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Should Corbyn remain as Labour leader?

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  1. 1. Should Corbyn remain as Labour leader?


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I've got no problem with people not liking Corbyn or even hurling insults at him, I just think accusing people of racism and antisemitism without justification is disgusting, it's probably only one st

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He's not a leader. End of.   I voted for him on a ridiculous whim: the childish idea that it would shake up the establishment to force a non-establishment figure into the mainstream. Little did I i

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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-speech-the-establishment-nhs-privisation-a7338186.html     Jeremy Corbyn's conference speech yesterday underlined exactly why he has been subjected

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Does anybody know where Starmer stands on any issue other than brexit? He’s been around about 5 minutes and labour already has a leader. 

1 hour ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Fuck. We agree on something. 

 

Must be mistaken.

Yeah that sound give you cause for concern 

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1 hour ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

I was only saying to a mate that the whole "anti-semitism" crisis has calmed down, weirdly coinciding to when Tom Watson got put under investigation for the Carl Beech issue...

 

Well...

 

 

Spoke too soon. A tweet supportive of Corbyn has been branded anti-semitic.

 

 

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1 hour ago, moof said:

Does anybody know where Starmer stands on any issue other than brexit?

Yep, I do. It’s really easy to find out, too. 

 

Aside from the fact he was knighted for services to criminal justice as a human rights lawyer, which is a good start as far as I’m concerned - both because he’s achieved such a high standing in a venerable profession and because, ya know, he’s actually had a profession - he is anti-war, pro-human rights, pro-gay rights, pro-EU, pro-raiding disability benefit, against lowering benefits, for raising taxes in banking, against raising taxes for those who it’d hurt, against lowering capital gains, against raising tuition fees.

 

He might well not be the far left person you want, and I respect that. What he looks to be, though, is potentially a much better bet for electability. Mate, I want the Tories out with a good Labour (or other) alternative, otherwise it’ll be (to you, if you want further left) better Labour opposition with a Tory government. I think 80% of a decent agenda is better than 0% of a great agenda. Starmer might well have only been in the Parliament for half a decade, but there’s plenty to say he’s a good egg. 

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6 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Yep, I do. It’s really easy to find out, too. 

 

Aside from the fact he was knighted for services to criminal justice as a human rights lawyer, which is a good start as far as I’m concerned - both because he’s achieved such a high standing in a venerable profession and because, ya know, he’s actually had a profession - he is anti-war, pro-human rights, pro-gay rights, pro-EU, pro-raiding disability benefit, against lowering benefits, for raising taxes in banking, against raising taxes for those who it’d hurt, against lowering capital gains, against raising tuition fees.

 

He might well not be the far left person you want, and I respect that. What he looks to be, though, is potentially a much better bet for electability. Mate, I want the Tories out with a good Labour (or other) alternative, otherwise it’ll be (to you, if you want further left) better Labour opposition with a Tory government. I think 80% of a decent agenda is better than 0% of a great agenda. Starmer might well have only been in the Parliament for half a decade, but there’s plenty to say he’s a good egg. 

 

I don't think Moof wants anyone on the far left, I think he's pretty happy with Corbyn.

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1 hour ago, viRdjil said:

Why?

 Corbyn whatever your own personal opinion a marmite character. Unfortunately perceptions rather than policies tend to hold sway with voters. Quite possible  Corbyn could win a general election but I feel it would be without a substantial  majority necessary for stable functional government. I was wondering if this is potential leader that could deliver a landslide ?

 

My point in general is that neither party seem to have candidates that are placed to unify party and country I was wondering if he might. 

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

 

I don't think Moof wants anyone on the far left, I think he's pretty happy with Corbyn.

Fair. Well, Corbyn is (at least during most of his career) far left but most of his agenda isn’t. My main issue isn’t his agenda, but his ability to deliver it. To be clear, I’d have Corbyn over Tories every day of the week and twice on a Sunday. 

 

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