The new labour leader...
Aug 20th 2015 | 2:28 am
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The new labour leader...
Labour seem to be going through the same cycle as the conservatives did in electing leaders post 97...
If Jeremy Corbyn is Labour's leader there may not be a way back - Telegraph
If Jeremy Corbyn is Labour's leader there may not be a way back - Telegraph
Aug 20th 2015 | 3:21 am
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I think the better comparison is the same cycle that Labour had between 1980 and 1994, when it took 12 years to reinvent themselves and find a leader with enough charisma to lead the party to a general election victory. The analogy even extends to the schism that took place in 1981, which appears likely to be repeated if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
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Aug 20th 2015 | 5:37 am
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Seems to me that people around the world are just getting fed up with politicians who are more concerned with getting a fat job after they're kicked out of power than serving the people who elect them. I think Corbyn would be an awful PM, but he certainly seems to be offering people something other than 'more of the same'.
Aug 20th 2015 | 5:41 am
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Lets get old clause IV back too!
Aug 20th 2015 | 5:48 am
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Re: The new labour leader...
Seems to me that people around the world are just getting fed up with politicians who are more concerned with getting a fat job after they're kicked out of power than serving the people who elect them. I think Corbyn would be an awful PM, but he certainly seems to be offering people something other than 'more of the same'.
Aug 20th 2015 | 6:10 am
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Re: The new labour leader...
At least he's good entertainment.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy gets shouted down after interrupting Jeremy Corbyn in Channel 4 interview | Metro News
Krishnan Guru-Murthy gets shouted down after interrupting Jeremy Corbyn in Channel 4 interview | Metro News
Aug 20th 2015 | 6:23 am
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He'll be 71 at the next election. One for the future then. 
Aug 20th 2015 | 6:48 am
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Re: The new labour leader...
I think the better comparison is the same cycle that Labour had between 1980 and 1994, when it took 12 years to reinvent themselves and find a leader with enough charisma to lead the party to a general election victory. The analogy even extends to the schism that took place in 1981, which appears likely to be repeated if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
Aug 21st 2015 | 6:36 am
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Re: The new labour leader...
I agree with a lot of his politics. I think that the article is a bit misleading.
One interesting point from it was the quotes.
Boris Johnson: "It would be very complacent and wrong to ignore the truth of some of the observations he is making about ways in which society could be better. We should be humble about that."
Fair play Boris, respect where it is due.
One interesting point from it was the quotes.
Boris Johnson: "It would be very complacent and wrong to ignore the truth of some of the observations he is making about ways in which society could be better. We should be humble about that."
Fair play Boris, respect where it is due.
Aug 24th 2015 | 1:12 pm
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Re: The new labour leader...
I agree with a lot of his politics. I think that the article is a bit misleading.
One interesting point from it was the quotes.
Boris Johnson: "It would be very complacent and wrong to ignore the truth of some of the observations he is making about ways in which society could be better. We should be humble about that."
Fair play Boris, respect where it is due.
One interesting point from it was the quotes.
Boris Johnson: "It would be very complacent and wrong to ignore the truth of some of the observations he is making about ways in which society could be better. We should be humble about that."
Fair play Boris, respect where it is due.
Aug 24th 2015 | 6:39 pm
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He is supposedly renouncing his US citizenship. Presumably he doesn't want it to be used against him in any bid he makes for Number 10 in 2020.
Boris Johnson 'intends to renounce US citizenship' - BBC News
Boris Johnson 'intends to renounce US citizenship' - BBC News
Sep 8th 2015 | 5:08 am
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Looks like the real fight is about to begin...
Make no mistake, Labour is at war with itself - Telegraph
Make no mistake, Labour is at war with itself - Telegraph
Sep 8th 2015 | 6:29 am
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