Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[ViolentPanda]

If they're bothered. The only reason this scum campaign of propaganda and harassment against Corbyn has any traction - and they know this - is because most of the population are too credulous or unconcerned to look beyond the lies and insinuations.

Under the weight of about 40 years of outright demonisation of even vaguely leftist political activity, then some (I totally disagree with "most") of the population can't or won't see beyond what the media offers them. That's entirely understandable. What's less understandable is the uncritical acceptance by more of the population, that neoliberalism really is the only game in town.

 

[YouSir]

No link as it's Guido, but apparently Sarah Champion is attempting to un-resign back into the cabinet.

Starting to see the iceberg looming ahead, bound to see some people coming back to the fold. Although how many of them should be forgiven is a different matter. Hang 'em all and let God deal with them I say but Corbyn is more New Testament.

 

[maomao]

No link as it's Guido, but apparently Sarah Champion is attempting to un-resign back into the cabinet.

Confirmed in Daily Mirror.

Sarah Champion unresigns as Labour Shadow Minister in letter to Jeremy Corbyn

 

[brogdale]

Confirmed in Daily Mirror.

Sarah Champion unresigns as Labour Shadow Minister in letter to Jeremy Corbyn

Oh, the integrity.

 

[DotCommunist]

you don't unresign. You take the door marked supplicants

 

[Sprocket.]

Confirmed in Daily Mirror.

Sarah Champion unresigns as Labour Shadow Minister in letter to Jeremy Corbyn

Maybe this has more to do with representing her Rotherham constituents in as much as being involved with the ongoing investigations, as I said, maybe?

 

[nino_savatte]

I reckon more will follow.

 

[agricola]

you don't unresign. You take the door marked supplicants

Good news if its genuine. Could this be a way of sneaking people back on to the NEC, though?

 

[jakethesnake]

I reckon more will follow.

The heady whiff of deselection proceedings is starting to concentrate minds.

 

[DotCommunist]

Good news if its genuine. Could this be a way of sneaking people back on to the NEC, though?

wouldn't put anything past them at this point, the desperation is reaching fever pitch. The shennanigans of the last few months have been a wonder to behold, and its not working

 

[danny la rouge]

Starting to see the iceberg looming ahead, bound to see some people coming back to the fold. Although how many of them should be forgiven is a different matter. Hang 'em all and let God deal with them I say but Corbyn is more New Testament.

We had a maths teacher who had no control over his classes. Folk used to climb out of the window and go for a smoke. He'd shout "come back boy!" But nobody cared.

The other maths teacher next door. Nobody climbed out of her window. Even though everyone wanted to. Probably more so than in the other guy's lessons.

Corbyn comes across like the first guy.

 

[BigTom]

I reckon more will follow.

Rats returning to a no longer sinking ship.

 

[19force8]

We had a maths teacher who had no control over his classes. Folk used to climb out of the window and go for a smoke. He'd shout "come back boy!" But nobody cared.

The other maths teacher next door. Nobody climbed out of her window. Even though everyone wanted to. Probably more so than in the other guy's lessons.

Corbyn comes across like the first guy.

I thought he was supposed to be a sandal wearing geography teacher.

 

[danny la rouge]

I thought he was supposed to be a sandal wearing geography teacher.

He's not like my geography teacher. Mind you, I didn't take geography for O grade. I did history. You couldn't really do both because of the columns.

 

[maomao]

I reckon more will follow.

One an hour would be nice but it ain't going to happen. Maximum half a dozen between now and the election.

 

[brogdale]

He's not like my geography teacher. Mind you, I didn't take geography for O grade. I did history. You couldn't really do both because of the columns.

Ah, those damnable columns! What we all could have been without those....

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Confirmed in Daily Mirror.

Sarah Champion unresigns as Labour Shadow Minister in letter to Jeremy Corbyn

The irony of her being "shadow minister for preventing abuse".

 

[YouSir]

One an hour would be nice but it ain't going to happen. Maximum half a dozen between now and the election.

I think it'll be more than that, too many lesser forces in the coup with too much to lose by going down with it. Not a majority by any means though.

 

[nino_savatte]

One an hour would be nice but it ain't going to happen. Maximum half a dozen between now and the election.

Maybe, but I'd like to see how McTernan spins this - the poisonous cunt that he is.

 

[Dandred]

Labour MP who quit Jeremy Corbyn's front bench last month 'unresigns' and gets her old job back

Accepted

 

[Raheem]

One an hour would be nice but it ain't going to happen. Maximum half a dozen between now and the election.

Surely they'll want to do it before the leadership vote. A bit weak otherwise: "Jeremy, now that Owen's lost, can I have my old job back?"

 

[Idris2002]

Labour MP who quit Jeremy Corbyn's front bench last month 'unresigns' and gets her old job back

Accepted

 

[Dandred]

How many more before the end of the week?

 

[Cid]

Graun's really on a roll today;

The one about disability mentioned upthread,
Jeremy Corbyn is a great populist. But that’s no good for our democracy - Julian Baggini
McDonnell and Corbyn called for protection for pharmaceuticals in 2014

 

[quimcunx]

I hope he's not going to kick out the faithful to give any further flipfloppers their old jobs back. If they'd rather return to the back benches then fine.

 

[two sheds]

McDonnell and Corbyn called for protection for pharmaceuticals in 2014

Wehey another one under 'Misleading Guardian articles'. Because Corbyn wants pharmaceutical research to be done by the MRC and wants to scrap the 'patent box' tax loophole the Guardian suggests he's a hypocrite in previously calling for protection of a British pharmaceutical company (it "contrasts" with his previous action). The accusation:

An early day motion in April 2014 by Corbyn and McDonnell, then backbenchers, sponsored by three other MPs, called on the government to “protect employment and skills” within UK pharmaceuticals.

It was prompted by a takeover attempt by US drugs company Pfizer of UK-based AstraZeneca. The motion noted worries about British jobs if the takeover went through and asked ministers to “ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in science and pharmaceuticals research and development”.

The explanation:

A spokesman for Corbyn said there was no contradiction between the 2014 motion and the proposed tax changes.

He said: “Jeremy and John always support the retention of high-quality research jobs in the UK, building on our extraordinary history of scientific research and making full use of our publicly funded research system.

“But with Pfizer having closed in 2011 a world-class research centre, at a cost of over 1,500 jobs, it’s clear that government action is needed to protect our research system and those who work in it. That is why we are supporting closing tax loopholes to fund a major increase in publicly funded research, which can be contracted to private research organisations, including the medical research needed to address pressing medical issues like dementia.”

 

[treelover]

Good news if its genuine. Could this be a way of sneaking people back on to the NEC, though?

Good news, she is really dedicated to those issues, plus it makes a mockery of the letter about misogeny, etc.

 

[squirrelp]

Amazing.

It's just possible that this thing could collapse like a house of cards now. Here's hoping

 

[tangerinedream]

Good news, she is really dedicated to those issues, plus it makes a mockery of the letter about misogeny, etc.

She was in social work, ran a children's home or something like that before being an MP no?

 

[two sheds]

then she fell in with a bad lot