Hilary Benn Sacked From The Shadow Cabinet - wider political debate

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

The bottom line to all of this, is can Corbyn win over the centre ground that would be necessary to win an election?

If not, then they're destined for a decade of opposition.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

Not really. If you think about it, it's in their interest to big him up and keep him there as long as possible. Every minute he's Labour leader is a gift for the Tories.

Only if you are of the view that he is toxic.

I don't think the press are of that view. I think they know that if he is given a fair crack of the whip then he may prove particularly popular, so it's best for them to keep him down.

 

[flibbyflob]

The bottom line to all of this, is can Corbyn win over the centre ground that would be necessary to win an election?

If not, then they're destined for a decade of opposition.

Well a lot of those people didn't vote Labour in the last election as they didn't trust them with the economy. Coming out and saying they will borrow £500b to get the economy moving isn't going to inspire confidence as those same voters will think that they have learnt nothing from past mistakes.

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Well a lot of those people didn't vote Labour in the last election as they didn't trust them with the economy. Coming out and saying they will borrow £500b to get the economy moving isn't going to inspire confidence as those same voters will think that they have learnt nothing from past mistakes.

I think the difference will be where the £500bn would end up, meself.

I'd rather we borrowed and the moolah went into infrastructure and industry, rather than gidiot telling us we're all in it together while the debt increases year-on-year, and the dough ends up as banker's bonuses.

 

[carlos21]

I think the difference will be where the £500bn would end up, meself.

I'd rather we borrowed and the moolah went into infrastructure and industry, rather than gidiot telling us we're all in it together while the debt increases year-on-year, and the dough ends up as banker's bonuses.

Afternoon Dixie

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Afternoon Dixie

Orite me laddo!? How are ya today?

Bankers bonuses, or investment in people, Carlos?

 

[carlos21]

Orite me laddo!? How are ya today?

Bankers bonuses, or investment in people, Carlos?

Weather is rubbish today.

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Weather is rubbish today.

That's another result of a tory government for ya, mate. Vote Corbyn - Get sunshine

 

[flibbyflob]

I think the difference will be where the £500bn would end up, meself.

I'd rather we borrowed and the moolah went into infrastructure and industry, rather than gidiot telling us we're all in it together while the debt increases year-on-year, and the dough ends up as banker's bonuses.

The letter about there being no money left will be what the Tories will jump on and say that Labour can't be trusted to borrow such sums. It works both ways. Will be hard for labour to win back the floating voters and unless they win some of Scotland back they won't win an election anyway.

Going to be a fascinating few years ahead with Brexit and whether Labour will stop all the infighting and actually provide some real opposition to the government.

 

[Brendan Janus]

And Marc Anwar sacked from Corrie !!

 

[carlos21]

That's another result of a tory government for ya, mate. Vote Corbyn - Get sunshine

Haha mate.

 

[dholliday]

The disgusting Hilary Benn is still at it:

Benn criticised Corbyn’s reluctance to support airstrikes against Isis in Iraq. “When people who are fascists – and I use that word deliberately – are committing genocide, as the UN has now said, against Yazidis and other minorities in Iraq and elsewhere, I think it is the duty of an internationalist Labour party to say we are prepared to help against the fascists … We have got to be, and remain, an internationalist, outward-looking party that will play its part,” he said.

 

[Tubey]

The disgusting Hilary Benn is still at it:

He's right though.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

He's right though.

Historically speaking, Corbyn has tended to be on the right side of these foreign policy debates and years later when the inquiry is done and dusted, Corbyn tends to be on of twenty MPs to have backed staying out of the war/conflict that went badly wrong.

 

[Toffeelover]

Historically speaking, Corbyn has tended to be on the right side of these foreign policy debates and years later when the inquiry is done and dusted, Corbyn tends to be on of twenty MPs to have backed staying out of the war/conflict that went badly wrong.

Hindsight is very useful.