Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[littlebabyjesus]

From the Grauniad:

"...Virgin staff spotted Corbyn sitting in a vestibule they offered him a complimentary upgrade to first class, which he refused."

Why would they offer him an upgrade to first class if there were standard class seats available?

And more's the point, why isn't it standard practice whenever there are seats in first class????

I hope Virgin keep pushing this. It might just get them to change their disgusting policy.

 

[coley]

tbf His answer of "more trains" would probably make things worse - its longer trains or double decker trains- to allow more passangers to travel without further congesting the railways

Bet he's an ardent supporter of HS2, designed to keep the oinks in their place!

 

[treelover]

The latest article in the Guardian on 'The War of Jeremy's Seat' has over 16000 comments, must be a record, what other countries make of it I do wonder.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

This is literally all his opponents have got now.

 

[Chilli.s]

Whether the train was full or not its still true that rail transport is expensive, overcrowded and unreliable. Ask anyone who uses SE train network. I wouldn't trust Virgins response to this, not when it makes them look like they skim a profit without providing the service customers are paying to use.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

From the Grauniad:

"...Virgin staff spotted Corbyn sitting in a vestibule they offered him a complimentary upgrade to first class, which he refused."

Why would they offer him an upgrade to first class if there were standard class seats available?

Because he's been on the telly?

 

[treelover]

I think Team Corbyn are going to run with it, binary divide , Branson vs the People.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Because he's been on the telly?

Ha.

Can you imagine the shit if he'd accepted the upgrade?!

 

[two sheds]

Maybe I've been using trains wrong, but if those seats are reserved out of a station, and are unoccupied after the train has left that station, then anyone can sit there. Similarly, if the seats are reserved from a station down the line, anyone can sit there until the person with the reservation gets on and claims the seat.

So we need CCTV timestamps and a train timetable, stat.

Indeed, and someone on the train said that some of those seats had bags on them. So we'll need signed witness statements from the relevant passengers, too.

Strange why loads of other passengers were standing too, though. They must all have been using trains wrongly.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

making it the travellers' faults for travelling on their "extremely" popular" (the new definition of "overcrowded") trains

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Problem is, they're just too good.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

They must all have been using trains wrongly.

That might actually be true. But it does look like the train left London with lots of unoccupied seats. Anyway, it's August, the political journos have got hee-haw else to write about, and basically no-one else gives a shit.

 

[coley]

BECAUSE JEREMY CORBYN IS NOT GEORGE FUCKING OBSOURNE YOU DAFT COCKWOMBLE.

I imagine as the leader of HMs opposition he would have the opportunity and clout to book a full Ist class carriage for him and his staff, not being TB he didn't.

 

[treelover]

That might actually be true. But it does look like the train left London with lots of unoccupied seats. Anyway, it's August, the political journos have got hee-haw else to write about, and basically no-one else gives a shit.

Its on many of the front pages, I do think many people will use this to judge him, ridiculous as that is.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Its on many of the front pages, I do think many people will use this to judge him, ridiculous as that is.

Balls. Most people know that trains are ridiculously overcrowded and that train companies have policies to make people stand rather than allow them to sit in first class.

If they didn't, they do now.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Most people know that trains are ridiculously overcrowded and that train companies have policies to make people stand rather than allow them to sit in first class.

I doubt most people do. Most people don't use trains to get to work, for a start.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I doubt most people do. Most people don't use trains to get to work, for a start.

In that case, Well done JC! More people know now.

 

[coley]

The first photo shows him walking past lots of empty unreserved seats.

Virgin challenges Jeremy Corbyn train footage - BBC News

I don't think it would be beyond him to lie given his aim of re-nationalising the railways.

Aye, he will be filmed dying in an NHS hospital corridor next, just to prevent the privatisation of the NHS! Only he will be to late, great chunks of it are already 'privatised'

 

[ska invita]

How has the BBC reported this on the news? As truth, as a maybe, or as bollocks? Has anyone got an impartial view on that?

 

[coley]

I doubt most people do. Most people don't use trains to get to work, for a start.

Pity the poor buggers who do, couldn't believe the prices for a 'season ticket' in some cases it's 25% of the average wage up here!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

 

[Gramsci]

The London to Newcastle Virgin train was “ram-packed” – Beyond the Headlines

Jeremy also met Ellen and her baby, who couldn’t find a seat either. We have been in touch with Ellen (pictured below), who says:

“I was already sitting on the floor between the carriages because there wasn’t enough room for me and my two children to get seats or enough space to store our luggage. I saw Jeremy sitting on the floor between carriages further up the train and spoke to him there.

There were plenty of other people sitting on the floor throughout the train, it was very overcrowded and as a regular traveller I don’t find that unusual at all. Luckily during the journey the train did become less full and we were able to find seats, as did Jeremy, in standard class.”

 

[treelover]

How has the BBC reported this on the news? As truth, as a maybe, or as bollocks? Has anyone got an impartial view on that?

They seem to be saying, (BBC, Sky) most people have made up their minds about Corbyn, this will fall if you like him or not.

 

[two sheds]

The London to Newcastle Virgin train was “ram-packed” – Beyond the Headlines

I think you'll find she was lying.

 

[treelover]

Who was?

 

[two sheds]

sorry ironic

 

[DaveCinzano]

I think you'll find she was lying.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

How did the train get less full after leaving King's X and before getting to York? I thought it was the fast train to Edinburgh?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

don't tell the press about el gato

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Thinking about it, it is fucking ACE that Branston himself got involved in this.

Corbyn really hit a nerve.

 

[two sheds]

How did the train get less full after leaving King's X and before getting to York? I thought it was the fast train to Edinburgh?

because people got moved from second (which was "ram packed") to first (which "wasn't"). This only seems to happen when someone famous is in second.