Jeremy Corbyn: statesman or scapegoat.

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He's heralded as the Bernie Sanders of Britain, an honest voice for the people; he's attacked routinely by the media for everything including biking... Who is he really? What does he represent?

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https://www.google.com/amp/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2016/06/london-mayor-khan-doesn-regret-corbyn-nomination-160630041257633.html?client=safari#

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[+3] - Walter Hinteler - 07/03/2016I totally agree that Corbyn shouldn't resign until a new leader got elected by all of Labour, not just some MP's. He's the elected leader of the Labour Party, not of actual and former Labour...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/30/jeremy-corbyn-labour-party-rebel-mps?client=safari#

"The soul of the Labour Party."

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Something is definitely brewing around Corbyn. The Labout Party has increased at a historic rate as a coup against him narrowly failed. Are these supporters or detractors?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-party-gains-60000-new-members-following-attempted-coup-against-corbyn-a7112336.html

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@Lash,

Corbyn is an idiot - He was (Coerced) pre-brexit and, like Cameron, Johnson, Gove, et al, is merely causing as much turmoil as possible to slow down the implementation of article 50.
But noone is falling for it.
I believe Farage will sneak in the backdoor, sometime soon.

Very few ppl follow the mediabased propaganda nowadays in (Everywhere outside the US).
Even sky, Rt and al jazeera are ignored.
It's good to check in on them and the BBC (Bollux Bought corp) To see what we aren't being told, though.

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Support for Corbyn Friday night in the streets.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hundreds-turn-out-back-jeremy-11556717#ICID=sharebar_twitter

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An oldie, but a goodie: comparison of Jeremy and Bernie.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35293178

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But noone is falling for it.

Him out of Herman's Hermits?

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@Tes yeux noirs,

Leaning on the lamppost?

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The one at the corner of the street.

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@Tes yeux noirs,

Actually, I've been there (as annoying as using a ferry in Liverpool: hearing those songs endlessly-repeating).

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Taunting Corbyn backer tweaks coup failers.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-leadership-coup-james-schneider-labour-party-no-confidence-vote-a7115491.html

I think I could get a job writing headlines for the Times.

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I find lots of interesting stuff in the Spectator, including this by Geoffrey Alderman, Professor of Politics & Contemporary History at the University of Buckingham:

Full article:

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/06/jeremy-corbyn-absolutely-right-not-resign-labour-leader/

I quote here the first and last paragraphs, with which I am in absolute agreement:

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Jeremy Corbyn is absolutely right not to resign as Leader of the Labour Party. Those calling for his resignation – including those members of the Parliamentary Labour Party who supported the vote of no confidence against him – betray an astonishing misunderstanding of what the project called ‘The Labour Party’ is all about.

[...]

Jeremy Corbyn was, under this system [one member, one vote], elected Leader of the Labour Party by almost 60 per cent of the party membership. Yesterday the general secretaries of ten of the country’s largest trade unions pledged their continued confidence in Corbyn as Leader. If Labour MPs find this state of affairs uncomfortable, it is always open to them to resign their parliamentary seats and fight by-elections on this issue. That would be an honourable way out. If they recoil from this prospect, a period of silence on their parts would be very welcome.

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@Tes yeux noirs,

I totally agree that Corbyn shouldn't resign until a new leader got elected by all of Labour, not just some MP's.

He's the elected leader of the Labour Party, not of actual and former Labour voters.

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Noone (Nobody) gives a damn about Corbyn, Cameron, Blair, May,Sturgeon, Clegg, Gove...... et al - The UK (populace) is totally, UTTERLY, and BEYONDBELIEFEDLY focused on WALES VS PORTUGAL in the Euros in 2 HRS and 18 mins, 21 seconds, hence....

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@mark noble,

I'm watching. We're "football" fans over here. Based on nothing more than an emotional affinity to classic lit, Mr. DH Lawrence particularly, I'm hoping for Wales though they're down by two.

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Corbyn under attack from all sides.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/10/jeremy-corbyn-challenge-labour-executive-leadership-ballot?client=safari#

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@Lash,

Lash wrote:

Corbyn under attack from all sides.

Hundreds of thousands of people elected him - I can't imagine that those now really oppose him.

And it might well be that the majority of the 113,000 who have signed up for Labour membership since the referendum have joined to support Corbyn.

The crucial issue now, however, is whether Corbyn is automatically entitled to be placed on the ballot paper, or whether he must seek the nomination of at least 50 MPs and MEPs.

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I elected him as a Labour Party member, I still support him, my local MP resigned from the Shadow Cabinet so I am not happy with her.

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@Tes yeux noirs,

I've attended party meetings (as guest, foreigners besides Irish can't become members [thus I'm only a Fabian]), where a than Parliamentary Under Secretary of State resp. Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs had been "booed" (different topics) and lost a lot confidence (and votes in the next election).

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Opinion about news coverage re Corbyn. (this resonates with American Sanders supporters)

I think the unknown and definitely unelected power structures that operate behind the scenes in powerful countries like the US and Britain use their mouthpieces in "journalism" and politics to squash populist candidates.

I think this is responsible for attacks on Corbyn and blackballing of Sanders (and the disgusting continued slither of HRC toward the presidency.)

Corbyn and the press. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/jeremy-corbyn-media-coup-bbc-labour/

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