Jeremy Corbyn's time is up

[agricola]

So all you get is 'working hand in hand' from the video and the camera just happens to be on her when she goes all drama and says 'he's talking about me.' This is just pathetic, unbelievably pathetic in fact pathetic is too inadequate a word. These people want to run the country? It's like EastEnders on a Tuesday night.

The Mail have the full video. Basically Wadsworth asked a pseudo-question alleging that Smeeth was working hand-in-hand with the Telegraph, shock and horror ensued and the bloke selling onions outside made a quick 50p.

 

[teqniq]

The clowns responsible for calling for his resignation and the attendant ongoing character assassination are completely clueless. They seem to have thankfully completely underestimated the power of social media (as has been mentioned upthread), particularly FB in spreading information and generally networking people. This sort of thing is outside the traditional avenues used to control the narrative. Long may it continue.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

The Mail have the full video. Basically Wadsworth asked a pseudo-question alleging that Smeeth was working hand-in-hand with the Telegraph, shock and horror ensued and the bloke selling onions outside made a quick 50p.

I just read your post and then read the first couple of sentences of Smeeth's statement...

This is real life, right? I'm just aghast at how fucking stupid these people are and, in turn, how stupid they think the general public are. I feel more repulsed than ever at these people. It's truly incredible to think they are actually convinced this is a good strategy to follow and is going to win them votes.

 

[rhod]

Anti-Telegraphic rather than anti-Semitic, then.

 

[Wilf]

Eagle took "Angela4Leader" website URL two days before resigning over the sacking of Hilary Benn.

Maybe it was a really, really expensive domain - that's why she was crying?

 

[rutabowa]

could the guy in the video have a case for libel?

 

[nino_savatte]

could the guy in the video have a case for libel?

Slander.

 

[Wilf]

editor - please bring Jazzz back, just for one day.

 

[rutabowa]

Slander.

she published the accusation didnt she?

 

[Pickman's model]

editor - please bring Jazzz back, just for one day.

we could be bonkers, just for one day[/bowie]

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Eagle took "Angela4Leader" website URL two days before resigning over the sacking of Hilary Benn.

Wha!!! Bahahaha, this is just aaahahahaha it's not even amateur, to call it school level is insulting to school children.

 

[nino_savatte]

she published the accusation didnt she?

I thought you were referring with that was said. It's been a long day in the saddle.

 

[rutabowa]

I thought you were referring with that was said. It's been a long day in the saddle.

we're all tired

 

[Wilf]

I just read your post and then read the first couple of sentences of Smeeth's statement...

This is real life, right? I'm just aghast at how fucking stupid these people are and, in turn, how stupid they think the general public are. I feel more repulsed than ever at these people. It's truly incredible to think they are actually convinced this is a good strategy to follow and is going to win them votes.

The term 'Westminster bubble' doesn't get anywhere near covering this. They are all pulling the same levers they always use in terms of media contacts, spin and bullshit, but unaware they are completely at sea - the only levers they have given there's no way they can actually communicate with ordinary people. Viciousness and hyperactivity 10/10; Strategy and Common Sense 0/10.

 

[Wilf]

we could be bonkers, just for one day[/bowie]

I'd love to hear Jazzz's take on all this:

'There's been a co-ordinated attempt to bring down a democratically elected leader in which a neo-liberal elite work with the press and co-ordinate their own actions. It involves staged resignations over several days, including one shadow cabinet member who only lasted in the job 2 days. Oh, and there's been pretend anti-Semitism and criticism of Corbyn's gardening skills'

- 'Nah, too far fetched'

 

[a_chap]

Eagle took "Angela4Leader" website URL two days before resigning over the sacking of Hilary Benn.

-puzzled-

Why would she want Merkel's old web site?

 

[emanymton]

This smells like a 'message' from Portland Communications.

More like poundland.

 

[YouSir]

-puzzled-

Why would she want Merkel's old web site?

Drafting in Merkel as a unity candidate.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Eagle took "Angela4Leader" website URL two days before resigning over the sacking of Hilary Benn.

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[Wilf]

Eagle took "Angela4Leader" website URL two days before resigning over the sacking of Hilary Benn.

This is actually a 2016 version of the time Portillo nearly stood against John Major: "Are you standing against John Major Mr Portillo?" "No" "So why have you installed several new telephone lines in your office?".

 

[J Ed]

More like poundland.

I think Partridge Communications would be more fitting tbh

 

[Wilf]

This is actually a 2016 version of the time Portillo nearly stood against John Major: "Are you standing against John Major Mr Portillo?" "No" "So why have you installed several new telephone lines in your office?".

Edit: From a grauniad piece on portillo:

To rebel or not to rebel John Major's 1995 'put up or shut up' challenge to his critics causes Portillo a quandary. He chooses to support the Prime Minister, leaving John Redwood to carry the banner for the right instead. Portillo declares his support for Major. But he is caught out as 'friends' are discovered installing telephone lines for a possible challenge in a second round that never materialises.

 

[Sifta]

They are all pulling the same levers they always use in terms of media contacts, spin and bullshit, but unaware they are completely at sea - the only levers they have given there's no way they can actually communicate with ordinary people

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I noticed a couple of days ago that the savinglabour.com domain (anti-Corbyn site, promoted by Alastair Campbell) was registered late on the 25th as well, as well some other ones like savinglabour.org which you'd think would redirect there but apparently they don't know wtf they are doing.

Whois savinglabour.com

I didn't mention it as I thought it was just so incredibly obvious it was all preplanned anyway.

 

[mk12]

60,000 people, which is almost as many as the entire membership of the Liberal Democrats, have joined the Labour Party in the last 7 days. (Paul Waugh, HuffPo).

 

[DaveCinzano]

I think Partridge Communications would be more fitting tbh

This production has certainly gone Peartree-shaped

 

[Doctor Carrot]

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I just looked and it has indeed been disabled. Hehehe this is comedy gold! There's no way I'm not chucking 3 quid in now it's an absolute bargain price for the level of entertainment I'll get in return

 

[DaveCinzano]

I just looked and it has indeed been disabled. Hehehe this is comedy gold! There's no way I'm not chucking 3 quid in now it's an absolute bargain price for the level of entertainment I'll get in return

Fully immersive ironic artisan 2.0 retro politics

 

[Wilf]

I just looked and it has indeed been disabled. Hehehe this is comedy gold! There's no way I'm not chucking 3 quid in now it's an absolute bargain price for the level of entertainment I'll get in return

Last time, Labour's registration bods had a good go at stopping anybody who might have been left wing from joining/3 quidding ("Are you now or have you ever been an opponent of capitalism"). Who controls the process this time? Doubt it will make any difference, if Corbyn is on the ballot he will win, but it does again raise the issue of whether the Corbynites have done anything to take control of the party machinery.

 

[rhod]

"Night, night, children..."