How the establishment handle anyone different – eg. Jeremy Corbyn.

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How the establishment handle anyone different – eg. Jeremy Corbyn.

There is a consistent message coming across throughout the media (including the supposedly unbiased BBC) that Jeremy is unelectable, too extreme, friends of terrorists, irrational, hated by his own party, and has insane policies.

The recent elections are a good example – portrayed by the media as a disaster for Labour (focussing largely on Scotland).

In truth –

Labour won quite handsomely. Retained control of councils. Many more seats than the Tories. Ahead on the votes 31% to 30%. Maintained the same level as under Milliband (and Milliband lost when he should have won, simply because he was too wet to be a Prime Minister).

Instead of reporting the facts they sniped at Corbyn with challenges for the leadership and the disunity in the party.

So who do they want? The establishment does not want someone who might challenge the status quo which benefits the establishment (super-rich). They want another watered-down Tory like Blair.

The trouble is that the Labour Party has been taken over by watered down Tories. It’s time they stopped rankling and all got together to take on the real enemy – the Tories – who are busy dismantling the welfare state and public services and putting money in the pockets of their chums.

I think the whole media (including the BBC) is corrupt. People are being manipulated.

The rich get richer. The disabled and poor pick up the bill. Austerity is going one way.

Looks to me like Corbyn got it dead right!

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Well, after all the hysteria with the scurrilous Daily Mail and Express trying to stir up hatred against Corbyn, when the dust has finally settled, I reckon he has called it spot on.

I’ve listened to the ranting Tories, with Boris and stupid Gavin Williamson, trying to sound big and stirring up anti-Russian sentiment, insulting and bombastic. But the bottom line is that they do not know for definite who is behind this.

As more facts come out there is less certainty. It now seems that this particular nerve gas – novichok, can be made anywhere. How was it administered? Why are there no CCTV footage or suspects? Is it conceivable that it was planted on the daughter and she just happened to unpack in the restaurant? Unlikely.

I think it is quite likely that it was Putin and the Russian government. He has made a speech about going for them. They have interfered with Brexit, the Trump election and are carrying out all manner of cyber attacks. But could it have been the Russian mafia? Or the Ukraine? Or even someone trying to pin the blame on the Russians?

I’m not a 100% sure. Nobody is!

Who wants a cold war? Who wants a war? Not me! I’d rather be 100% certain before pointing the finger.

What is wrong with waiting until it is clear beyond any doubt?

I hate this knee-jerk reaction. Jeremy Corbyn is doing his job. As opposition leader his job is to question. Good for him. We need people who are strong enough to stand up against all the others and stick up for what is right.

Hilary Benn and co are just waiting to get the knife in. I think that his father would be ashamed.

Tories incapable of displaying a caring attitude!!

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With the immense anguish and suffering of the people of the Grenville Flats it was paramount that our government displayed compassion.

Theresa May went down and met with the Fire Chiefs and avoided the public.

Jeremy Corbyn went down and met with the people, heard the anger, saw the grief and expressed his sympathy.

Enough said.

Now is the Summer of our Discontent made disglorious by the Sun

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These are the Tory owned scaremongering scandal sheets that consistently lie, prevaricate, distort and put out blatant Tory propaganda.
They represent the establishment who, in this time of austerity and cuts, are doing very nicely, doubling their income and desperately wanting to keep it that way.
The Tory Party was formed by the rich elite to look after their interests and have been successfully doing just that for many, many generations. They represent the interests of what is probably the top 5%.
The reading age of the Sun is around 11 years. That is because it is aimed at the ignorant, uneducated and stupid. They think they are gullible. The same propaganda is put over in a more sophisticated manner through the Times and Telegraph. Every one of our newspapers and TV news sources is owned and/or controlled by wealthy Tories – including the BBC.
Jeremy Corbyn represents the other 95%. He is looking for a fairer distribution of wealth, better public services, well paid and highly motivated police, teachers, nurses, doctors, social workers and fire-fighters, and for the rich to cough up a little bit more to pay for it. He wants services like trains, gas, electricity and water to be nationally owned so that they are not run for profit with billions being put in the pockets of wealthy investors.
It is no wonder the establishment are pulling out all the stops in trying to undermine him. He is threatening their obscene profits.
Are you sheep or are you men and women?? Get out and vote this scum out of office before they totally destroy our schools, NHS, army, police and social care systems!!
They are a greedy bunch of elitists who try to obscure their real aims with rhetoric and gimmicks. Show them that these smear tactics don’t work.
Get out and vote!!
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Lots of people are going to wake up to see this atrocious smear-mongering tomorrow morning in the right-wing propaganda rags, so make sure they see this infographic in their Facebook feed first.

