When will this shit end?

[zahidf]

18 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

So what did Corbyn actually say that was "antisemitic"?

He said the problem was overstated in the press and 'exagerated'. The report said that sort of language is anti-semtiic

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, priest17 said:

Jezza made sense

no, he never did.

A political leader who hopes to get elected needs to share the values of the country, rather than have completely different opinions about the country, its ideals, and its place in the world.

Corbyn's baggage was never going to sell.

[steviewevie]

 

[Quark]

4 minutes ago, SheffJeff said:

Out of interest has there been a similar type of enquiry into the Tories islamaphobia?

It's certainly been called for, not sure what the progress is.

And that's one of the reasons why Starmer and Labour have to follow up on the recommendations.  They haven't been able to hold them to account over that because the anti-Semitism case has cast such a long shadow, and it's easy for the Tories to tell Lab to get their own house in order first.

[incident]

1 minute ago, SheffJeff said:

Out of interest has there been a similar type of enquiry into the Tories islamaphobia?

Of course not, but that's not going to be treated as a major issue for all the reasons you already know - the Tories make no serious attempt at being inclusive whereas for Labour it's supposed to be a selling point. And because much of the press and many Tory supporters are just as Islamophobic as the party, if not more so.

Huge double standards of course, which I assume is your point, but not something we can do anything about in the foreseeable future.

[Fuzzy Afro]

1 minute ago, incident said:

Of course not, but that's not going to be treated as a major issue for all the reasons you already know - the Tories make no serious attempt at being inclusive whereas for Labour it's supposed to be a selling point. And because much of the press and many Tory supporters are just as Islamophobic as the party, if not more so.

Huge double standards of course, which I assume is your point, but not something we can do anything about in the foreseeable future.

The country as a whole takes a much dimmer view of anti semitism 

[st dan]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Actually when Corbyn came in it felt like a breath of fresh air, someone with principles who wasn't a career politician in a smart suit...he was pretty popular in those early days. It was during 2018/2019 when all went to pot, he just showed poor leadership over brexit, and over this antisemitism thing...and in the end, with the help of the right wing press, he was really disliked by a lot of people, unpatriotic etc. McDonnell was definitely more pragmatic, and came across so much better in interviews, wouldn't get all snappy and squeaky like Corbyn did when he got asked difficult questions.

The main issue was that he massively alienated a lot of the centre Labour voters - whom make up a large share of the parties support - resulting in them losing seats they never would have dreamed of losing previously. 
There were a lot of people who simply didn’t like Corbyn as a person and instead voted Tory (but don’t get me started on these fools).
It’s massively underrated how important the leaders are when it comes to winning votes - how they act on a personal level rather than any of their parties politics. Boris won a majority election on the fact he was a ‘funny and charming guy’ alone - he really was the golden ticket for them. I think a sensible opposition like Burnham or now Kier can drag them back to mount a genuine challenge next time around. Corbyn was not the right man for the job, and I believe it was a genuine misread of the publics opinion at the time. 

[Ozanne]

9 minutes ago, st dan said:

Apologies, I actually meant 2015 when he was elected leader (no idea why I defaulted to 2010 when typing it out!). It was a shock and controversial at the time, and has now been proven to have been a disaster quite frankly.

What issue are you referring to in 2008? Let’s be honest though, there have been many cock ups along the way we could choose from. 

I could be slightly out with the year but of Gordon Brown had a General Election within 6-12 months of taking over from Blair then he would’ve won the election. Then nothing else would’ve happened. However he waited as he was a cautious person and that cost him due to various things that happened.

[gooner1990]

Oxford moving into Tier 2 on Saturday...

[Quark]

11 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

 

Surely at some point he has to realise how damaging this is?

[MEGABOWL]

5 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I could be slightly out with the year but of Gordon Brown had a General Election within 6-12 months of taking over from Blair then he would’ve won the election. Then nothing else would’ve happened. However he waited as he was a cautious person and that cost him due to various things that happened.

Yeah, if you’re playing the Butterfly Effect that’s where it really went wrong. He would have won and then had until late 2012. Would Cameron have been there? Austerity wouldn’t have been as harsh and Labour may have been able to avoid all the blame for the downturn. However I still think Brexit would have become an issue at some point. Either it would have completely split the stories or we’d still have had a referendum but with a more competent Labour Party/Remain campaign.

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, st dan said:

Boris won a majority election on the fact he was a ‘funny and charming guy’ alone

nah, not only that.

Plenty knew he was a charlatan and a liar, but they still aligned with his values more than they did Corbyn's.

At the end of the day your or my opinion on whether they made a bad choice doesn't mean shit, cos it was their decision where to place their votes, and it doesn't take a genius to know that Corbyn's views were waaaay outside of mainstream opinion on far too many topics.

Edited October 29, 2020 by eFestivals

[Fuzzy Afro]

8 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I could be slightly out with the year but of Gordon Brown had a General Election within 6-12 months of taking over from Blair then he would’ve won the election. Then nothing else would’ve happened. However he waited as he was a cautious person and that cost him due to various things that happened.

The polls swung blue in October 2007 a few months after Gurdon Broon was elected Labour leader and PM, but I reckon he could have called an election in the summer of 2007 and Cameron would have won. He never had the charisma to win over middle England in an election campaign. 

[MEGABOWL]

2 minutes ago, Quark said:

Surely at some point he has to realise how damaging this is?

