Jeremy Corbyn - Not Not Labour Party(?), not a Communist (BBC)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Labour are very casual about expropriating assets.
They could've just stuck VAT on school fees tbh.
Sack Queen, sell Boris
There is of course quite a lot of inward investment from foreign students as well into the private sector
Would certainly expect legal challenges to the seizure of land and assets
The 7% limit enforced on universities also seems a bit strange... Effectively punishing some people from going to the uni they want to because their parents are rich... Again I'd expect legal challenges
What exactly is the benefit of this?
I'm not sure... Suspect it will.backfire politically as it will highlight how many labour MPs are from private school and how many sent / send their kids to one
What's the 7% limit?
"Ensure universities admit the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population (currently 7%)"
That's just classic socialism. Forever casual about expropriation.
That could also hit kids from underprivileged backgrounds with scholarships at Eton or wherever too.
Yeah... It just seems not thought through fully
That said looking at the current polls let's say it does not look likely to be government policy any time soon
That's true- crazy time for them to have another massive lurch to the left, alienating even more voters.
I was looking at the odds for his replacement earlier and somewhat heartened by the fact that Emily Thornberry is only third favourite.
Think she's 4th favourite at the moment
Starmer 5/1
Long bailey 13/2
Raynor 11/1
Thornberry 12/1
You seem a very odd alleged Labour voter in that you never want Labour to actually do anything.
I've worked for a charity that works on getting kids from deprived areas into university (if they decide that's something they would like to do) and the figures at the minute are shocking. I'm not sure it's possible for educational reform to be too drastic because at the minute we're failing entire generations of kids.
It’s one thing attacking corporations in the name of wealth equality..... but private schools? Seems a bit fecking much, especially if the people proposing the scheme have benefitted from private education
Steal the queen, make Boris popular.
In fairness we really shouldn't be listening to someone called Mad Mike.
In fairness you shouldn't be listening to Corbyn.
Past labour voter/ supporter / member / doner
Wouldn't associate myself with the shower of shit currently running the ship aground
Well, yes, we know. Posting links to guido tends to be a giveaway. I'm just surprised you've ever found anything you like in Labour; you seem like a classic (small c) conservative voter who would always feel ill at ease with a party trying to enact social change. I'm just surprised that even New Labour wasn't too radical for you.
That depends how much you want to get elected in the first place, so you’re in a position to do anything at all. This is what infuriates me about the Labour left, they just don’t seem to actually care about electability as long as they’re ideologically pure.
I've said it before, so I'll say it again.
I'm convinced Labour are happy to be the shadow party and don't actually want power. Going after business, no matter tiny or huge, and things like private schools and Trident yet largely fence sitting on the most major issue we face?
They are letting us down massively. The sooner people realise this, the better. They are failing us all in the face of this completely evil Tory leadership.
But meh, it doesn't matter. I'll get predictable shit for this post and yet it's all irrelevant as they won't be in power any time soon and the excuses will flow rather than any actual reflection and change.
I'm convinced Labour are happy to be the shadow party and don't actually want power. Going after business, no matter tiny or huge, and things like private schools and Trident yet largely fence sitting on the most major issue we face?
They are letting us down massively. The sooner people realise this, the better. They are failing us all in the face of this completely evil Tory leadership.
But meh, it doesn't matter. I'll get predictable shit for this post and yet it's all irrelevant as they won't be in power any time soon and the excuses will flow rather than any actual reflection and change.
Ironically, there's a 'People's Front of Judea' air about them.
I'm far from the right poster to direct that line at tbh. I'm not even sure people would put me on the left of the party anymore, god knows I've clashed enough with posters on the left that they wouldn't put me there.
I feel that to enact social change you have to firstly get elected ...
Being a santamonious prick shouting oooh Jeremy corbyn from the sidelines will do nothing but drive the labour vote down further which is a shame but meh crack on and enjoy your echo chamber for now as after the next election it will be lots of moaning about how people are thick as they didn't vote for Corbyn and it will all be Blair's or the media's or the Jews fault etc...
I only hope the party can sort it's self out quicker than after the Michael foot disaster
Its called the LABOUR party.
Not sure why people struggle with this rather simple point.
You might want to read my posts on Corbyn over the past year before you start sounding off.I'd take that though! At least they thought about improving what we had.
I think Labour currently are much more like the Judean people's front. In that they just oppose everything with no forward plan.
I don't struggle with that.
Nor do I struggle with why it took mere minutes for your predictable angry redponse without a single thought as to why I might be against that bit though.
Wait hold on, so your problem with the Labour Party is that its the party of labour ? What the feck are you on about ?
Yea, that's exactly it. Well done, you've caught me.
Corbyn's comment that he was 'daunted' by the prospect of becoming PM was also rather odd.
Maybe just stick to talking about video games. Nerd.
He's the Moyes of politics.
But hey, apparantly we all have to think the same thing because, you know, that's totally going to get Labour in again. It's LABOUR after all...
In fairness I don't think the Labour Party ever had your vote. Anyway for such a anti business party -
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...-tories-no-deal-capitalism-radical-government
Red Tory. Disgraceful.
ps please vote for us in November.