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[dead_soft]

Ed Miliband was even worse than Corbyn mate and thats saying something.

What are your politics? What do you actually want? Because if Miliband was far left in your book, the centre is somewhere around General Franco

 

[Barnfred 55]

Seems about right.

I'm just above you and to the left, fairly close to where the axis cross, which is pretty much where I see myself

 

[Barnfred 55]

To be fair, if we had voted for Ed 5 years ago we would be in a much better state.

I did.

Don't think he would have stopped covid19 though

 

[ForeverBlue92]

What are your politics? What do you actually want? Because if Miliband was far left in your book, the centre is somewhere around General Franco

I've told you lad centre left but no nonsense on crime.

Ed Miliband was as useful as a chocolate fireguard.

 

[Tubey]

To summarise

Corbyn <<<<<<<<<<<<<Milliband<<<<<Starmer<<<<<<<<<|>>Blair>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>EFCNik

 

[dead_soft]

I've told you lad centre left but no nonsense on crime.

Ed Miliband was as useful as a chocolate fireguard.

What do you mean by centre left? And certainly what do you mean by ‘no nonsense’?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

To summarise

Corbyn <<<<<<<<<<<<<Milliband<<<<<Starmer<<<<<<<<<|>>Blair>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>EFCNik

Is Starmer more or less left than Brown?

 

[Shevin Keedy]

And certainly what do you mean by ‘no nonsense’?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

What do you mean by centre left? And certainly what do you mean by ‘no nonsense’?

No nonsense- life means life sentences for premeditated murder, tougher sentences for dangerius/sexual offenders and career criminals with abar 100 convictions.

Although I do agree with rehabilitation for low level criminals like some kid getting done for smoking a bit of pot.

 

[Tubey]

Is Starmer more or less left than Brown?

Good question. About the same? Milliband was left of Brown like just about. Its hard to tell with Brown because he was so entrenched for so long with Blairism.

 

[dead_soft]

No nonsense- life means life sentences for premeditated murder, tougher sentences for dangerius/sexual offenders and career criminals with abar 100 convictions.

Although I do agree with rehabilitation for low level criminals like some kid getting done for smoking a bit of pot.

Do you have some reading around tougher sentences and how they reduce crime?

Still not sure which part of your other politics put you centre left

 

[dead_soft]

Good question. About the same? Milliband was left of Brown like just about. Its hard to tell with Brown because he was so entrenched for so long with Blairism.

And Milliband wasn’t entrenched in Brown’s political thinking?

This is wildly off topic now so maybe we draw a line or start a new thread

 

[tsubaki]

And Milliband wasn’t entrenched in Brown’s political thinking?

No - in fact during Blair's latter years the No.10 staff used to call him "the Ambassador from Planet F***" because he was the only reasonable one*

* edit: that is not to say that anyone on either side was reasonable

 

[Hickson9]

No nonsense- life means life sentences for premeditated murder, tougher sentences for dangerius/sexual offenders and career criminals with abar 100 convictions.

Although I do agree with rehabilitation for low level criminals like some kid getting done for smoking a bit of pot.

This thread is going all over the place now, but anyway...

I am very pro the legalisation of marijuana.

 

[dead_soft]

No - in fact during Blair's latter years the No.10 staff used to call him "the Ambassador from Planet F***" because he was the only reasonable one*

* edit: that is not to say that anyone on either side was reasonable

I’m a big fan of the right Miliband and he is a very decent man with a genuine desire to make things better. He was, however, entrenched in Brown’s economics and politics. I’m not saying this is a bad thing.