British Politics Thread.

[Psychosplodge]

A UK party leader who hasn't confused their own ideology with their party's ideology.

That is a rather interesting distinction. Whether he could manage to that as PM would be interesting if not for the experiment being with the country and I'm not convinced yet with their economic policies as outlined so far.

[Mr Mystery]

Anything is better than Tory led cuts for all (earnings if you're poor, tax if you're rich).

Corbyn seems to have his head screwed on, hence my distinction.

Labour has changed massively since the Kinnock days. Those feart he's going to drag them back to Student Radical Trotskyist stuff are just making up a fear mongering story. One can move quite far the left of the current Labour position without going anywhere near Communism.

Gimme a fiscally responsible socialist state. Support for those who need it. Social mobility for those who work for it. As I've said many, many times before on this forum, I've got no beef with the wealthy, whether they've earned it or were born into it. I do have beef with those wealthy individuals who think their money means they're more important than everyone else.

[eldargal]

One of the strengths of the Westminster system is that you are supposed to be able to have a prime minister with certain views whose policies will be tempered by ministers with differing views or a better grasp of economics or what have you. I think Corbyn addresses one of the major issues for Labour which is that they became, for all intents and purposes, a rather soulless Tory Lite.

[CoffeeGrunt]

Isn't it nice to be able to discuss such things? I mean, imagine if the only options were Conservative and Labour, that'd suck only having two polarised-yet-basically-identical parties.



I do love The Rupert Murdo-I mean, The Sun's attempt to make him Literally Worse Than Hitler. Like, the little tiny text next to that massive, rage-inducing title basically says, "yeah, he said that three years ago, when asked if world peace would be a nice thing....but what about OUR BOYS, EH?"

I hate that the military has been hijacked as a poster child for the right wing. I think the military itself does, too, because Britain First has had a fair few complaints with their using of military stuff to push their agenda from military personnel.

I want him to get into power almost solely so I can watch the right wing media's twitching, frothing rage...

[Mr Mystery]

With any luck, it'd be enough to send old Dingo Wukka (if not his entire evil brood) straight into the waiting arms of Satan....

Something tells me none of them have been courting Corbyn to try and influence him.....

[Wolfshade]

Corbyn's first PMQs today.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06chkk1/daily-politics-16092015[/url]

[Psychosplodge]

Don't know who wrote it originally but just seen on twitter

[Kirsten]

barely anybody knew who Nick Clegg was, nobody knows who Tim Farron is

[Psychosplodge]

I'm assuming he's Cleggy's replacement from context.

[Kirsten]

he is yes