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Julio Cruz posted:it owns so much that the media were just begging to give him an easy ride and he wasted all that goodwill by not having a single actual policy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/16/keir-starmer-leadership-urgent-course-correction-labour Guardian article points out that since being elected: - Starmer's picked an entirely pointless and unnecessary fight with the Labour left - Wasted time defining himself as 'not being Corbyn' when this was blindingly obvious already - Has failed to put the Tories on the defensive re: their blatant failures on Covid and Brexit - Has articulated no clear vision of where he wants to take the country It's all the stuff we've been saying for months, just a bit surprising to see it in the Guardian.
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Scikar posted:I really don't think it would have changed things. Remember we're talking about a group who already had the purges that never happened branded as Stalinist. On the rare occasion Corbyn did go down the route of playing politics, they would gleefully exclaim "see, he's just another politician like the rest of us!" as though it were not a sad indictment of their own careers. CoolCab has it right - you can't win honestly from the left, but you have to play squeaky clean because any wrong step you take is repeated in the news for weeks Or lean into it where it really would be expedient? Call that a Stalinist purge? I'll show you a Stalinist purge* etc. *Don't, obviously, that would be monstrous. Just sack a few SPADs or something.
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Pistol_Pete posted:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/16/keir-starmer-leadership-urgent-course-correction-labour Mate, he demanded the kids get back to school. Leadership!
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bessantj posted:Mate, he demanded the kids get back to school. Leadership! His one firm idea so far is so bad that his soft critics have to say he hasn't had any ideas lol
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He sent a clear and serious message to the government that he will sensibly support whatever they put forward
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Trin Tragula posted:
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Jose posted:lol TheRat posted:Lmao what on earth If either of you want to expand on that, let's have a conversation.
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Guavanaut posted:Good news everyone, housing crises solved! https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1361722487390818305?s=20 Yes, yes I am 
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Trin Tragula posted:If either of you want to expand on that, let's have a conversation. was absolutely devastated by that episode of Rumpole tbh
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while a lot of what trin said i am going to strongly reiterate, in the most unambiguous terms possible, my strong suggestion that if you are in legal trouble you contact the legal support services offered by your union. it is what they are there for, even (in my union) for criminal issues - there perhaps is some regional variation because i have not heard overwhelmingly flattering things about duty solicitors in my limited secondhand experience however i defer to more specialized knowledge.
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Trin Tragula posted:If either of you want to expand on that, let's have a conversation. in a carpark?
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NoneMoreNegative posted:https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1361722487390818305?s=20 Like it's either traditional Saxon house or nothing. No sheds, no chicken coops, no rabbit hutches, no Iron Age Atlantic roundhouses, no Cloigthithe, no Palladian miniature temples, no Druidic shrines, no stills, no meth labs, no kennels, no greenhouses, no gazebos, only hundreds of traditional Saxon houses or empty yards. Such is 2020s England.
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Trin Tragula posted:If either of you want to expand on that, let's have a conversation. lol
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peanut- posted:Almost all better than Labour Still more info than a news segment would do today. It would be 'X is standing as candidate', and nothing else. Is they wanted to pad it out they would get a vox pop of some rando no nothing from the street.
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Spangly A posted:was absolutely devastated by that episode of Rumpole tbh she made him sit at the tap end of the bath the tap end
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So has TERF island hit the point where trans folks are accused of stealing genitals yet?
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Also has anyone used "The Law of Equivalent Sexchange" yet? (I know "sex change" isn't accurate but I couldn't resist the pun.)
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We really need some consistency on whether this is TERF Island, Paedo Island or Normal Island.
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endlessmonotony posted:So has TERF island hit the point where trans folks are accused of stealing genitals yet?
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Trin Tragula posted:If either of you want to expand on that, let's have a conversation. maybe you just have a different view of reputable than the rest of the world
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Corbyn had good political instincts and was an excellent local MP. He just wasn't willing to play the lovely political game people expect the leader of the opposition to play. I think the best example of this was when Cameron bitched him out for not being at the England rugby game, and he responded that he was doing his weekly GP surgery. That is in every respect the right answer to give, but the papers still loving hated him for it. My personal opinion is that he didn't take advantage of a lot of opportunities to dunk on the conservatives, but then I don't think that's in his nature. I don't know, maybe if he'd become leader during a less insane time in our history, it might have worked. Corbyn was the right man at the wrong time. Bobby Deluxe fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Feb 16, 2021 |
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NORMAN IT SAYS IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE DEVIANTS THESE DAYS ARE WANTING TO STEAL OUR BREASTS, NORMAN
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NORMAN!!! I WANT YOU TO WRITE SOMEONE, NORMAN!!!!!  USE THE GOOD PAPER IN THE BUREAU, NORMAN
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Qwertycoatl posted:What should you do if you don't have a solicitor and the police want to talk to you? Can you pull out your phone and start googling solicitors or do you have to accept one the police provide or what? You say "I'm really sorry, would love to help, but I've been advised by my solicitor not to make any statements to the police before speaking to them,". You then say you don't have your solicitors number in your phone and don't feel comfortable saying the name of the firm. If they really press then you call your mate and say "Hey turns out I don't have their number saved in my phone, do you mind texting it to me?" and then if your mate is sound they send a text 3 hours later saying 'hey couldn't find the number, are you in trouble?". Julio Cruz posted:it owns so much that the media were just begging to give him an easy ride and he wasted all that goodwill by not having a single actual policy I'm genuinely curious what's gonna happen. Keith ticked all the boxes for nu-blair; he manipulated enough of a demoralised left into voting for him then went full stalin purges against the left, has signalled absolute obediance to neoliberalism and has continually maintained having a haircut. Honestly I'm legit surprised at how badly he's loving it he's pissing away torrents of press goodwill.
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peanut- posted:We really need some consistency on whether this is TERF Island, Paedo Island or Normal Island. I thought we were plague island
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a pipe smoking dog posted:I thought we were plague island Plagues Island
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peanut- posted:We really need some consistency on whether this is TERF Island, Paedo Island or Normal Island. Normal MAP cisland
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lol https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1361740897826791428?s=20
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We should just abbreviate all of them & call it Island. The archipelago can be called the Islish Isles. Can't see that causing any problems.
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I prefer to just call Britain a poo poo hole
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Jose posted:maybe you just have a different view of reputable than the rest of the world Nah, Trin is right. To the average barrister, your little issue isn't worth a barrister's licence / opening themselves up to personal prosecution / anything that isn't just "get paid for the job". But they make super boring TV.
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Britain is actually one of the best places in the world that people actually want to come to.
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Britain is actually one of the best places in the world that people actually want to come to. Don't lie to me
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Britain is actually one of the best places in the world that people actually want to come to. Source your quotes.
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Britain is actually one of the best places in the world that novel coronaviruses actually want to come to.
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Like, I'm no expert, but I've heard one solution to Britain's problems is to divide britain up into several, even more self impressed, lesser britains.
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Like, I'm no expert, but I've heard one solution to Britain's problems is to divide britain up into several, even more self impressed, lesser britains.
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Ash Crimson posted:I prefer to just call Britain a poo poo hole I realise you're an ethnonationalist idiot but a genuine Galaxy Brain Meme moment most politically aware people have at some point in their lives is that Britain is actually pretty good. If your soul was floating down to earth and you were gonna be gay or trans then the UK would be a good spot to aim for. If you were gonna be a woman it would be a good spot to aim for. If you were gonna be disabled it would be a good spot to aim for. This is objectively true if measured against almost any other place a soul might happen to land.
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