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summerisle said:
Being an MP is primarily to serve your constituents, not transform the country. That's, allegedly, what the Prime Minister and members of the cabinet are supposed to do. There are few MP's, not in government, who can be said to have 'transformed' the country.
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I've no idea what he's achieved for his constituents either to be honest. Obviously he came to public attention when the mines in that part of the world shut down, but I couldn't tell you if he has helped Bolsover adapt to a post-industrial life any better than the other towns like that around the country.
 
peteblue said:
Only £10 I read. Still only the strong armed union members and labour apparatchiks in attendance......he’s plateaued......
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I have always voted Labour can't vote for him many reasons believe there was a representation of Jewish people outside asking questions and MP David Lammy got upset.......
If a strong Blairite was a leader I would sruggle to vote Labour too - John Mann seems a reasonable Labour MP as Frank Field, but they will never see power!
 
peteblue said:
Only £10 I read. Still only the strong armed union members and labour apparatchiks in attendance......he’s plateaued......
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In spite of mass media revolt against him - his party stands at 40% in the polls, whilst so-called moderate center-left parties throughout Europe have collapsed.

I also think it's really sad to see people stick their noses up to political involvement. For too long have we the people not been politically involved, and to get 13,000 people on a World Cup weekend is no mean feat.
 
Number_25 said:
In spite of mass media revolt against him - his party stands at 40% in the polls, whilst so-called moderate center-left parties throughout Europe have collapsed.

I also think it's really sad to see people stick their noses up to political involvement. For too long have we the people not been politically involved, and to get 13,000 people on a World Cup weekend is no mean feat.
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Or alternatively, if 40% of the population love Jezza then about 0.08% of his support could actually be bothered to go to his jamboree. How many were there to protest against the stance of Labour on the EU?
 
zzr45 said:
Or alternatively, if 40% of the population love Jezza then about 0.08% of his support could actually be bothered to go to his jamboree. How many were there to protest against the stance of Labour on the EU?
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About 30 wasn't it? I'm a bit unwell at the moment, so I wasn't able to go - but from my understanding it was a fantastic event in which people came together and talked openly about ideas and policy.

I think there's a huge disconnect as to why people are so infatuated about Jeremy Corbyn. As a man, you couldn't get any less inspiring if you tried - but he stands for a "people first" type of politics - in a way that's often only seen by right-wing demagogues (Trump). If someone more able with the same principles were to step up, I think Corbyn would see no issue in standing aside - but until then he's the man to lead us.
 
Number_25 said:
In spite of mass media revolt against him - his party stands at 40% in the polls, whilst so-called moderate center-left parties throughout Europe have collapsed.

I also think it's really sad to see people stick their noses up to political involvement. For too long have we the people not been politically involved, and to get 13,000 people on a World Cup weekend is no mean feat.
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To be fair, half of the cabinet have constituencies in north London, so when you add in any Momentum/Trade Union folk who were bussed in from outside of north London, it's not a rousing response. I'm all for political movements but there is a strong pang of the culf of personality about Corbyn.
 
Bruce Wayne said:
To be fair, half of the cabinet have constituencies in north London, so when you add in any Momentum/Trade Union folk who were bussed in from outside of north London, it's not a rousing response. I'm all for political movements but there is a strong pang of the culf of personality about Corbyn.
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I'd agree that there's some people that are completely infatuated about him, but it's certainly a minority of Labour Party members. I don't particularly like the man, but I do agree with what he stands for and how he does it. I've always said that if you could take his principles, and put those into an orator like Aneurin Bevan, or Neil Kinnock - we'd probably be in power today.

I do recall some Conservative MPs and activists referring to Theresa May as "mummy" though, so maybe it's not just a Labour thing(!)
 
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