Labour leadership

[killer b]

is that in the official conference? If not, I can't see them being able to stop it happening at fringe events...

 

[J Ed]

Well it has the Labour Party logo on it.

They might as well invite the BNP too, maybe Golden Dawn for a bit of internationalism

 

[killer b]

Where's the LP logo? I think it's just a Policy Exchange event.

 

[J Ed]

I think you're prolly right.

LP members should picket it then in that case

 

[killer b]

Policy Exchange is an independent, non-partisan educational charity seeking free market and localist solutions to public policy questions.

uh huh.

 

[treelover]

Jon Snow and John McDonnell

Can't believe he is on Question Time tonight.

 

[treelover]

Look at this shit

lets start spamming social media demanding that this is cancelled, will be a sign if it is.

 

[killer b]

who's going to cancel it?

 

[treelover]

Onwurah went on to gain a degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1987.[6] She worked in hardware and software development, product management, market development and strategy for a variety of mainly private sector companies in a number of different countries – Britain, France, US, Nigeria and Denmark while studying for an MBA at Manchester Business School.

Why is Chi Onwurah speaking at this event, this may explain it.

 

[Belushi]

lets start spamming social media demanding that this is cancelled, will be a sign if it is.

I don't think you understand how fringe events work.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Who cares?

We'll see who is there at next year's conference...

 

[treelover]

I wasn't aware it was a fringe event, we could ask why Chi is speaking at an ATOS sponsored event, especially those in her seat.

 

[treelover]

Who cares?

We'll see who is there at next year's conference...

People who have had family die as a consequence of the ATOS regime.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

People who have had family die as a consequence of the ATOS regime.

I'm not defending it. I'm just asking 'who cares'. It's not surprising that they should be there. It will be interesting to watch what happens at the conference this year, but I'm more interested in how conference will look after 2 or 3 years of the Corbyn/McDonnell at the helm.

 

[treelover]

Ok.

 

[killer b]

policy exchange are michael gove's thinktank btw. proper vermin

 

[agricola]

policy exchange are michael gove's thinktank btw. proper vermin

If only there was some photograph showing them all together.

 

[Fez909]

Jon Snow and John McDonnell

Thanks for that, it was a good watch.

I've gotta say McDonnell comes across as a good sort. I know he's been mentioned on here for years, long before Corbyn-mania hit the mainstream, but that's the first time I've heard him speak. Snow let him talk, while managing to ask him some potentially difficult questions and his answers were all encouraging. He even managed to 'defend' the IRA stuff relatively well, though, of course, that's not likely to be the end of that being brought up.

Liked the stuff about democratising workplaces. Good stuff, looking forward to QT.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Jon Snow and John McDonnell

Spend the Trident money on health and education.

 

[J Ed]

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It's still weird hearing Labour leaders talking about socialism again.

 

[elbows]

All the same, anything from Labour with the word new in it trips a switch in my mind

#newkindofpolitics #newkindofdanger #betterredthanredeyes

 

[treelover]

McDonnell is superb on QT, his apology for his comments on the IRA drew massive support from the audience, I remember when on the times I met him I though he had something special.

 

[Crispy]

Thanks for that, it was a good watch.

It really was. So incredibly refeshing to hear these things come out of the mouth of a front bench politician.

I feel all giddy like I stood up too fast. It will pass.

 

[Mation]

It really was. So incredibly refeshing to hear these things come out of the mouth of a front bench politician.

I feel all giddy like I stood up too fast. It will pass.

I thought he handled that brilliantly ("gradual change" wince aside). He's a very sound man.

 

[Pickman's model]

lets start spamming social media demanding that this is cancelled, will be a sign if it is.

an omen or portent d'you mean?

 

[Pickman's model]

McDonnell is superb on QT, his apology for his comments on the IRA drew massive support from the audience, I remember when on the times I met him I though he had something special.

i wonder if he reciprocated

 

[Pickman's model]

I don't think you understand how fringe events work.

t doesn't

 

[killer b]

Aaron Bastani: Labour’s Future

This is about right Imo. I reckon most of the plp aren't committed blairites, more soft left liberals: and which way they jump decides whether corbyn thrives.

 

[youngian]

Aaron Bastani: Labour’s Future

This is about right Imo. I reckon most of the plp aren't committed blairites, more soft left liberals: and which way they jump decides whether corbyn thrives.

That's refelcted in the party by the election of Tom Watson and Khan rather than Corbyn's preferred choices. Watson is the sort of person who can bang heads together and be a hatchet man if need be. And as Labour has been a bit sentimental about removing useless leaders you can see why he was elected as deputy if Corbyn goes tits up pretty quickly.