Labour leadership

[J Ed]

you know, often when I look at the make up of the modern PLP thats my first thought. They need more fucking manegerial sorts. lol

How does anyone think this is not already the case? One of the first things that struck me about the posh HR woman at my work that came and 'nicely' laid off people (told them there was nothing to worry about before talking about redundancies) last week was how similar her appearance, cadence and vocabulary was to politicians generally. I struggle to see a huge amount of difference between political parties and consultancies these days.

 

[J Ed]

Let's just get the bullshit out of the way. Get rid of the parties - let's vote for Tesco or PwC to run the country.

 

[susie12]

According to Private Eye the NHS are in talks with Tesco.

 

[DotCommunist]

may as well let g4s run the internal policing too just to get the full Robocop dystopian satire effect

 

[J Ed]

may as well let g4s run the internal policing too just to get the full Robocop dystopian satire effect

Not satire.

 

[Sprocket.]

Let's just get the bullshit out of the way. Get rid of the parties - let's vote for Tesco or PwC to run the country.

Or Next! Sorry they already do!

 

[DotCommunist]

Yeah yeah. Freedom for Tooting.

nah, you've got to say something about russel brand these days, almost nobody under 30 will get your old mannish references

 

[Idris2002]

nah, you've got to say something about russel brand these days, almost nobody under 30 will get your old mannish references

yeah, the telly never runs repeats or anything does it?

 

[Belushi]

the kids don't watch telly dude, it's all vines this and sexting that..

 

[Maurice Picarda]

These new rules for Labour leadership elections are weird. Anyone can sign up as a "registered supporter" and get a vote. I just did. So can any Tory, mischief maker or loonspud - or anyone wih the IT skills and Experian data to manufacture and register fake IDs in bulk.

It really should be tied to membership, set at at least £20, to discourage that sort of thing.

 

[Dandred]

dan the man postal voted green. Save the fucking whales. ex pat cunt

Green or red grapes?

 

[Wilf]

dan the man postal voted green. Save the fucking whales. ex pat cunt

 

[cesare]

dan the man postal voted green. Save the fucking whales. ex pat cunt

 

[Dandred]

Where is my rattle?

 

[Dandred]

Oh, it's over there, next to Russle Brand's spunking cock vote....

 

[DotCommunist]

russel told the grateful proleteriat to vote labour or green. We've been over this. However in your desperation to think your postal vote for the malthusians counts for shit you have to pretend other peoples abstentionism is somehow childish and trendy. Its sad really, a grown man reduced to trashing at non-voters using a flawed taunt and wanking along to whalesong tapes

 

[cesare]

russel told the grateful proleteriat to vote labour or green. We've been over this. However in your desperation to think your postal vote for the malthusians counts for shit you have to pretend other peoples abstentionism is somehow childish and trendy. Its sad really, a grown man reduced to trashing at non-voters using a flawed taunt and wanking along to whalesong tapes

From the other side of the world.

 

[laptop]

Lammy is my MP, I thought he had his sight firmly set on the Mayorality

I've observed before that Lammy seems to me... intellectually challenged. And his civil servants (back in the day) swore that every time they let him in front of an audience he go off piste and make policy up...

 

[oryx]

These new rules for Labour leadership elections are weird. Anyone can sign up as a "registered supporter" and get a vote. I just did. So can any Tory, mischief maker or loonspud - or anyone wih the IT skills and Experian data to manufacture and register fake IDs in bulk.

It really should be tied to membership, set at at least £20, to discourage that sort of thing.

I got a call today from Unite about this (I'm a member so no paranoia as I'd have given them my number at some point!). I was under the impression it was tied to being a union member - anyone know?

 

[Dogsauce]

I thought the 'registered supporter' had a nominal charge attached - a quid or three quid, something like that. Wolmar (who's running a grass roots campaign for the Labour nomination) was pushing it recently. It's an attempt to get people on board cheaply, but more importantly harvest contact details for future spam.

Tories were trying a similar thing in some seats, having open primaries, because the bonus of doing this is it makes people aware of the candidate, a bit of mass publicity in advance of the election. I'd vote for the most charmless or freakish looking candidate just to hamper their chances.

 

[Wilf]

wanking along to whalesong tapes

Whanking?

 

[oryx]

I thought the 'registered supporter' had a nominal charge attached - a quid or three quid, something like that. Wolmar (who's running a grass roots campaign for the Labour nomination) was pushing it recently. It's an attempt to get people on board cheaply, but more importantly harvest contact details for future spam.

Interesting - the guy I spoke to today said there wasn't a cost (I did ask).

 

[DotCommunist]

Whanking?

you'll have to imagine that I just thought of a brilliant sperm whale gag

 

[bemused]

Shiny , charismatic,centrist but too smooth , public school + "lite" ? Remember reading that hes repeatedly shown himself to be not sturdy/resilient enough re: detail ?

He's undoubtedly very smart and when he's on the media I enjoy watching him. However, I've never found him particularly likeable on the media. I'm sure he's perfectly charming away from the TV and radio.

 

[Dandred]

russel told the grateful proleteriat to vote labour or green.

But you had already been brain washed, he only told you at the last minute. Quite an arrogant little fuck aren't you?

We've been over this.

No, he said last minute. You were with the grateful proleteriat drawing cocks on your ballot.

However in your desperation to think your postal vote for the malthusians counts for shit you have to pretend other peoples abstentionism is somehow childish and trendy. Its sad really, a grown man reduced to trashing at non-voters using a flawed taunt and wanking along to whalesong tapes

You didn't vote. Apart from burning your bra you have no influence in anything that happens.

There will be no revolution, no bourgeoisie uprising, just sad people like you wanking over an internet forum that has nothing to give, even mums net has more influence.

 

[Kaka Tim]

Chuka is all over the media setting out his stall.

 

[Belushi]

He's on Andrew Marr now.

 

[Belushi]

Bigging up the 'wealth creators'

 

[Belushi]

'Big tent' it's like playing Blairite bingo.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Let's have Jarvis Cocker instead

Could have made a John Cooper Clarke joke there as well