O/T:- After the election

[magpie_mania]

I have a simple two stage plan for Labour to get back on track:

Step 1 - tell Momentum that even though some of their aims are laudable, many of their more extreme ideals are at odds with where Labour want to be. Momentum need to cut all ties with Labour and set up as a separate party, and stand or fail accordingly.

Step 2 - When Jeremy Corbyn steps down, elect Jess Phillips as his successor. At the moment she is a bit of a novice, but she is one of those rare politicians who is in it for what she can give rather than what she can get. She has an ability to connect with people, and I think her honesty will be a big vote winner compared to the serial liar who is currently occupying 10 Downing Street. It will be a long term project, but one I think will be well worth investing in.

I agree entirely with this post.

Rebecca Long- Bailey is favourite, Kier Starmer second (would be a huge mistake imo) and Jess Phillips third. They need to take a long term view, they have 5 years now. I don't think Boris will last that long, but the Govt. will.

To Jeremy Corbyn I would say thank you for the way you have handled yourself over the last few weeks but, go now. Let someone else handle the inquest as to what went wrong, as you're a major reason.

[jackal2]

I agree entirely with this post.

Rebecca Long- Bailey is favourite, Kier Starmer second (would be a huge mistake imo) and Jess Phillips third. They need to take a long term view, they have 5 years now. I don't think Boris will last that long, but the Govt. will.

To Jeremy Corbyn I would say thank you for the way you have handled yourself over the last few weeks but, go now. Let someone else handle the inquest as to what went wrong, as you're a major reason.

As a Tory voter I'll readily declare my disqualification from the debate about who should be the next Labour leader, but I'm still sufficiently fair-minded to recognise the talents of people in other parties. Some of the names being thrown around surprise me because I genuinely don't see them as anything special, but for what it's worth, one of the few Labourites who does impress me when I see her on programmes like Question time or being interviewed from time to time is the Wigan MP, Lisa Nandy.

[dam617]

I have a simple two stage plan for Labour to get back on track:

Step 1 - tell Momentum that even though some of their aims are laudable, many of their more extreme ideals are at odds with where Labour want to be. Momentum need to cut all ties with Labour and set up as a separate party, and stand or fail accordingly.

Step 2 - When Jeremy Corbyn steps down, elect Jess Phillips as his successor. At the moment she is a bit of a novice, but she is one of those rare politicians who is in it for what she can give rather than what she can get. She has an ability to connect with people, and I think her honesty will be a big vote winner compared to the serial liar who is currently occupying 10 Downing Street. It will be a long term project, but one I think will be well worth investing in.

'In it for what she can give rather than what she can get'.

Ah, you must mean 'giving' her hubby a job in her 'office' as Director Of Paperclips - or some other bull**** job with wages paid by the taxpayer?

Trebles all round - as they used to say in Private Eye when it used to be funny.

[TheBlackHorse]

... yes, Corbyn and McDonnell always polite in public - the velvet glove clothing the iron fist. That's why so many were fooled into supporting so called 'Corbynism' - nice, caring, well meaning soft socialism. Unfortunately, their Gestapo-Momentum attack dogs were seen for their true communist values. GB doesn't do communism.

[countygump]

Some people not best pleased.


https://twitter.com/i/status/1205605074694787072

[navypie]

Some people not best pleased.


https://twitter.com/i/status/1205605074694787072

Well at least we know Fatlad wasn't amongst them, he doesn't do the coal face.

ps. I know it's panto season so........oh yes he is!

[Bridg4d_Pie_]

... yes, Corbyn and McDonnell always polite in public - the velvet glove clothing the iron fist. That's why so many were fooled into supporting so called 'Corbynism' - nice, caring, well meaning soft socialism. Unfortunately, their Gestapo-Momentum attack dogs were seen for their true communist values. GB doesn't do communism.

I can hear the sound of their Heir Albert's Jack Boots marching away as I type.

[jackal2]

... yes, Corbyn and McDonnell always polite in public - the velvet glove clothing the iron fist. That's why so many were fooled into supporting so called 'Corbynism' - nice, caring, well meaning soft socialism. Unfortunately, their Gestapo-Momentum attack dogs were seen for their true communist values. GB doesn't do communism.

It hasn't really done Socialism either for at least 40 years. Tony Blair only got Labour elected because John Major's leadership was so inept, and because Blair diluted Socialism to a point where he is dismissed by socialists as a 'Red Tory', and then when Gordon Brown made his move to strengthen the Socialist flavour a little bit, he was promptly kicked out.

[JoePass]

I can hear the sound of their Heir Albert's Jack Boots marching away as I type.

Come on you Bluessssss.

[sidders]

Come on you Bluessssss.

Now the Thatcher lover turns into a Chesterfield fan....