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In reply to the discussion: Cameron says Corbyn should resign [View all]Denzil_DC
(7,222 posts)24. Point 2 below covers a few
And that despite the shambles of the shadow cabinet willing him to fail. I'm not a Corbynite, but FFS, sabotage him at every turn, run to the salivating media to run him down, then complain he's a failure! Utterly transparent.
ETA: There's also the small matter of the social issue votes where he's led the defeat of the Tories, when the Labour "rebels" were intent on going along with the austerity-driven cuts, largely because they're craven, but not least because they believe in them, but people have very short memories.
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OK, but this is the Black Knight in the Monty Python movie saying "call it a draw" (nt)
Recursion
Jun 2016
#26
Completely true but it's like hitting your head against a wall to get people to understand this!
Nihil
Jun 2016
#31
Second point not true: Labour's almost always had to win in the rest of the UK
Denzil_DC
Jun 2016
#10
the ideological differences between Scots and the English have never been more stark. nt
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#19
"All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, ...
Nihil
Jun 2016
#30
Unfortunately it appears that half the plane doesn't trust the co-pilot's skill either...
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#16
Correction: It appears that half of the flight attendants are having a hissy fit.
Nihil
Jun 2016
#35
That desperate need to drag someone else down to your level so as not to be alone there. nt
bemildred
Jun 2016
#21