Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[Pickman's model]

Any policy where an organisation is privatised but the state continues to underwrite the risk makes no sense at all. Almost every other country in the world seems to understand this.

every country understands it but our abject mps have been bought

 

[rasputin]

every country understands it

Debatable in the case of the US, which is why I said "almost".

 

[Pickman's model]

Debatable in the case of the US, which is why I said "almost".

every country understands it. the miserable wretches in parliament or congress might differ. which is why i mentioned mps. but if you went and asked 100 americans plucked at random - unless any of them were members of congress - i wager 100 of them would share your dissatisfaction with such a situation.

 

[PR1Berske]

Shockat Adam (Leicester South), Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North), Adnan Hussain (Blackburn), Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr), and Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury & Batley), have written to the Speaker to inform him that they've formed The Independent Alliance, a formal parliamentary group, and requested to be given the privileges of a group.

 

[Lurdan]

Shockat Adam (Leicester South), Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North), Adnan Hussain (Blackburn), Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr), and Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury & Batley), have written to the Speaker to inform him that they've formed The Independent Alliance, a formal parliamentary group, and requested to be given the privileges of a group.

As Chairman Mao said "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".

 

[two sheds]

Lao Tse did get there first, mind.

 

[Elpenor]

Did he have a longer stride length?

 

[hitmouse]

Shockat Adam (Leicester South), Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North), Adnan Hussain (Blackburn), Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr), and Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury & Batley), have written to the Speaker to inform him that they've formed The Independent Alliance, a formal parliamentary group, and requested to be given the privileges of a group.

Missed a trick by not calling it The Independent Group, imo.

 

[PR1Berske]

The Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch attacked the group at her campaign launch on Monday morning, saying: “When everyone was talking about the five new MPs from Reform, I was far, far more worried about the five new MPs elected on the back of sectarian Islamist politics, alien ideas that have no place here.”

 

[brogdale]

Fair point.

 

[hash tag]

Big interview with Ms Abbott in today's rag

‘Parliament was the most overpoweringly male place I had ever worked’: Diane Abbott on becoming an MP, dating Jeremy Corbyn and media intrusion – exclusive extract

The MP opens up about three pivotal moments in her life in politics

www.theguardian.com

"Jeremy was 99% absorbed in party politics. "
He was too good for her?

 

[brogdale]

Simple and effective.