alfredmizen
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- Mar 11, 2015
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Do you honestly think the electorate will vote for Corbyn ? Anyone who does is deluded.
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CORBYN, McDONNELL AND LIVINGSTONE.
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delude
dɪˈl(j)uːd/Submit
verb
past tense: deluded; past participle: deluded
make (someone) believe something that is not true.
That covers the majority of the electorate based on 2015's election results. They believed all the horseshit that was coming out of Cameron. Corbyn has 4 years to guide the to the truth, so you're right it'll be tough going.
jakarta
Well-known member
I'm sure Cameron hopes that Corbyn will be across the Despatch Box for the next 4 years, personally I have my doubts...
Nice to see your respect for the electorate by the way.
Creaky
Well-known member
I like Corbyn - I'd never vote for him because I don't support most of his policies nor many of his 'beliefs' but at least I 'know' what they are - far more so than the vast majority of politicians who have fair weather policies and beliefs that change at the drop of a hat if they think it will gain them more votes.
alfredmizen
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- Mar 11, 2015
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Oh, it obviously suits you to reply to this post, you usually go on the missing list when a post is a little too close to an inconvenient truth, lets see shall we.
Most politicians in opposition say what they will do then invariably change when in government, whether Corbyn's ideas have the backing of his fellow Labour MPs is very doubtful. That's if he is even leader then.
Black Rod
Well-known member
- Jan 19, 2013
- 982
It's always the same - it was the thick electorate that gave the Tories a majority after all
Democracy is a wonderful thing isn't it
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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McDonnell has just been at the Despatch Box and pulled out and quoted passages from Chairman Mao's Red Book.
Unbelievable, this man aspires to be Chancellor and he's quoting a thoroughly discredited socialist mass-murderer in Parliament. Labour supporters deserve far better than this.
Unbelievable, this man aspires to be Chancellor and he's quoting a thoroughly discredited socialist mass-murderer in Parliament. Labour supporters deserve far better than this.
JC Footy Genius
Bringer of TRUTH
- Jun 9, 2015
- 10,568
I thought Gorgeous George handled it quite well http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34925962
Even the Guardian is reporting it as a bit of an own goal http://www.theguardian.com/politics...ell-mao-zedong-little-red-book-george-osborne
Did he put the book next to the Agriculture Ministers book of "Vegan Lentils and Left Overs"
Seasidesage
New member
My only surprise is that anyone votes for any of these tossers regardless of which rosette they have on. Can there ever have been a less appealing choice between a bunch of hooray henry's and a whack job who lives on planet Zog.
Creaky
Well-known member
You've identified the problem with modern politics - people do vote for the 'rosette' NOT the person.
I'd make a guess that a large majority of the people entering a polling station have no idea about the person they intend to vote for, (not even their name), and just look for the party on the ballot paper.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
But, at the end of the day, no matter who that person is, if they belong to a political party they will more often than not tow the party line, and be subject to the party whip. No good pretending we should all suddenly vote for individuals when those individuals are subject to the policies and ideology of the party they serve.
alfredmizen
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- Mar 11, 2015
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Toe.
Hampster Gull
Well-known member
- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,465
It is simply incredible. He has probably waited all his life to do that and has fulfilled a life long ambition. He could be second in charge....
Creaky
Well-known member
If the affiliated party were not printed on the ballot paper then voters would at least have to make some effort, prior to voting, to find out who the candidates are. More importantly candidates would know that it was the voters that determined who was elected rather than the party they belonged to. The majority of MPs are currently in power because of the party they belong to and it is therefore no surprise that they currently toe the party line.
The more we can separate MPs from the political parties and bring them closer to the electorate then the more likely it is that we will end up with a government guided by the 'will of the people' rather than the will of the party grandees.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Are you sure it wasn't Janet and John go into politics ??
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,465
Mao's red book 
I used to think NSC had its fair share of socialists but I'm now thinking how far it's gone to the right. It just shows how far to the centre Blair was when elected. He was popular before and during the early days concerning the war with Iraq that hardly anyone on here argued against btw.
It's a fair bet that Corbyn won't be prime minister but it's outed all those who hate and fear debate and just launch ridiculous attacks upon the man. So he feels uneasy with events that would arise to a shoot and kill policy on suspected (or confirmed if that makes you happier) terrorists and would not consider pushing a button to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian people.
The thing is he might just try and engage with the enemy before it got to that............oh shit he tried that with the IRA didn't he.... Good job old Mo had the same ideas.
It's a fair bet that Corbyn won't be prime minister but it's outed all those who hate and fear debate and just launch ridiculous attacks upon the man. So he feels uneasy with events that would arise to a shoot and kill policy on suspected (or confirmed if that makes you happier) terrorists and would not consider pushing a button to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian people.
The thing is he might just try and engage with the enemy before it got to that............oh shit he tried that with the IRA didn't he.... Good job old Mo had the same ideas.