The billionaire elitists are absolutely terrified of Jeremy Corbyn because he says that he’s going to clamp down on their tax-dodging, make them pay their fair share of tax, hand more political power to ordinary people (these billionaire propaganda barons think the political power belongs to them), and most of all, because they know they can’t buy him for any price.

That’s why they’re going absolutely crackers to try to destroy him.

 

Mrs Wibble Wobble May Scared to do Battle in Debate!!!

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All this talk of being a tough negotiator. Cruella, ducks every confrontation going!

Too scared to debate!

Too scared to  go out on a podium.

Too scared to defend her policies.

Too scared to defend her abysmal record.

Too scared to cost her programme.

Everything stagemanaged

Everything in front of her supporters!

What are you hiding Theresa??

What don’t you want us to know?

Cruella – Robin Hood in reverse!! She robs from the poor to give to the rich!

Shaky Theresa May – Mrs Wibbly Wobbly – is running scared.

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Me thinks the public are sick to death with the Tories and their destruction of our public services under the guise of austerity. It is always the same. Pure dogma. They hate public services – bring in all manner of costly distracting gimmicks – religious schools, free schools, academies, grammar schools – to distract. What they are really doing is robbing them of funds to give to the rich in tax cuts.

People are seeing through Theresa May as a ‘tough’ woman. She is shaky and he belligerence doesn’t cover it up. The lady of the U-turns is now running scared.

Resorting to personal abuse and fear is a sure sign of panic. She’s lost the argument. Now the Nasty Party shows its real face.

If you want to protect the NHS, Schools and Care for the Disabled and Elderly get out there and vote.

Jeremy Corbyn speaking from the heart. A speech to the bankers.

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Why don’t we get to hear this kind of speech? Why do the media portray him so badly? Because they are scared of him.

Fabulous Corbyn Storms Hull!!

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The sun shone for Jeremy as he wowed a massive crowd crammed into Zebedee’s Yard in Hull. It was supposed to have a capacity of 3500. There was at least that and more crammed in. They roared in support.

What other politician could attract such a crowd? Nobody!

Theresa May wouldn’t even dare face the public. She’s too scared!

She won’t even join in a TV debate – she’s too scared!

And rightly so! If she showed her face to the angry people of Britain she’d be pelted. If she was to debate with Jeremy she’d be slaughtered.

They were all there – black, white, brown, Muslim, Christian and atheist, female, male, disabled, young and old. They were all unified in one thing – they wanted an end to the lies of the Tories and wanted an honest man to lead the country – some who is fair and cares about people.

The event started with a great poem written by a Hull poet. The crowd listened and cheered. The second speaker was from Scunthorpe and she was brilliant. Then it was John Prescott’s turn. He lambasted Theresa May as ‘wobbly as Jelly’ and exalted the Labour Manifesto as being the best he had ever seen! A return to real Labour roots and policy!! He laid into the Tories dismal record and U-turns – the cuts to public services and austerity while the rich got richer.

The crowd roared.

There are few who could have worked a crowd as well.

When Jeremy appeared the crowd went mad. They listened to what he said. It all made sense.

The message was clear TO BUILD A COUNTRY FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW.

To make the bankers pay for the mess they caused by taxing them more and to use the money to improve our public services and infrastructure and reverse the mess the Tories were making of them.

The huge crowd responded. He showed all the skills of a leader – was articulate and passionate.

