, 2015 If elected, Corbyn will have a few years leading the opposition. Currently the Tory party have no effective opposition at all. It was the same when Blair was in power, the Tories failed to provide an effective opposition. Political parties should be striving to ensure a plurality of voices within parliament by sticking to their political prinicples in opposition, instead of chasing the next election victory by constantly melting and recasting their policies to fit the current trajectory of popular opinion. If Corbyn is elected, and if the Labour Party gets behind him in Parliament (the second 'if' is a much bigger one), then perhaps we will see some principled opposition to the ideological blitzkreig currently being waged by the Tories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vague_Boy 10 #96 Posted August 30, 2015 His ideas are backed by 41 respected economists Well a lot of them teach economics in universities (see here for full list). So they're teachers, not economists. And I would hardly call David Blanchflower respected. Here's one of Danny Boy's more notorious howlers, made in 2009: “If spending cuts are made too early and the monetary and fiscal stimuli are withdrawn, unemployment could easily reach four million… If large numbers of public sector workers, perhaps as many as a million, are made redundant and there are substantial cuts in public spending in 2010, as proposed by some in the Conservative Party, five million unemployed or more is not inconceivable.” LINK What actually happened was: UK unemployment falls to seven-year low [bBC News, 13 May, 2015] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...