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Big news in from Press Association this morning
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Sep 10, 2015 09:56
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This is important were he to become prime minister though. There's only ever been one British PM with a beard, and he served from the House of Lords. MacMillan was the last to have any sort of facial hair at all, but his was a weedy Assad type thing, really MacDonald was the most recent with any to speak of.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:03
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A STRONGER ECONOMY http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/10/government-must-face-up-to-200m-shortfall-of-financial-assets quote:UK auditors sound public-sector debt warning
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Sep 10, 2015 10:41
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Pesmerga posted:And all the usual voices are making their last desperate hit-pieces. I've just seen this in politics.co.uk, and found it interesting when checking out the 'senior frontbencher'. Dugher also thinks that there's a war on motorists and that improving the railways is an anorak obsession.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:49
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Jakabite posted:No, that was me and it was just off here as far as I can remember. Oh okay, sorry, I could've sworn I read that here at some point. Must be thinking of some other goon police visit.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:06
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I appear to be one of the few to get actually get a Labour ballot and not be thrown out before casting my vote. All this election has taught me is that New Labour's talent pool and campaigning skills are at an all time low.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:29
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JoylessJester posted:I appear to be one of the few to get actually get a Labour ballot and not be thrown out before casting my vote. All this election has taught me is that New Labour's talent pool and campaigning skills are at an all time low. I am a member of the greens, make no effort to hide it, and regularly criticise Labour on social media. I voted and avoided the purge (unless they do so in the next couple of days), so I have no idea how people far less deserving of being barred have been.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:52
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I found out quite early in the leadership contest that one of my dad's friends was friends with Corbyn, back in the day. Think he helped with running since of his campaigns or something. I just heard a story from him of how he once had to cram Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Livingstone, along with his rather large dog into the back of his mini metro to drive them off to a meeting with Gerry Adams. Think he's voting Yvette 
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Sep 10, 2015 11:58
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Hahaha, Daily Politics 'Chuka Umunha was seen as front runner when he threw his hat in the ring, but then he promptly retrieved his ring' and Kendall accused the Labour party of papering over the craps.. er craps, er cracks' I think this woman is pissed. And Toby 'Wanker' Young is on. E: Young suggesting if Jezza wins there will be purges. Arsehole.
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Sep 10, 2015 12:07
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So voting is closed, it's Corbyn or nothing now. If he wins are we all changing our avatars to Corbyn to celebrate the ushering in of glorious socialis(t opposition to a Tory government that might not even last that long before he gets deposed and replaced with a blandbot)m?
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Sep 10, 2015 12:35
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When are the results out?
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Sep 10, 2015 12:36
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11am Saturday.
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Sep 10, 2015 12:38
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They're gonna rig the gently caress out of it such that he has the largest share but not an overall majority, which they will hound him on. But I believe in my Corbae.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:00
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It's gonna be amusing to watch Labour's base collapse around them when they don't vote Corbyn and for them to stand around going "Wait, where you all going?"
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Sep 10, 2015 13:01
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"BUT WE'RE ELECTABLE NOW" they say to the five people still left in the room.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:02
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Oberleutnant posted:11am Saturday. This Saturday? gently caress, I have the 18th in my head for some reason.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:03
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I've been trying so hard not to get my hopes up but I can't help it. I can't take this level of disappointment again, so soon after the GE. What's everyone's plan of action if Corbyn doesn't make it? I suppose some of the older supporters here have been through this cycle of hope/disappointment plenty of times before...
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Sep 10, 2015 13:03
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Same as if he does make it: drink heavily. I'll probably just start now to save time.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:05
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Mr N posted:What's everyone's plan of action if Corbyn doesn't make it? I think electoral reform for the country in general would be a thing to focus on next, along with non-party social goals. Or whiskey. (e: ^^^  )
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Sep 10, 2015 13:07
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Can we add Toby Young to History's greatest monsters, please?
