Brexit, for once some facts.

Zlatan

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Naughty Flecc, confronting a Brexiteer with facts? what have facts to do with Brexit anyway?
Who needs 'em?
If facts mattered at all we would never have been in this Brexit situation anyway.
(But thanks for trying)
Just feck off OG. Nobody was speaking to you, you ignorant little oik.
 
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flecc

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Why did they lose last GE then Flecc.
Three reasons:

1) Too many people like you believing the lying propaganda of the Tory party and Tory media.

2) They were coming from too far behind.

3) Brexit confusing the issue with both supporting Leave.

But the facts you refuse to look at remain that their gain was huge, in London alone almost wiping out the Tories, while in the country wiping out all the Tory majority.
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Your statistics are totally irrelevant, Abott as deputy PM is utterly a joke. Unbelievable anybody could think she is remotely capable of being our deputy PM. You must be joking.
No, it's this comment from you that is irrelevant.

The discussion was about electability, NOT candidate quality, and I showed Labour under Corbyn are often very electable.

In quality there's no disagreement, we both know that most of the some 650 MPs in the House are useless. All we can hope for is swapping one useless bunch for another.
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Zlatan

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No, it's this comment from you that is irrelevant.

The discussion was about electability, NOT candidate quality, and I showed Labour under Corbyn are often very electable.

In quality there's no disagreement, we both know that most of the some 650 MPs in the House are useless. All we can hope for is swapping one useless bunch for another.
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Splitting hairs now Flecc. Under any objective measure Corbyn and Abott are totally unsuitable as PM and deputy and voting public see it as that. With those two as major figure heads Tories would have to be a whole new level of incompetent before they lose next GE.
I do agree at moment entire 650 MPs appear utterly useless but top place for that list is shared by Corbyn and Abott.
I, m certainly not on my own when I say its Corbyn stopping me voting labour. Whilst he is in charge I simply never will. And I think its extremely insulting to suggest my dislike of Corbyn stems from media. Bull Sh! t. His policies, his handling of party, his sacking of Champion, his pathetic performances, his history, his false persona, his mumbling, his refusing to speak, his views on marxism and the people who do support him are more than enough for me. He shouldnt even be an MP let alone PM.
I, d rather have Blair any day of week even with his lies and New Labour.
 
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I, m certainly not on my own when I say its Corbyn stopping me voting labour. Whilst he is in charge I simply never will. And I think its extremely insulting to suggest my dislike of Corbyn stems from media. Bull Sh! t. His policies, his handling of party, his sacking of Champion, his pathetic performances, his history, his false persona, his mumbling, his refusing to speak, his views on marxism and the people who do support him are more than enough for me. He shouldnt even be an MP let alone PM.
I, d rather have Blair any dayof week.
So you are a Tory, this list you've given proves that beyond any possible doubt.

His policies you dislike are Socialist and therefore Labour.

It's a lie that he mumbles, in the House he as loudly as anyone asserts his views.

What you think is Marxism is in fact Socialism, which you as a Tory detest.

And wealthy barrister Blair was and remains a despicable liar, presenting a pseudo Tory party as New Labour when it was nothing of the sort. As a Tory you love that since it means Toryism wins either way. Blair in truth is New Labour's Boris Johnson, utterly contemptible.
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Why did they lose last GE then Flecc. Tories are at lowest ebb for 50 years with two unelected PMs, made a pig's ear of everything including Brexit, yet they won last GE and will win next.
Same old labour BS, we did better than last time... But still lost and will continue to do so with Corbyn and Abott.
I dont know why I bother either. You are obsessed with Corbyn and will not accept he is root problem for labour and has played a massive part in getting us where we are today. He is totally out of his depth now, let alone heaven forbid if he were PM, which according to you he was going to be by now.
Your statistics are totally irrelevant, Abott as deputy PM is utterly a joke. Unbelievable anybody could think she is remotely capable of being our deputy PM. You must be joking.
Corbyn didn't get us where we are today, your vote to leave the EU did that.
And who mumbles more than Boris?
 

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Perhaps if we had an opposition it might be a different story. Been saying it for months but one of major causes of current fiasco is the sheer unelectability of Labour under Corbyn. As bad as tories are they are simply lightyears more attractive to voting public than Corbyn, Abott, McDonell.
I’m very sorry to say that I agree.
 

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I have been following this discussion with limited interest. But just three comments.
1 Blair is less reviled in Ireland than in a England..he was a signature on the GFA. Although Major's role should not be ignored.
2 There is an element of Victim Blaming in Zlalans contribution. Corybn was not in control or power. I would have liked had he been more forthright in creating opposition.. but he was not in power.
3 Corybn is actually a very clear speaker. He could be more decisive as a orator ,Some of his contributions seemed pettifoggery ..but not his diction
 
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I’m very sorry to say that I agree.
That's ok 50, I dont mind.

Flecc, I didnt say I supported Blair, his policies or his lies. I said I prefer him to Corbyn and for one and only one reason. He would get elected and we, d have a labour government even if psuedo one.
 
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I don't know why I bother really, but I live in hope that one day you may look at facts rather than soaking up the propaganda of the Tory press and the Tory party itself.

However, try these facts:

Against all the predictions, under Corbyn's Labour wiped out Theresa May's majority in the 2017 General Election.

My constituency was newly formed in 1974 and in the ensuing nine General Elections to 2017 was Tory for 7 out of the 9. In 2017 with Labour under Corbyn and our having a new untried Labour candidate, Labour was given no chance of winning. In fact that new candidate Sarah Brown won against Tory blue-eyed boy Gavin Barwell with a record near 6000 majority, far higher than in their only two wins under Blair. So much for them being unelectable under Corbyn.

