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Can't be long now before that ****ed-up **** Russell Brand comes out with his voting advice.
This silly bastard calls it wrong every time (thank ****).
 
City Man said:
Whatever happened to the Liberal Party?

Are they in this election?
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I presume you mean the Liberal Democrats. They got blamed for jumping into bed with the Tories and haven't recovered. They are no longer a serious political party. Whether they recover is up for debate.
 
City Man said:
So when did I say I have no interest in politics?
You're showing an almost Abbott-like inability to focus on detail.
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You said you don't read any books or manifestos and switch over when political broadcasts are on.
That shows that you have no interest.
You then go on to write ( quite well ) about politics.
So my point is are you bullshit ting about not taking notice ???
 
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Obadiah said:
I presume you mean the Liberal Democrats. They got blamed for jumping into bed with the Tories and haven't recovered. They are no longer a serious political party. Whether they recover is up for debate.
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Having someone as leader with dubious public anti gay views isn't that great for a liberal...
 
Julian Edelman said:
You said you don't read any books or manifestos and switch over when political broadcasts are on.
That shows that you have no interest.
You then go on to write ( quite well ) about politics.
So my point is are you bullshit ting about not taking notice ???
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Instead of questioning his qualifications why not address the points he made?
 
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City Man said:
Maybe I am politically illiterate- I certainly don't read any books or manifestos, and switch it over when a party political broadcast comes on.
Some people are not really literate at all, and have no time for party politics. But they can spot a phoney or a bullshitter a mile off.
Which is what Corbyn and co are. None of em done a 'day's work' in their lives, have no affection for or connection to the 'working classes' - they have nothing in common with them.
What motivates Corbyn and his coterie is a move to what they see as 'socialist' governments like Cuba, East Germany or in the case of Seumas Milne, Soviet Russia.
They love the abstract concept, the idea etc ...but the actual rank and file people of Britain are of no interest to them. It's all about attacking the rich, the Establishment, the Church, the Forces, the Monarchy...all the big building blocks of our country (for right or for wrong). They have spent most of their adult lives protesting about them, trying to undermine them , doing their best to be a spanner in the works.
Which is fair enough.
But they appear to be utterly incompetent, unreliable, irresponsible, inexperienced and lacking in any kind of meaningful expertise in anything which a top level politician might actually need. They are unworthy of office and not fit to run any country, let alone ours, which is the best in the world.
It beggars belief than anyone can have any faith in them to deliver one iota of what they espouse - put simply, they are utterly incapable of government. It's depressing that so many people see them as having 'integrity' or being a 'breath of fresh air'. They've finally ditched Abbott, after one carcrash interview and porky about 'not being well' too many. What kind of group would have someone like that at the top of it?

Bewildering.
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“Can spot a bullshitter a mile off”

Not very precise is it? How does one measure/prove that?

As is 'they appear...' - based on what time in govt?

People, by and large, are stupid and gullible.

But Labour wants to protect and help these people, right and wrong. They are for a fairer society, simple as.
 
Leon T Trout AFC said:
“Can spot a bullshitter a mile off”

Not very precise is it? How does one measure/prove that?

As is 'they appear...' - based on what time in govt?

People, by and large, are stupid and gullible.

But Labour wants to protect and help these people, right and wrong. They are for a fairer society, simple as.
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...and stewards are there to enhance the matchday experience.
 
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Julian Edelman said:
You said you don't read any books or manifestos and switch over when political broadcasts are on.
That shows that you have no interest.
You then go on to write ( quite well ) about politics.
So my point is are you bullshit ting about not taking notice ???
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I reckon that makes me like 98% of the population, in that I don't digest the official sanitised party versions and prefer to make my own mind up on what I see/ hear first hand, and after many decades on this planet.

That's why Hull voted Brexit, despite the Corporation and our 3 MPs slavishly following the Remoaner line.
Real life experience> toytown Trot theory.
 
OedipusTex said:
Easy meat for any party. Don't fool yourself.

But on your broader point, most people are indeed politically illiterate, and this applies across the spectrum of intelligence. Yesterday I voted in a run-off election for our city council. Most people don't even know there's an active election, yet these officials have more impact on our daily lives than whomever is sitting in the White House. But everyone wants to express their opinion.
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You're right. Easy meat for anyone.

But in Britain, virtually all the print media are controlled by right wing interests.

TV too.

The BBC is **** scared of the Cons - and struggles to remain impartial. All of their political commentators I can think of, are right wing too.

It's stacked against anything else.
 
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