Avening Posse
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They voted him in because the other candidates were hopeless grey people who also have no chance of winning anything, but at least he is principled (even if you don't agree with a lot of them).
Exactly as aboveThey voted him in because the other candidates were hopeless grey people who also have no chance of winning anything, but at least he is principled (even if you don't agree with a lot of them).
The campaign was particularly turgid, but Ms Balls was a candidate the Conservatives feared.They voted him in because the other candidates were hopeless grey people who also have no chance of winning anything, but at least he is principled (even if you don't agree with a lot of them).
I tend to agree, but regrettably he'll be shouting his 'principles' at an empty room before too long.They voted him in because the other candidates were hopeless grey people who also have no chance of winning anything, but at least he is principled (even if you don't agree with a lot of them).
This is true, particularly as he was elected with a mandate to do things differently, to try to move frontline politics away from image and spin. It was inevitable that those who thrive (and perhaps can only thrive) with image and spin would continually attempt to ridicule and disempower him, primarily though the 'media' that he rightly sees as largely responsible for the current state of UK politics.Like it or not, frontline politics in the UK is about image and spin and Corbyn was always going to be thrown to the wolves before he'd even begun.
I think this is the biggest factor in the publics perceptions of Corbyn. He won with 59% of the vote, which was the highest ever for a leadership contest. No amount of 'entryists' could force a win of that magnitude.Then again, don't believe everything you read in the papers.
Top post...This is true, particularly as he was elected with a mandate to do things differently, to try to move frontline politics away from image and spin. It was inevitable that those who thrive (and perhaps can only thrive) with image and spin would continually attempt to ridicule and disempower him, primarily though the 'media' that he rightly sees as largely responsible for the current state of UK politics.
The current 'debate' within Labour isn't about resolve in dealing with Daesh, anyone who believes that is a fool, it's about the most effective way to deal with them, and whether the blanket bombing of an entire region of Iraq/Syria will significantly contribute to negating Daesh without sending huge numbers of troops in too. I don't know the answer to that, and if I'm not convinced, I'm certainly not for bombing the **** out of Syria in hope rather than expectation. That smacks of ill-thought-out revenge to me.
Corbyn doesn't seem to do himself favours though in how he deals with his shadow cabinet, perhaps he is too ready to offer his personal opinion while 'debate' is nominally ongoing. Then again, don't believe everything you read in the papers.