Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[SpookyFrank]

As a way of controlling who/how many people can drive and park places, there must be a more equitable way of doing so than crude money.

Money already controls who can afford to buy and run a car in the first place. Any free parking initiative (besides obvious stuff like free staff parking at hospitals) takes money out of the pot that parking fees go into for the benefit of people with enough wealth to have a private car, a category that increasingly excludes young working class people. Take from everyone, give only to some: that's regressive.

 

[SpookyFrank]

perhaps investing in better public transport might be a better notion.

Here we have a workplace parking levy. Any business operating in the city with >10 employees has to pay into a pot that gets spent on public transport, at a rate which increases with the number of staff you've got driving into work every day.

 

[Poi E]

Environmental concerns did rank pretty low on the list of priorities for conference attendees, IIRC.

 

[Pickman's model]

Environmental concerns did rank pretty low on the list of priorities for conference attendees, IIRC.

at least they're recycling an auld blairite slogan

 

[not-bono-ever]

Yo tessa

Jezza has made you an offer today

It’s a trap. He doesn’t want to help you. Be careful

 

[Mr Moose]

Good speech today and overall well played.

 

[not-bono-ever]

This is the best cover they can come up with ? Fuckibg hell - they are uneasy

 

[chilango]

That sort of stuff makes me want to vote for him. Almost.

 

[killer b]

Their new video is brilliant.

 

[not-bono-ever]

lots of work gone into this conference and PR

 

[Beermoth]

That sort of stuff makes me want to vote for him. Almost.

Yep. Been internetless all day and wound up hearing Jezza's speech on LBC. Sounded a bit dull and platitudinous. Then they had Lord Sir David Blunkett on whinging about the hard left takeover etc and suddenly found myself becoming uber-Corbynista briefly.

 

[chilango]

Their new video is brilliant.

Yeah, but. I watch the video think "ooh, thats ok" but then look out of the door and see how Labour are running my town and all that optimism vanishes in an instant

 

[killer b]

going in on the speech now, it sounds like a highschool awards ceremony so far.

Well done Kirklees!

 

[redsquirrel]

Their new video is brilliant.

No fan of Labour but that is good (Julie Hesmondhalgh too). You're right the conference has gone well. Be interesting to see how the Tories do in response.

 

[killer b]

I'm sure we can all admire a well crafted piece of political theatre without having to state our own positions first. Labour have slammed it this week. The only thing the Tories will be able to manage is that was a bit better than last year. It's almost impossible to imagine it going worse, mind.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I don't think anyone expects anything from the Tory conference apart from lots of factional infighting and backstabbing. Maybe the promise of a tax cut or something.

 

[belboid]

It's almost impossible to imagine it going worse, mind.

oh ye of little imagination

 

[killer b]

That was the first line of a joke. The punchline was going to be when I wordlessly quote it with a facepalm smiley this time next week, but you've ruined it.

 

[belboid]

Pah, everyone will have forgotten in a week. Especially in the wake of the triple resignations on monday

 

[Mr Moose]

I don't think anyone expects anything from the Tory conference apart from lots of factional infighting and backstabbing. Maybe the promise of a tax cut or something.

Lots of grim photo ops of ‘party unity’ until they stab each other the nasty fuckers.

 

[DotCommunist]

lets hope power stance is still in this year

 

[JimW]

lets hope power stance is still in this year

Reckon they should mix it up a bit, go knock knees this time

 

[Sue]

Lots of grim photo ops of ‘party unity’ until they stab each other the nasty fuckers.

While they're stabbing each other surely (hopefully)..?

 

[mojo pixy]

lets hope power stance is still in this year

Death to all butt Labour

 

[Kaka Tim]

Reckon they should mix it up a bit, go knock knees this time

 

[Streathamite]

Here we have a workplace parking levy. Any business operating in the city with >10 employees has to pay into a pot that gets spent on public transport, at a rate which increases with the number of staff you've got driving into work every day.

That's a terrific idea! What town is that?

 

[Streathamite]

at least they're recycling an auld blairite slogan

True. Having said that, Blair nicked it from a bloke who was more or less a full on revolutionary socialist about a century before the term was actually coined (evidence: The Mask of Anarchy) so at last the phrase has found a deserving home!

 

[kebabking]

That's a terrific idea! What town is that?

It's Nottingham.

 

[Beermoth]

Degsy's back in Labour

Derek Hatton is back in the Labour Party - 33 years after he was kicked out

 

[cantsin]

Degsy's back in Labour

Derek Hatton is back in the Labour Party - 33 years after he was kicked out

Hope i look as well as Deggsy at 70 ( unlikely, as I don't now )