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I doubt anyone will present themselves as challenger to Corbyn. Until he stands down, I suspect the situation will carry on as at present despite what that does to the party & it's future. For a man supposedly without ego, he is remarkably stubborn in the face of seat & Councillor losses as...

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labour policies.png The lesson of the last election is that while individual policies may be popular, voters don't tend to vote on them but on whether the candidate is who they want as PM. I suspect it is the vision thing, or a hierachy of needs (keep me safe, keep me fed, help me if I am sick), I'...

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Po-gress?

What ?

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In 2014 Ed M is quoted as having said £8ph by 2020 but the bit that gets forgotten (deliberatly so ?) was that the plan was also to link the minimum wage to average earnings thus "substantially" raising its level. The Res Foundation had suggested 60% of average earnings. I don't remember i...

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Looking at the media links kindly provided by Paul, it seems 'the MSM ignore what Jeremy says' is indeed, nonsense.

Suprises me though that Labour supporters don't recognise existing policy being rehashed, none of his announcements this week are 'new' policy

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The Last Leg with special guest, Ed Miliband, was a hoot.

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I haven't got my tv on so can't judge but whatever it was that she did say, she's being slammed for it on twitter. https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=news&q=thornberry&src=typd" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; She said air strikes are not the answer and...

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I haven't got my tv on so can't judge but whatever it was that she did say, she's being slammed for it on twitter.

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote: Apparently Thornberry will be speaking for Labour not Griffith.

Wonder if that's because Griffith & Corbyn are at odds with one another over this whereas Thornberry will say whatever Corbyn wants her to say ?

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For some light-hearted cheer, have a read of this by Jonn Elledge reporting on his encounter with the protestors outside the New Statesman office yesterday:

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Much was made of journalists complaining about Corbyn's press office tardiness. James O'Brien claims they requested a statement at 07.30hrs James O'Brien‏Verified account @mrjamesob 3h3 hours ago More Colleague contacted main Labour Press Office at 7.30. They are currently still in discussions with ...

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General taxation ie income tax. The same tax that gets cut, leading to cutting of public services.

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Evening All I wonder why we (society) find school lunches so emotive. If kids are at School all day they need some food. Just like they need exercise books, paper etc. I do understand the "not the best use of cash" argument, but with appropriate taxation we could easily afford a modest me...

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I'm generally in favour of free school meals. There are a lot of good arguments for it. I believe Finland provides free school meals. I'm less keen on the piecemeal, transactional stuff, though. If you are going to do it should be for everyone, right up to when they leave school at 18. Properly uni...

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I don't know much, if anything, about VAT in schools & on supplies of FSMs but found this interesting comment BTL at the Times: So it is proposed to make free school meals available to all primary age children, including not just middle-income parents who can well afford to pay, but presumably ...

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gilsey wrote: It would need to be a hell of a capex programme, given that presumably by far the biggest expense of a school would be teachers. No input VAT on wages.

VAT is charged on all manner of things though, not just capex.

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I don't know much, if anything, about VAT in schools & on supplies of FSMs but found this interesting comment BTL at the Times: So it is proposed to make free school meals available to all primary age children, including not just middle-income parents who can well afford to pay, but presumably t...

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Dense people on there. I did find this article though. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/04/opinions/livingstone-is-wrong-about-zionism-lipstadt/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Why don't they get down to their local CLP? Attend their first ever meeting. Meet some of...

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HindleA wrote:Journalists seem very sensitive as regards being held to account/challenged on inaccuracies.

???

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Sam Freedman doesn't think much to a FSM policy either

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More from that Godawful facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/519949641500248/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not hard to find anti-Semitism, unchallenged. Remember how Sqwawkbox was declaring Emily Thornberry was considering challenging Tom Watson and how much s...

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Aahhhh, this new NEC referral is to look at Livingstone's comments made subsequently to the commencement of the case that 'ended' yesterday. Well, good & well done Corbyn for speaking out ! It is faintly amusing though to see people ardently supportive of Livingstone reverse-ferretting since Cor...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39499640" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Mr Corbyn, a longstanding ally of the former London mayor, said: "Ken Livingstone's comments have been grossly insensitive, and he has caused deep offence and hurt to the Jewish community. &q...

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OK, maybe "I don't care" about KL was slightly - slightly - overstating it. Its obviously a fudge and not a very good one. But its still not THAT important in the wider scheme of things. Livingstone is now an irrelevance and - ban or no ban - will never hold office within the party again....

