#664

This in itself is a problem;

  • To get elected as Labour leader at the moment seems to require a leftish platform (for reasons that may or may not persist).
  • So anyone standing as a centrist won’t win, unless they signal their intention to move left
  • But if they stand publicly making that intention clear then the media will rubbish them before can they get started; much as they did with “Red Ed”.

The whole thing’s very difficult difficult lemon difficult at the moment.

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#665

Excuse me?

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#667

Ah - okay, will look at this on the way home! Was slightly concerned for your state of mind for a moment there :slight_smile:

#668

I can assure you it’s no worse than normal!

#669

Well one of the advantages of significant decline is that the person who follows it tends to get a lot of leeway. If Corbyn’s ratings stay as they are and he fails to find traction on really any issue, and if his group can’t negotiate a transition, then whoever challenges in the next leadership contest will be in a far better position than Smith was, regardless of where they sit on the ideological spectrum.

That’s a short term development though. Fundamentally the party needs to find a way to bridge the gap between its membership and the voting public, and between its politicians and the full spectrum of the media, if it wants it’s internal democracy to be anything other than a hindrance.

Out of curiosity can I ask Corbyn thread reader’s a question? What’s more important to you:[poll max=50]

  • Stopping the Tories
  • Achieving specific left wing policy goals
    [/poll]
#670

Wait… Are you saying you’ve never watched In the Loop, the Thick of It movie? Do so, don’t watch that clip first!

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#671

No, I have seen In The Loop, don’t recall this though. About to dive in.

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#672

The Sun is outraged by Corbyn’s latest idea:

https://twitter.com/chris_coltrane/status/849899307541114881

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#673
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#674

I really feel like Adam Bienkov should have a new profile picture. That one is excessively smug and affects how I read the Tweets in my head.

#675

Hapless socialist :smiley:

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#676

Free school lunches

  • Finally, Corbyn’s getting on with it
  • Shit idea, never work
  • Unelectable

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#677

Seems that in launching a solid policy with good outcomes, with a popular revenue-raising stream with good PR attached generates Corbyn notable amounts of positive media coverage. Who knew.

#678

See also: National Insurance rises for the self-employed.

“Hang on a minute I thought you were going to tax OTHER people”

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#679

‘positive media coverage’

LOL

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#680

Got pretty decent coverage from what I could tell. Bit of negative comment about the efficacy of the policy also but, y’know.

What more do you want?

#681

I’d say about 80% of the coverage was negative. A lot of it from the right-wing media was screamingly reactionary. A lot of it from the so-called ‘liberal’ press was so badly researched that it was laughable.

#682

The BBC coverage last night was appalling - they spent more time interviewing private school parents who complained about how they could barely afford private schools, than talking to the families of children who would guaranteed good lunches every day.

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#683

I DID notice that the Guardian didn’t run with it on their home page. At least not when I checked, might have done before/after.