O/T Next Labour Leader thread

[crashbang]

Don't want Abbott she would let half of Europes refugee's into the country, if she became prime minister, Abbott ought to be going along with the leader & his 2nd in command.

Abbott and prime minister in one sentence?
Nearly spat my tea out.

[animallittle3]

Unbelievably nearly 40,000 people voted for the incompetent clown in the general election! Surely they can only be people who have always voted Labour and still would do if the candidate was a turnip with a red rosette pinned to it. Come to think of it........🥺

Not necessarily mellow as a local PM she's does a lot of good work in her constituency and is very highly thought of .

She's helped a tremendous amount of people who faced real difficulty in their lives .

She should never have been brought to the front benches because the responsibility and media spotlight are beyond her .

Her skill set is at the heart of the tough London constituency she's represented for many years .

[animallittle3]

Was Thatcher selected because she was a woman or just the best person for the job?

Picking a woman just to score politically correct points is just madness.

They need the best person that can bring the factions together and move the party forward. If that person just happens to be a woman then fair enough.

I agree the best person should get the gig but it don't work like that now does it .

Remember the shyte storm a few years back for Sports Personality when no women were selected for the final 6 , maybe there weren't any who had done anything ?

The other one that springs to mind was the Oscars a couple of years ago when no black people won anything or selected for nomination , maybe they hadn't done anything particularly good that year either .

Nobody had the balls to say that .

If Labour don't elect a woman then pound to a penny the same accusations will surface , guarantee it .

[LincsMiller]

It sounds about right Animal, the southerners having a local PM

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Ok so they want a woman, one that wanted remain, one that can make rash spending promises and isn’t one of the Corbyn old guard.

The ideal candidate is Jo Swinson !

Out of work, more than happy to jump ship and she lives up north somewhere

[animallittle3]

One of the sadest things last Thursday was Dennis Skinner losing his seat after nearly 50 years representing Bolsover .

I'd like to wish Dennis a happy retirement and I'll offer up a few memories of the great man , they don't and never will make em like Dennis .

Ladies and gentlemen Mr Dennis Skinner .....


https://youtu.be/bLxWrp-rEeg

[flourbasher]

How do you explain you watching the Millers or me watching the Tykes when there is probably better fayre on offer at either of the Sheffield clubs [well one at least] or Leeds?
Heart not head so how much sense does that make by your logic?

There was a sketch on the Fast Show where a bloke in the pub kept changing his football team until he found a good one. His latest announcement was that he was going to give The Arsenal a try this week.

I think the next week he even decided to change his national team because Berkamp was from the Netherlands

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

One of the sadest things last Thursday was Dennis Skinner losing his seat after nearly 50 years representing Bolsover .

I'd like to wish Dennis a happy retirement and I'll offer up a few memories of the great man , they don't and never will make em like Dennis .

Ladies and gentlemen Mr Dennis Skinner .....


https://youtu.be/bLxWrp-rEeg

At least with Dennis it was “exactly what it says on the tin”

But to be fair he is now 87 and has been creaking at the seams for years. With better planning the Labour Party ( with him involved) should have been lining up somebody to take over the reins in a smooth manner.

But in good Labour fashion they depended on this being a safe seat and Dennis carrying on until he dropped. But then along came Jeremy and Brexit.

[Exiletyke]

Morgan to carry on as culture secretary with a peerage
Bozo had to reward her for her sterling defence of his 50,000 more nurses pledge

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Morgan to carry on as culture secretary with a peerage
Bozo had to reward her for her sterling defence of his 50,000 more nurses pledge

No matter which party it is, “elevation” to a peerage is usually a mark of incompetence