Off Topic The Politics Thread

I'd love to hear Corbyn take a leaf out of Trump's book, and threaten to nuke the middle east countries. Jeremy "Bomb the bastards" Corbyn, eh? What a shame there's no real political satire around. Spitting image would be having a field day.

 

I'm forever grateful for Tewks on here; he once mentioned Whoops Apocalypse, the single handed best satirical comedy. A TV series and film from the late 80s.

Look it up if you've not seen it! Peter Cook in the film version could be the British equivalent of Trump, whilst the newly elected Labour government in the TV series, wondering what to actually do now, is hilarious.

 

Tewks is sorely missed. In case he is looking in (think the chances are very slim) I hope you're well .

 

................was one of the funniest men ever, sadly young when he died. His take-off of the judges summing-up in the Jeremy Thorpe trial was a peak of British comedy. I must watch the film you mention, I fear that British television has been too neutered to produce anything so biting now.

 

Two awful performances by shadow ministers on Andrew Marr and Andrew Neil programs, compared to a polished performance by Sadiq Khan on LBC. Please let's get this election over and Corbyn out.

 

Labour's fate sealed today with the unveiling of their deluded, uncosted wish list. Also known as the leakiest suicide note on history.

* Apparently * the highly mobile & sophisticated highest earning 5% really are going to pay for more police, more nurses, more teachers, more job ads in media Guardian, more LGBT one legged refugee lollipop ladies, free train Wifi, free cat food and free fish fingers on a Friday.

It's called Abbott-omics, and it really is that simple.

Vote Labour on June 8 .... or Borat gets it

 

If Labour had a moderate, properly costed manifesto it would not matter, nobody trusts Team Corbyn anyway.

 

The Donald- What a Cult!

 

He's becoming madder than Kim Jong-un !!

 

Corbyn's puppet master Len McCluskey - recently elected with less than 50% of the votes on a 12% turnout, says the benchmark for success for Labour is 200 seats.

I think this is known as 'managing expectations'.

Labour won't get anything near 200 seats.

On 9 June it is time for the spineless moderates in the PLP - those that are left of course- to collectively grow a pair of bollox and stand up for Labour's once proud heritage.

This is actually becoming embarrassing.

 

Their problem is that thanks to Ed Miliband it's the members who hold the power. All I am hoping for is that there are enough Labour MP's to ensure that there aren't 15% of Corbyn-friendly MP's, something which becomes possible if the number starts to approach 100 or so. They need to get rid of him before the Party Conference, because Team Corbyn wants a further rule change, to reduce the MP's support to only 5%, which will enable one of the Corbynite clique to stand. The problem really is not the MP's, it's the members.

 

Under the current rules it won't matter - Corbyn automatically has the right to stand again as leader

 

The Labour Party are starting to resemble North Korea

 

Corbynite Richard Burgon MP appeared on Newsnight - it is well worth watching the interview. The man is so thick he makes Diane Abbott look like Nostradamus.

The state of that Party.

 

There might be a way back, might not. We should know after the Conference, which incidentally is at the same time as my membership is up for renewal. Civil war will undoubtedly break out after the election, getting worse the longer he hangs on. If Len McLuskey turns on Corbyn there must be hope that he will be unable to withstand the pressure to go, and this is what I'm hoping for.

 

Umm?? I think hope is all you may have.... he ain't going nowhere!

 

Corbyn is in one of the few genuinely safe Labour seats, Islington, and I already see him smiling benignly at his adoring fans as they celebrate his return to Parliament while the Labour Party falls to pieces around him.

The clamour for his resignation will be incessant and noisy. Not a pretty sight.

 

Charlton fans want the Douche to sell but.... he won't go!

 

There are strong similarities