It is worth watching.
From what I read, this was a rare civilized Question Time in the UK Parliament. Cameron is a good performer and it is hard for me to believe that Corbyn has been sitting around for so long without doing what he seems to do so well.
The House of Commons can be feral at times, but generally the level of debate is on an altogether different and higher level than it is here. And if you want to see really brilliant debates conducted in a completely civilised manner, visit the House of Lords.
The House of Commons can be feral at times, but generally the level of debate is on an altogether different and higher level than it is here. And if you want to see really brilliant debates conducted in a completely civilised manner, visit the House of Lords.
Going to England soon, Oct 10 to be exact. House of Lords is not near the top of my ‘to do’ list.
But do check out the buildings, really are worth a look.
Jeremy Corbyn is confirmed the most unpopular new leader in UK politics. He has dragged Labour so far to the left it has pulled the Tories into the middle ground. Its like the reverse of how “new Labor” under Tony Blair pushed the Tories way to the right, This is fascinating stuff and especially challenging for Labor, when the refugee debate is pushing the whole of Europe further to the right. Corbyn might be seen to be one of the the masters of bad timing in political terms . The Corbyn incumbency might condemn UK labor to electoral oblivion for a generation, especially if the Liberal Democrats stake a claim to the socialist middle ground that labor has abandoned and gain ground at the next election. How long can Corbyn last?
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Ironic and salient to note that Edward Heath is the most popular, read some of the recent salacious revelations about Teddy boy, and Maggie, who’s death sent “Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead” back to the top of the UK charts, is number two.
Personally I wouldn’t place too much weight on early polls in a 5 year term but you may be right. Nevertheless, I reckon I’d be tempted to vote for Corbyn, a progressive politician who doesn’t seem to be ruled by media perceptions and pigeon holing, which is more than I can say about any of the ALP mob. Or, it sadly appears, the current Greens leader. Oh for the days when a Green vote was a Brown vote, if you know what I mean.
Think this will end up in tears. There's an appetite, and need, for some old fashioned Labour values, but methinks that Corbyn is too extreme - and the electorate will think the same.What are the extreme values people are worried about?He’s copping a lot of stick - some of it fairly defamatory - because he’s not an establishment, big business guy (like Blair or the Tories et al) and he seems to not want to bomb brown people every 2nd week. But where’s this extremist stuff, in black and white??
The only worry is the red flag song he sung in the pub after the vote!
Great song; watch YouTube Billy Bragg singing it, will make you want to join in.
Read the Lyrics
The People’s Flag is deepest red,
It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their hearts’ blood dyed its every fold.
Chorus:
So raise the scarlet standard high.
Beneath its folds we’ll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
We’ll keep the red flag flying here.
Look round, the Frenchman loves its blaze,
The sturdy German chants its praise,
In Moscow’s vaults its hymns were sung
Chicago swells the surging throng.
(chorus)
It waved above our infant might,
When all ahead seemed dark as night;
It witnessed many a deed and vow,
We must not change its colour now.
(chorus)
It well recalls the triumphs past,
It gives the hope of peace at last;
The banner bright, the symbol plain,
Of human right and human gain.
(chorus)
It suits today the weak and base,
Whose minds are fixed on pelf and place
To cringe before the rich man’s frown,
And haul the sacred emblem down.
(chorus)
With head uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn.
(chorus)
I sang it at a funeral.
Ironic and salient to note that Edward Heath is the most popular, read some of the recent salacious revelations about Teddy boy, and Maggie, who's death sent "Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead" back to the top of the UK charts, is number two. Personally I wouldn't place too much weight on early polls in a 5 year term but you may be right. Nevertheless, I reckon I'd be tempted to vote for Corbyn, a progressive politician who doesn't seem to be ruled by media perceptions and pigeon holing, which is more than I can say about any of the ALP mob. Or, it sadly appears, the current Greens leader. Oh for the days when a Green vote was a Brown vote, if you know what I mean.
You have to admire Corbyns courage. In a way, akin to Darwin, who suggested a view of the world that ran so immensely counter to established views and religious dogma.
Darwin won, in the end. The hitherto almighty church had to concede and accept, and in the process change its ideas to then claim that intelligent design employed natural selection as its agent of change.
To put that graph in context, 30% have him as preferred Prime Minister… twice as high as Shorten!
