Labour Leadership Contest

[Dr Nowt 24,138]

Paid my £3, massively important fork in the road for a once-great party.

 

Having noted you must select a favoured second along with your nomination, and that such considerations may help decide the victor, I'm weighing up whether to vote for the shrew Kendall as my second choice.

 

I think I'd rather the party desert it's roots as nakedly as possible if it's not going to be genuinely left-wing, and will merely continue trying to court power via remaining on the right side of Uncle Rupert and big business, as many great people may then go past the tipping point and be freed of all sorts of historical and personal loyalty to join another, much needed, party/movement.

 

My only dilemma in the above is I suspect they will immediately weed out my ability to vote if I go 1) Corbyn 2) Kendall.

 

EDIT: Was writing this when Jairz posted above...obviously agree with his sentiments.

[Jairzinho 23,088]

Paid my £3, massively important fork in the road for a once-great party.

 

Having noted you must select a favoured second along with your nomination, and that such considerations may help decide the victor, I'm weighing up whether to vote for the shrew Kendall as my second choice.

 

I think I'd rather the party desert it's roots as nakedly as possible if it's not going to be genuinely left-wing, and will merely continue trying to court power via remaining on the right side of Uncle Rupert and big business, as many great people may then go past the tipping point and be freed of all sorts of historical and personal loyalty to join another, much needed, party/movement.

 

My only dilemma in the above is I suspect they will immediately weed out my ability to vote if I go 1) Corbyn 2) Kendall.

 

EDIT: Was writing this when Jairz posted above...obviously agree with his sentiments.

 

Yeah, think I'll be doing the same with the second choice. Even if it does look obvious what we're doing I'm not sure what they can do about it. 

 

I could be brutally honest in saying that I have no idea what Burnham and Cooper stand for.

[lifetime fan 10,883]

I want governments to stay where it is. We don't need to build a polytechnic just because of a few twats.

It's not just a 'few twats' though is it.

 

Have you seen the renovation quotes???

[lifetime fan 10,883]

So what does Labour have to do to earn your £3?

Become a 'Labour Party'.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

It's not just a 'few twats' though is it.

Of course it is. It's a 1000 year old building.

 

Have you seen the renovation quotes???

It should be renovated regardless of where Parliament sits

[Champ 4,783]

Become a 'Labour Party'.

You've seen how the desire for power has undermined the party since the New Labour days; how about investing those threee pounds to try to make it a party with principles and conviction?

 

One member, one vote could surely be 'red Ed's' one real achievement

[TheBitch 3,322]

If I'm in Unite do I get a vote or have I made that up in my own head?

[Dr Nowt 24,138]

http://news.sky.com/story/1517414/50000-unite-members-join-leadership-vote

 

From that article, and numerous like it, presume it isn't automatic. 

[Vincent Vega 3,677]

If I'm in Unite do I get a vote or have I made that up in my own head?

You have to register mate, there's no charge as like me you're in an affiliated Union.

 

http://support.labour.org.uk

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Corbyn should piss this, I however foresee a bit of skulduggery. 

[AngryofTuebrook 18,306]

https://leftfootforward.org/2015/08/who-is-the-human-rights-candidate-for-labours-leadership/

 

A bit of background information on what all four of them are saying.

[VladimirIlyich 7,572]

Amybody got a link to where you pay your £3 to join up and vote?

[Jairzinho 23,088]

Amybody got a link to where you pay your £3 to join up and vote?

 

https://supporters.labour.org.uk/leadership/1

[VladimirIlyich 7,572]

Cheers Jairz.

[AngryofTuebrook 18,306]

I like Corbyn he looks and seems genuine and honest. But he's a politician and my instinct tells me that to get to the level he's at you have to have a certain amount of CUNT in you.

 

He looks like he should be in another political party like The Greens.

The level he's at is, basically, staying on the backbenches for centuries, because (i) he keeps getting re-elected because he's a good constituency MP and (ii) he never makes the front benches because he's principled and has refused to play any games.  Your instinct may not be correct.

 

For this contest, he was put in almost as a stalking horse; the reason he's doing so well is not because of any Machiavellian machinations, but simply because it's now one member one vote and there's a shitload of people tired of the increasingly sterile, remote, corrupt and strictly-controlled politics we've had for the last three decades.

[VladimirIlyich 7,572]

Done and dusted.

[Hermes 264]

 I see another socialist country is on the verge of collapse, there isn't even enough toilet paper to wipe their arses in Venezuela.

[Dr Nowt 24,138]

Be sorted over here, we could just print loads of fifty pound notes with Maggie's decomposed grid on for people to wipe their arses with.

[Anubis 17,474]

I see another socialist country is on the verge of collapse, there isn't even enough toilet paper to wipe their arses in Venezuela.

Over here you'll be able to use those share certificates you're in love with, once we've forcibly nationalised whatever it is you hold them in. For minimal compensation, obviously.

[Creator Supreme 1,073]

Is it wrong of me to wish Leprosy on Hermes and his ilk?

[stringvest 12,833]

At least Kendall has a stint as Cruella de Vil lined up if she loses.

 

I'd quite like to love her in the bottom

[Hand Shandy 2,470]

Met her. She is pretty fit up close as well.

 

Full of the bog standard politician spiel, but pretty fit.

[Anny Road 2,252]

If you google Corbyn there are loads of him with a tie on and no t shirt. Just needs to fasten his top button and he will be PM

[Sut 353]

Is it wrong of me to wish Leprosy on Hermes and his ilk?

 

Only if they don't pay for the privilege of having it treated.

[Strontium Dog™ 8,565]

Is it wrong of me to wish Leprosy on Hermes and his ilk?

 

I believe you can say whatever you want, as long as you don't Tweet it.