The Political Thread

[sheridan]

Unambiguous?  Not to read half the reporting on this.  'Falling majority', 'low turnout', 'Corbyn rejected' .... 

Nothing ambiguous about the reporting I've seen, though I keep away from the Daily Heil website, so maybe that's where I'm going right?

[sheridan]

The UK loses the war. Every Briton is forced to eat a Whopper for every meal, until the end of time.

Utterly ridiculous scenario.  You missed out the bit where Ronald McDonald declares war on the Burger King.

[TordelBack]

* with thanks to Viz for the description.

Ever the First Pope of the Church of Viz!

Here, can you imagine having a party leader like Corbyn in the RoI?  Instead over on the supposed left we get Burton, Murphy and Adams. Grud on a greenie.

[Tjm86]

Unambiguous?  Not to read half the reporting on this.  'Falling majority', 'low turnout', 'Corbyn rejected' .... 

Nothing ambiguous about the reporting I've seen, though I keep away from the Daily Heil website, so maybe that's where I'm going right?

The Beeb and Grauniad.  The days of honest and unbiased journalism seem to be well and truly dead.

[Professor Bear]

It's now at the point where Corbyn's critics within Labour are agreeing with Nigel Farage - the Gruniad quotes someone as downplaying the Oldham vote because "too many" non-whites voted for the Labour candidate.
If true, it's a disgraceful comment.

[Jim_Campbell]

It's now at the point where Corbyn's critics within Labour are agreeing with Nigel Farage - the Gruniad quotes someone as downplaying the Oldham vote because "too many" non-whites voted for the Labour candidate.
If true, it's a disgraceful comment.

It's becoming abundantly clear that the Blair-ite wing is quite happy to burn the Labour Party to the ground, as long as they get to be in charge of the ashes.

Bah.

Jim

[Hawkmumbler]

Physically able model Kylie Jenner posed in a gold wheel chair while paraplegic models struggle to find work. And people say classicism and ableism are lie's.

[Professor Bear]

While I don't disagree with the sentiment, that proves only that (1) Jenner is tasteless and desperate for attention, and (2) "money" and "class" are entirely different things.

[JayzusB.Christ]

* with thanks to Viz for the description.

Ever the First Pope of the Church of Viz!

Here, can you imagine having a party leader like Corbyn in the RoI?  Instead over on the supposed left we get Burton, Murphy and Adams. Grud on a greenie.

I love Viz with a passion, I truly do.

A Corbynesque politician here is a very hard thing to imagine. He's neither a publican nor a cunt, and thus wouldn't stand a chance.

But before you lament the loss of our political left, don't forget about the last great socialist!  My word, it was like Lenin-era Russia when comrade Bertie was in power..http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/world/europe/irish-leaders-unexpected-embrace-of-socialism-is-causing-a-stir.html?_r=0

[Prodigal2]

You can just imagine the scene in 2020. Corbyn has somehow managed to keep Labour together, and while its voice doesn't always act as one, the toxic, caustic policies enacted by the Tories are now biting hard on anyone with the sheer audacity to earn under £100,000 per year. The working class have recognised they are fucked. The middle classes have also woken up to being royally screwed.

The GE is a mess. Boundary changes, allegations of gerrymandering, and a press imploding all result in a chaotic vote that leaves the Tories with big losses, but still as the biggest party. They're 27 short of a majority, but there are now just three Lib Dems in the Commons (Farron and Clegg having been ousted by a gleeful electorate), and not enough DUP support to make up the numbers. Meanwhile, Labour's impressive 267 seats leave Corbyn tantalisingly close to a victory of sorts, not least given the SNP's strong showing, dropping only to 38, despite the boundary changes.

A deal is hammered out. The SNP recognises that being pragmatic and able to have strong influence beats leaving the UK at the mercy of a minority Conservative government. Labour promises full-scale electoral reform and, in effect, a federal Britain, carved up along EU voting regions. The Lords revolt, but 2024 sees the first elections for the British senate. Every single newspaper apart from The Mirror leads with CORBYN IS EVIL AND WILL DESTROY THE UK, every single day. The Mirror simply prints a massive sadface emoji on its cover, because it's given up.

Corbyn's Labour doesn't destroy Britain. Change is slow, but the economy gathers some strength, the NHS slowly recovers from its beating, and education policy sees dying flames of creativity flicker back to life. Rail services start to be nationalised, and the result is no worse than what went before, and, in some cases, sees marginal improvements. Corporations start being held to account regarding taxation. The press remains aghast. Come 2025, every editor in the land is essentially calling for Corbyn's head, because Prime Minister Boris Johnson would "make Britain great again!" It's national brainwashing on an unprecedented scale, and it finally fully takes hold.

Unfortunately, Labour's blind spot remains: electoral reform of the Commons. Corbyn's reluctance to switch to AMS or STV finds Johnson's Conservatives win in a landslide. It takes Johnson precisely eleven seconds into his victory speech to make a major gaffe that leads to the UK being at war with Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Burger King. The press blames this on Corbyn, and notes that at least Johnson sounds and looks like a real Prime Minster. The UK loses the war. Every Briton is forced to eat a Whopper for every meal, until the end of time.

This is quite brilliant in a darkly humorous fashion.

PS Scared too.

[CrazyFoxMachine]

We are at the top.

Of a seriously slippery slope.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/07/muslim-thrown-off-coach-after-passengers-said-he-looked-shifty-5549929/?ito=facebook

[The Legendary Shark]

The top? We're half-way down and gathering speed...

[Spikes]

Wasn't there a similar story a bit ago? Of 2 Muslim guys being asked to leave a plane by a load of chavvy types coming back from Benidorm, or some such.

Always strange times on planet Earth...

[Professor Bear]

I know it's wrong, but I really, really want Donald Trump to run for president.  Trump vs Clinton would basically be Kang vs Kodos, but Trump vs Sanders would be a battle for America's soul, the result of which would leave no doubt for the world that the US is either an ongoing and brave experiment in crafting a nation for all, or proof that ISIS are right.

[Hawkmumbler]

Not even as a joke. Never. Trump is the manifestation of everything I hate about humanity, keep him as a curiosity piece but as soon as his presidential candidacy becomes void give him the boot.