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Sep 10, 2015 13:17
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If he doesn't win you should all move up to Scotland and join RISE or something.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:17
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Guavanaut posted:I think electoral reform for the country in general would be a thing to focus on next, along with non-party social goals. Or whiskey. (e: ^^^ A possible way of electoral reform is to have all the minor parties from both wings to have an allience together to stand a better chance in the FPTP system. Which will be a pain in the rear end at the start because that would mean having to get everyone on the politcal spectrum to not rip into each other the moment the idea is brought up.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:20
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Coohoolin posted:If he doesn't win you should all move up to Scotland and join RISE or something. Extreme0 posted:having to get everyone on the politcal spectrum to not rip into each other the moment the idea is brought up.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:25
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Coohoolin posted:If he doesn't win you should all move up to Scotland and join RISE or something. Or, even better, join the Scottish Greens!
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Sep 10, 2015 13:27
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Guavanaut posted:Will it outlast Left Unity? Will their inevitable split be over something more amusing than workplace masturbation? Cat Boyd's involved, and I therefore believe it will last forever.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:31
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Mr N posted:I've been trying so hard not to get my hopes up but I can't help it. I can't take this level of disappointment again, so soon after the GE. Drink heavily, swear never to hope for anything in British politics again, sober up eventually, gradually hope for something in British politics, realise hope is a mistake, rinse, repeat, die
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Sep 10, 2015 13:32
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Don't you people remember the country decisively rejecting electoral reform less than five years ago? There won't be another chance to ditch fptp for a good long time.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:33
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I'd worry less about Corbyn getting in and more about how he will inevitably let us all down. They always let you down in the end.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:33
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Oberleutnant posted:I'd worry less about Corbyn getting in and more about how he will inevitably let us all down. They always let you down in the end. He's going to shave his beard three months before the election.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:38
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Oberleutnant posted:I'd worry less about Corbyn getting in and more about how he will inevitably let us all down. They always let you down in the end. He'll let us down by not getting in Seriously though, I'd be interested to see if and how his mannerisms change to the pressure of political consultants aiming to improve his electability. Imagine Corbyn slowly transforming into Blair, not in policy but just in every other way. Microplastics fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Sep 10, 2015 13:38
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KKKlean Energy posted:Imagine Corbyn slowly transforming into Blair
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Sep 10, 2015 13:41
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What's the best online bookies? I'm thinking of putting a flutter on Cooper and Burnham, so if one of them wins I'll still be up on the day
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Sep 10, 2015 13:42
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He'll let us down by suddenly going on holiday somewhere unknown and coming back a few days later looking uncannily like Simon Danczuk in a lovely beard while advocating centre-right bollocks.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:42
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Guess who:
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Sep 10, 2015 13:46
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probably hitler
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Sep 10, 2015 13:48
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TinTower posted:Guess who: Bet it's Dan Hodges. 'He needs a drone strike, not a new Labour leader'.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:49
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KKKlean Energy posted:Imagine Corbyn slowly transforming into Blair 
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Sep 10, 2015 13:57
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Pesmerga posted:Bet it's Dan Hodges. 'He needs a drone strike, not a new Labour leader'. Ding ding ding. Regarding outrage at the government extrajudicially executing their own citizens.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:58
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Something that came up on my Facebook feed earlier to distract us while Labour figure out a way to stop Corbyn from becoming "Dear Leader" I love the Victorian era. So I decided to live in it. Apart from being overly smug about the whole thing they've also created an idellic version of Upper Class Victorian living where the horrible stuff that Dickens wrote about doesn't exist. Children aren't used as slaves,the thames isn't a literal river of poo poo and the water you drink won't kill you. Were the Victorian times really that great? Seems like if you lived in them even with money it was generally awful....
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Sep 10, 2015 13:58
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So no one would consider voting Yvette/Andy in a GE? As much as I want a Corbyn victory I could see myself supporting either, obviously depending on what policy they come up with in the next 5 years. I just don't see what alternative there is, under the current voting system.
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Sep 10, 2015 13:59
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