I don’t think he will. It’s never his fault.

[Fuzzy Afro]

11 minutes ago, st dan said:

The main issue was that he massively alienated a lot of the centre Labour voters - whom make up a large share of the parties support - resulting in them losing seats they never would have dreamed of losing previously. 
There were a lot of people who simply didn’t like Corbyn as a person and instead voted Tory (but don’t get me started on these fools).
It’s massively underrated how important the leaders are when it comes to winning votes - how they act on a personal level rather than any of their parties politics. Boris won a majority election on the fact he was a ‘funny and charming guy’ alone - he really was the golden ticket for them. I think a sensible opposition like Burnham or now Kier can drag them back to mount a genuine challenge next time around. Corbyn was not the right man for the job, and I believe it was a genuine misread of the publics opinion at the time. 

No he didn’t. He won because the north felt ignored over their Brexit vote and wanted it done, whilst the south was very afraid of a far left PM that would strip away at their hard earned assets. I voted for Labour because I was very pro second referendum but I completely get why Boris won a thumping majority. 

[Quark]

1 minute ago, MEGABOWL said:

I don’t think he will. It’s never his fault.

The bit I don't get is how he can't look at the bigger picture and go "you know what, I think this is all bollocks but we need to find a way to unit and really capitalise on the fact that Johnson is turning everything he touches to shit".

Nope. Let's keep the infighting going and give them room to breathe.

[MEGABOWL]

1 minute ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

The polls swung blue in October 2007 a few months after Gurdon Broon was elected Labour leader and PM, but I reckon he could have called an election in the summer of 2007 and Cameron would have won. He never had the charisma to win over middle England in an election campaign. 

Unless the polls were way off there was a big window where Brown would have either won a small majority (remember this was pre-Crash) or been able to form a Government with the Libs.

 

2007 polls Wiki

[efcfanwirral]

Just now, Quark said:

The bit I don't get is how he can't look at the bigger picture and go "you know what, I think this is all bollocks but we need to find a way to unit and really capitalise on the fact that Johnson is turning everything he touches to shit".

Nope. Let's keep the infighting going and give them room to breathe.

The big thing that turned me against him at the time was when we had that shot at a vote of no confidence and he insisted on being leader, despite the fact it was clear nobody would allow him near power temporarily because of concerns he might not give it back.

Between that, backing the election last december and even running in it when it was clear he had no chance, he did more for the no deal Brexit cause than any Tory 

[onthebeach]

2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

don't think Harding has anything much to do with it.

There's a woman (don't know her name but not Harding) who's in charge of managing the roll-out, to a criteria set by someone else (might be harding but don't think so).

Top of the roll-out list is care home staff and residents (starting with the oldest), which I feel is wrong; I reckon it should be NHS health workers first as there'll be a bit of 'wastage' from doing the oldies first.

(I'm not trying to mean to oldies. I just think it's a bit weird to suddenly put lives at the top of the list rather than 'protect the nhs').

Kate Bingham - please be excellent in your job and prove you weren’t appointed because you are married to Alexander Jesse Norman Conservative MP serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury

 

[fraybentos1]

14 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

I could be slightly out with the year but of Gordon Brown had a General Election within 6-12 months of taking over from Blair then he would’ve won the election. Then nothing else would’ve happened. However he waited as he was a cautious person and that cost him due to various things that happened.

Pretty much spot on. He bottled the election and it cost him dearly. Seems like he likely would have won it too.

[Ozanne]

4 minutes ago, MEGABOWL said:

Yeah, if you’re playing the Butterfly Effect that’s where it really went wrong. He would have won and then had until late 2012. Would Cameron have been there? Austerity wouldn’t have been as harsh and Labour may have been able to avoid all the blame for the downturn. However I still think Brexit would have become an issue at some point. Either it would have completely split the stories or we’d still have had a referendum but with a more competent Labour Party/Remain campaign.

It might have done but the damage caused by austerity was a big factor in convincing people to vote for Brexit (although it wasn’t the EUs fault). The polls when Brown took over for at least a year showed he wouldn’t move won a majority. Apparently he was a day away from calling an election, if you go back to the part conference from that year they are pretty much in election mode. As are the Tories. 

[fraybentos1]

27 minutes ago, Quark said:

Sorry @Matt42 but that made me properly chuckle

Promise I'll only mention it one more time. Which will be next week when the Democrats win by like 5 mil votes in California.

[Quark]

Just now, onthebeach said:

Kate Bingham - please be excellent in your job and prove you weren’t appointed because you are married to Alexander Jesse Norman Conservative MP serving as Financial Secretary to the Treasury

 

Oh for fuck's sakes, not another one.

Chuck in Danny Kruger bringing his mum in and I'm starting to spot something of a pattern.

[Fuzzy Afro]

A friend of my sister has been invited to a “zoom wedding” next month and her husband is a virtual usher tasked with ushering people into virtual breakout rooms to speak to each other.

 

I think a little bit of me just died inside when my sister told me that. 

[steviewevie]

10 minutes ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

No he didn’t. He won because the north felt ignored over their Brexit vote and wanted it done, whilst the south was very afraid of a far left PM that would strip away at their hard earned assets. I voted for Labour because I was very pro second referendum but I completely get why Boris won a thumping majority. 

hard earned assets my arse.