You particularly target Diane Abbott, but here is her GE record against your "more electable" Tories in rounded majorities:

1987 GE: 8,000 majority over the Tory candidate.
1992 GE: 11,000 majority over the Tory candidate.
1997 GE: 16,000 majority over the Tory candidate.
2001GE: 14,000 majority over the Tory candidate.
2005GE: 10,000 majority over the Tory candidate. (Lib 2nd)
2010GE: 19,000 majority over the Tory candidate. (Lib 2nd)
2015GE: 24,000 majority over the Tory candidate.
2017GE: 35,000 majority over the Tory candidate.

Over her 32 years in office she's increased that majority by 4.5 times! So much for her "unelectability". The Tories could only dream of a candidate with such a record.

Also so much for your Labour being "unelectable under Corbyn". Under him she's vastly increased her majority twice, not far short of doubling it.
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You could put a wanking homeless man up for election in Stoke Newington and he would win so long as he was wearing a Labour rosette
 
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Zlatan

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This sums up Jeremy Corbyn.
Says for months he supports and wants a second referendum then when he gets chance to have it voted in in HoC doesnt support it.
How on earth can that be playing long game, or being clever. No doubt flecc will find someway to excuse, support the man. Does anyone actually know what he wants. He didnt want an election but now does. Wanted ref2 but now doesnt. Dont think it would have got through but cant now because Bercow has scuppered it. (Had Corbyn supported motion it would have been put to house)????

Why doesnt Corbyn want ref2. Somebody please explain. That makes no sense. But what do we expect.
 

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That's ok 50, I dont mind.

Flecc, I didnt say I supported Blair, his policies or his lies. I said I prefer him to Corbyn and for one and only one reason. He would get elected and we, d have a labour government even if psuedo one.
But a pseudo one blocks us from getting a real one given the majority of the English are small "c" conservative. Moderate is Great Britain's middle name, and that can be a problem.
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Zlatan

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But a pseudo one blocks us from getting a real one given the majority of the English are small "c" conservative. Moderate is Great Britain's middle name, and that can be a problem.
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A psuedo one is better than none at all and I totally agree UK is extremely moderate, thats exactly why we will never get an extreme left wing labour movement in no 10.
Population has been centrist for years unfortunately political parties have become more polarized towards opposite ends. A tory minded labour party or a socially caring tory one would represent us far better. We have neither.
 
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This sums up Jeremy Corbyn.
Says for months he supports and wants a second referendum then when he gets chance to have it voted in in HoC doesnt support it.
How on earth can that be playing long game, or being clever. No doubt flecc will find someway to excuse, support the man. Does anyone actually know what he wants. He didnt want an election but now does. Wanted ref2 but now doesnt. Dont think it would have got through but cant now because Bercow has scuppered it. (Had Corbyn supported motion it would have been put to house)????

Why doesnt Corbyn want ref2. Somebody please explain. That makes no sense. But what do we expect.
Dont ask me, I haven't a clue what he wants!
 
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flecc

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You could put a wanking homeless man up for election in Stoke Newington and he would win so long as he was wearing a Labour rosette
So what, there are numerous Tory constituencies where any of their chinless wonders would be predicted to win, including my predominantly Tory constituency where their Gavin Barlow had held the seat.

But as I've shown, Labour under Corbyn in 2017 blitzed the Tories with a completely new untried candidate.

Shown me a previously solely Labour "Stoke Newington" where a new Tory reversed the vote to themselves so decisively during Corbyn's Labour leadership. Then you'd have an argument.
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flecc

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Population has been centrist for years unfortunately political parties have become more polarized towards opposite ends. A tory minded labour party or a socially caring tory one would represent us far better. We have neither.
Agreed, which is why the next best thing is to alternate between what we've got now so each moderates the other. There was a time when we had that. Having two forms of Tory party is no substitute as 1997 to 2010 showed.
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Just feck off OG. Nobody was speaking to you, you ignorant little oik.
And this is the smart ass that came on here to lecture us on being polite and respectful?
I repeat your voting for Brexit makes you responsible for the situation we are now in, the fact that 17.4 million did the same does not lessen your responsibility.
Remember that when things start going seriously downhill.
And try to stop being in your own words
An ignorant little oik.
You won, now admit your responsibility instead of blaming all and sundry
Your choice, your mess.
And now you are wailing because Corbyn won't rescue you?
Tough!
 

50Hertz

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This sums up Jeremy Corbyn.
Says for months he supports and wants a second referendum then when he gets chance to have it voted in in HoC doesnt support it.
How on earth can that be playing long game, or being clever. No doubt flecc will find someway to excuse, support the man. Does anyone actually know what he wants. He didnt want an election but now does. Wanted ref2 but now doesnt. Dont think it would have got through but cant now because Bercow has scuppered it. (Had Corbyn supported motion it would have been put to house)????

Why doesnt Corbyn want ref2. Somebody please explain. That makes no sense. But what do we expect.
What Corbyn wants is this:

1) Out of the EU.
2) To raid the bank accounts and pension pots of savers.
3) To confiscate assets such as second homes, share certificates and public schools.
4) To shovel free money into the pockets of the bone idle.

The problem he faces is packaging that lot into something which a sane member of the public would vote for. That’s why he’s ended up looking confused, dodgy, untrustworthy and unelectable.
 
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