Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[The binman chronicles]

I bloody love that Labour manifesto!

I'm inbetween. I like JC, but his principles which are a positive sometimes leave him open on issues such as trident. I like the manifesto although I have doubts about how all that will be paid for.

I think all in all it may be better for Labour to be in opposition hopefully having cut the Tories majority while the country goes through brexit. If Labour get in on Thursday with a small majority themselves, ramp up spending then go through a bad time leaving the EU and can't get anywhere near to balancing a budget it will probably see them out of power for the next 2 decades.

Let the Tories take the backlash that is coming and hopefully it will be a short parliament anyhow with the vultures circling around May.

 

[Tigger]

Apparently we all do

2008?! Top work sirlol

 

[Drummond]

Of the people i meet, 1 in 100 vote conservative. I

This, coming from the man who once banned outright all political & current affairs discussion.

The problem is mate, we unfortunately now live in a time, where whole agencies are set up to sway public opinion. Rooms full of men and woman who are paid to post in forums and attempt to control the direction of collective thought. Real professional dorks, who drink coffee all day and type the official line on absolutely everything. The problem is they are losing control of controlling the public thought, so the internet shall be controlled instead. Standard procedures. But fear not, there is still hope my friend.

 

[Jib in lad]

 

[Clint Planet]

I agree with you that he needs to appeal to a far broader demographic if he is to stand a chance of winning a GE. However, he should still be applauded for inspiring so many people to get interested in politics and go out to see the guy speak. That goes beyond just "activism".

He's getting my mum to vote Labour for the first time in her life.

 

[Brennan]

He's getting my mum to vote Labour for the first time in her life.

And some friends of mine, who would probably fall into the typical 'young tory' classification normally.

 

[bring the ghost on]

Love that.

 

[tsubaki]

Corbyn is an activist he will generate the crowds that want to listen to that kind of thing. Trouble is they were already nailed on to voting for him. Labour could win a lot of the urban areas but that leaves all the rest and they are the ones he needs to inspire to win an election.

"Activist" is just a word bandied about by the professional political class to demean other people, though - in the same way that "populist" is. It means people who don't play the game, who won't ever "get on", those who are not "one of us".

edit: If you want to sum up Corbyn in a sentence, he is a backbench MP who has spent most of his time in Parliament making lonely stands on topics that usually end up being proved correct within a few years.

 

[Jags..class]

Abbott with another wonderful TV interview

 

[tsubaki]

I'm inbetween. I like JC, but his principles which are a positive sometimes leave him open on issues such as trident. I like the manifesto although I have doubts about how all that will be paid for.

Not having a go at you, but this is a really odd stance that many people have taken - in the sense that, if you were talking about the Tories, no-one would say that they like May, or that there was anything in the manifesto that they rated either.

 

[Clint Planet]

Jonathan Pie is genius.

 

[bflefc]

Abbott with another wonderful TV interview

She is utterly, utterly clueless. Anyone who thinks it'd be a smart move to have her in charge of the Home Office is a fe bob short. She makes that buffoon Boris appear smart and shrewd.

 

[ToffeeTim]

She is utterly, utterly clueless. Anyone who thinks it'd be a smart move to have her in charge of the Home Office is a fe bob short. She makes that buffoon Boris appear smart and shrewd.

She seemed to hint that she expects to be sacked. Corybn would do it tomorrow morning if he had any sense.

 

[Brennan]

It's amazing the difference on Facebook now compared to two years ago. I don't see any Tory ads as they probably realise I won't vote for them and I'm being absolutely bombarded by Lab/LD stuff. Half the posts must be about politics

 

[Brennan]

She seemed to hint that she expects to be sacked. Corybn would do it tomorrow morning if he had any sense.

Difficult. It would be seized upon if he got rid of her so close to an election.