This guy believed in what he said and everybody there was in no doubt that he could deliver. By the time he finished speaking the crowd were roaring. If you could only bottle it.

What a brilliant, life-enhancing meeting. Everyone came away full of spirit. We have to rid ourselves of this appalling government that is taxing the poor to give huge tax cuts to the rich. We have to put in place a government that cares about ordinary people.

Jeremy is not only electable – he is the only hope! Get out there and vote!!

The Labour Party dilemma – is there a resolution?

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The Labour dilemma.

I am and have always been a Labour voter. I know their ideology, philosophy, and where they come from. Their roots are based in fairness, equality and justice – in the labour struggle and trade union movement. I can identify with that.

I want a Labour Government. In my view it is the only way to protect the rights of ordinary people and protect our public services.

I am a great supporter of Jeremy Corbyn. I love his passion and policies – all he stands for. He stands for hope. He has altered the policies of the Labour Party and dragged it back from the watered-down policies of Blairite pseudo-Tories. He has inspired a grassroots movement and attracted tens of thousands in to the Party.

Yet, right now the Labour Party is tearing itself apart and giving the Tories free reign to bring in their despicable policies. They are imposing austerity on the poor and public servants while ensuring the rich are doing very nicely.

While the Tories continue with their ruthless policies Labour are languishing 10 points behind in the polls.

I am disgusted by the Labour MPs who withdrew their services, backstabbed, sniped and undermined.

I am disgusted by the media who have relentlessly undermined, seized every opportunity to ridicule or talk down, and selected their portrayals of Corbyn to create a picture of ineptitude.

Yet I have my doubts.

Can Jeremy be a leader who could unite not just the grassroots but the MPs and  electorate at large to make Labour electable?

Why does he go missing when the extremists are intimidating members of his Party?

Why was he so poor during the EU campaign?

How can he be seen as electable when he commands so few of the Labour MPs – not sufficient to form a viable cabinet?

Can Jeremy ever become good at manipulating a hostile media?

Is he seen by the wider electorate as a viable Prime Minister?

How might it have turned out if the whole of the Labour MPs had got behind him and sorted out their differences in private?

Why are those MPS so intent on a coup which allows the Tories to plough along unchallenged?

Right now I cannot see a way forward.

Owen Smith is not a viable leader.

Jeremy Corbyn will be re-elected.

Will that unify the Party or will it pull it apart?

I lived through the seventies with the horrors of Thatcherism and her decimation of production, public services and deregulation. I saw the social fall-out and despair. She was allowed to rule because of the split in the Labour Party. The Gang of Four split away from Labour and set up their silly middle way. In so doing they gave the Tories everything they wanted. They ran amok.

I saw Michael Foot and Tony Benn (both of who talked utter sense and stood for fairness and justice) being demonised and undermined.

I saw Blair take over after the sad death of John Smith and saw the way he moved the party to the centre as a watered down Tory. He was a great disappointment but at least he looked after the public services, inner cities and the poor.

I do not want to see the Labour Party become an idealistic party of opposition. I want to see them elected.

If the party splits we might find ourselves out in the cold for generations and possibly never recover.

I suspect that the left-wing policies, to which I subscribe, are probably not going appeal to a large enough section of the community at large to become electable.

In order for Labour to be elected it has to pull together and be that wide church, to incorporate the left and right wings, and to compromise on policies.

That is the dilemma.

When Jeremy is re-elected can he build those bridges, win those recalcitrant MPs over, bury the hatchet and find the compromises, learn how to handle that right-wing media, create policies with mass appeal, deal with the internal bullying and project the right image of a Prime Minister in waiting, with a unified party and coherent policies?

Or will those MPs continue to take their bats home and oppose him? Or worse – split?

If he can’t unite the MPs and the party splits the Tories will rampage forward without opposition and the working people, public servants and poor will suffer.

I can’t imagine anything worse.

My hope is that Jeremy can do it!

So what are your views?

Jeremy Corbyn in Hull

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Lets hope we get some hope in the end!