Well done Alfie; some facts. I agree the polls look bad for Labour but the question is why?
Is it because the membership voted for Corbyn to lead the Party or is it because of the reaction of the PLP and the media to his election?
For me, it's clearly the latter. Had the PLP accepted the result and worked with Corbyn, and had the media reported his stance neutrally the polls could have been quite different.
A lot of the PLP agree with the New Labour view that the only way to win general elections is to ditch traditional labour values. Hence their horror at Corbyn's success. Pragmatism not idealism is their preference.
There has always been bias against the left in the media. The adjectives used say it all; loony, hard, extreme, far. They don't win fairly they infiltrate, dominate, threaten, bay. The right, on the other hand, are reasonable, moderate, sensible etc.
I can only assume that the preference is for a US type political system where the difference between left and right is so small it's barely noticeable.
Corbyn's success ?
What success are you referring to exactly ?
A couple of by-elections wins , where there was a low turn out.
Corbyn undeniably has a small hard core number of supporters, but certainly not sufficient to win an election.
He is a left wing politician, who voted against the previous Labour government on hundreds of occasions, which is a matter of record by the way.
If you have any delusions that the British public will vote in a left wing government, you are solely mistaken, especially as Labour governments have a reputation for overspending, regardless of the fact that Conservative administrations have borrowed far more than any Labour one has.
I listened in to a phone in last night on LBC about Corbyn. Some people admired him for his 'honesty' compared to other politicians. Others said they voted for him in the last election because of that. However, there was an overwhelming view that the media and other parties 'had it in for him', though they could not quantify that. One even said there was a global conspiracy involving the planning of a world government, planning to destroy Corbyn. *&*%£
You can here that by the way, on LBC's podcasts, specifically Clive Bull's broadcast last night.
http://lbc.audioagain.com/presenters/10-clive-bullHas it actually occurred to you, like it or not, that Corbyn is un-electable ?
A few weeks ago he was asked to say which way he voted in the referendum, and he refused to answer. Someone with principles would have answered that question, he didn't, and the flac he has received because of that and his viewed inaction during the referendum campaign, knowingf of course in the past he was vocally anti-EU, in my view partially led to this new election.
By the way, I'm still waiting for an answer to the allegation you made that I insulted Corbyn. Can you do me the courtesy of answering that ?
