They have had their problems, but I am no expert on Italian politics. We have become too tribal. That's fine on match days, but has lowered political debate to a battle of the soundbites.
I see the Labour Party's (Mrs Thornberry) options for a second referendum would be … 1) Mrs May's deal 2) Remain ….. so taking leaving the EU off the table then?
Corbyn is more of a communist than a socialist, isn't he? The British Communist Party and the Socialist Workers' Party are both quite strongly pro-Brexit as far as I know.
Why would that be a problema? he was comfortable absent for the last referéndum. I'm sure he could don his invisibility cloak again should the need arise.
My old union boss Alan Johnson, whom I trust, was caught saying to a fellow campaigner that he felt that Jezza was working against him. Jezza's mentor was Tony Benn, who was anti-the Common Market from day one. I bet he would love Brexit to go through, and if Project Fear turns out to be Project Reality it won't be his fault, he can still carp from the sidelines.
Dodgy Dave passed a law that Parliament had to run a full 5-year term, yet now we are told to expect Boris to call a snap election after his coronation, and the last Parliament only ran for 2 years as well.I'm confused.
Not watched much TV lately but a while ago I did notice another advert playing heavily on 'leave' sentiments. A crowd of jolly folk in a pub somewhere, enjoying a karaoke rendition of the 80's hit "together in a Brexit dream" Strongbow I think
Sir Nigel Farage has been attacked and covered in milkshake in Newcastle today. The fat, greasy lump of lard who did it is clearly unemployed & looked in need of a good wash & a crash diet. On a serious point, is it now acceptable to throw unknown liquids at politicians. ? There would be a very different reaction if this happened to a left wing female politician, so why the double standards ??
No, it's not acceptable. Corbyn was egged last year and there wasn't much made of it. It was also a bit of a joke when John Prescott got egged. Nigel's resonse, blaming "radicalised remainers", is similar to Roland blaming Charlton fans for the vandalism earlier this year. I don't agree with the bile n vitriol directed at politicians these days; we, the electorate put them there, then expect miracles. A survey last year showed that all sections of society want the level of taxation to be lower. The same survey showed that all sections of society want more money spent on public services. Then we get on our high horse when they don't deliver. No wonder the likes of Sir Lynton Crosbie and Seumas Milne are employed to produce soundbites rather than reasoned arguments.
I don't like the way the BBC news report suggested that Nigel Farage was somehow deserving of an assault like that because his views provoke strong emotions. Just the kind of attitude I expect from them. All politicians sometimes provoke strong emotions with the things they say. Arguing with them, even heckling them or shouting them down is one thing. Physically attacking them in any way is (as FHB says) not acceptable. Nigel Farage did not deserve to be assaulted any more than Jo Cox deserved to be murdered. But I don't recall the BBC mitigating the disgusting crime of Jo's killer by mentioning that her political views could provoke strong emotions.
It’s the nauseating hypocrisy of the Left @lardiman The worst offenders in terms of double standards reporting the assault yesterday was the Guardian - all 16 of their remaining readers must have loved it - and Iain Watson, a horrible little fat Jock from the BBC, who was literally chortling (it’s on social media) The Left really are vile hypocrites.