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Ed Miliband didn't post tweets whinging about the media. His complaints were handled behind the scenes, the same as any competent professional would. Corbyn is tweeting his complaints to bolster the corbynites. I suspect he knows support is draining away & his making it look like the whole world...

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ED Miliband:

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In response to Corbyn's attack on the media yesterday, Iain Dale of LBC has extended him an invitation. It's up to Corbyn to accept if he wants to prove his point rather than behaving like a petulant child.

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Tom Watson statement:

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Breaking news on Sky:
Angela Merkel has rejected Theresa May's calls for Brexit negotiations to run in parallel with defining the UK's future relationship with the EU

Yup, the negotiation is going to go really well....

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Genuine question: after the events of the last 8-9 years, how does anyone on the left retain any optimism whatsoever about how this all turns out? How do you convince yourself the Tories are somehow going to be screwed? They misrepresented the financial crisis to gain power, and it worked and still...

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Speculating on the name & race of the attacker is pretty pointless tbh & the stuff you'd find in the pages of tabloids.

The Police will release the details once they have evidence of his identity.

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Present events inevitably make one recall the June 2010 shootings up here. It kicked off just yards away from where i worked in Whitehaven some days (though not then, as it happened) That office and many others were locked down for several hours. We have also just passed the 21st anniversary of Dun...

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https://twitter.com/UniteforLen/status/843923548037103616 If I didn't already do so, this tweet would make me utterly despise McCluskey. He's a contemptible creep. Coyne is an absolutely terrible candidate, nonetheless. . My comment has nothing to do with Coyne though. I cancelled my Unite membersh...

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If I didn't already do so, this tweet would make me utterly despise McCluskey. He's a contemptible creep.

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So the Brexiteers are whining about the Beeb - what a huge shock.....

To my mind, they were all over every flipping channel, tainting opinions with their hot-headedness. I don't recall the Remainers getting the same coverage.

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Now that the PLP are keeping collective silence on Corbyn (in a remarkably disciplined way IMO) the steady decline is all at his door. Agree with this. The PLP have been quiet for months now yet still the party is making no inroads. We'll soon see if Labour can use May's local elections to regain a...

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Point of Order:

It was Michael Foster that took the party to court on whether Corbyn had the right to automatically be on the ballot. The NEC said he did & the Court agreed.

Nothing to do with the "bitterites"

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Morning all. Late start today. Hope all is well yahyah, if you're looking in

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Don't shoot the dog ! I'm with Hilary Barry

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Both Corbyn and Watson have called for Osborne to resign and trigger by-election. Goes without saying that for every day that Osborne spends as MP while doing his new job, the ES won't be seen as impartial in its dealings with the Mayor. Makes Sadiq's job easier though...effectively neutralizes his...

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Hahaha, I have never seen questions that must be answered in order to gain entry to a show ! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEi6TOyWlwR2AbedeyW09MQ-DB0BPYbzKRWxaZ18SHZBR1Og/viewform?c=0&w=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/kicki...

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The lack of senior personnel on Labour's front bench for todays Brexit debate is a bloody disgrace.

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The EU has said an independent Scotland would have to join a queue of nations seeking membership of the bloc, after Nicola Sturgeon announced plans for a second independence referendum. Wading into the debate on the Scottish government’s plans for a second vote, a spokesperson for the European Comm...

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Kezia Dugdale says: “Scotland is already divided enough. We do not want to be divided again, but that is exactly what another independence referendum would do. “Two years ago, 85% of Scotland’s voters took part in the independence referendum and the result was a clear vote to remain in the UK. “With...

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The EU has said an independent Scotland would have to join a queue of nations seeking membership of the bloc, after Nicola Sturgeon announced plans for a second independence referendum. Wading into the debate on the Scottish government’s plans for a second vote, a spokesperson for the European Comm...

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Corbyn on Today suggested there had been mischievous reporting of his comments re Indy Ref2. PA have released the video and the transcript: https://twitter.com/PA/status/841249183302598657" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Labour's position now apparently is: https://www.polit...

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Hahaha, so Leanne Wood in backing to Sturgeon shocker

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Thanks to the report in Private Eye highlighting this rather unsavoury character, Labour has expelled a newly elected member of the Hove constituency party’s executive committee after less than a fortnight. http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/03/10/labour-expels-newly-elected-hove-executive-comm...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:He gets a lot of silly abuse, but there have been some legitimate questions raised about his latest piece.

It's unnecessary to abuse him despite having a different opinion though. Social media bullies are probably cowards in real life.

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Don't always agree with him but can't say I blame him for needing a break from social media.

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