#149

I preferred Marina Hyde’s take on it

Although I take it no-one here likes her any more because she’s mean about Corbyn.

#150

Nah, she was writing fairly shaky pieces bemoaning safe spaces and identity politics and about the IndyRef before Corbyn became leader.

#151

What did she write that was so shaky about IndyRef then?

#152

Jezza Jezza LAD
Jezza LAD
Jezza Jezza LAAAAAAAAD.

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#153

I can’t find the individual tweets, but it was the general sneering at politics and people outside of the Westminster bubble. Also, the clubbiness with other (badly informed) political journalists treating it like a safari trip from London.

#154

From what I can observe she casts a wry, sarcastic eye over everything. That’s her thing ain’t it? Don’t recall her saying anything outright awful - although she was complaining about university no-platforming etc. I noticed recently (but you’d be hard-pressed to find a journo who wasn’t)

#155

Well that doesn’t mean people should like her, though? I mean your original claim was that everyone hated her for being mean about Corbyn but I think it’s probably because she’s a journalist specialising in belittling everything which is pretty wearing and not very useful unless you pick your targets very carefully?

(Not a dig at you Geoff, I’m actually mostly on your side, you know?)

#156

Thread’s getting boring again.

#157

Oh no dig taken! It was just a remark about the fact that previously she was very popular on here (general consensus was she could take on politics, pop culture and football and generally nail it every time). Not saying everyone should like her - but most people used to on here so was wondering how the tables may turn, if you will.

#158

I mean if she’s turning that sarky view on someone like Osborne I’d imagine almost everyone’s going to enjoy it :smiley:

#159

Oh yeah. When she turns her gaze to parochial Tories and Nigel Farage etc. I’m sure there’s no problem.

#160

The Times being awful:

#161

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world

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#162

I mainly meant to draw attention to the jez colouring book

#163

I actually own that. It’s in my flat.

#164

Commentators like Marina Hyde remind me of some academics I’ve met - they all have a blithely arrogant sort of indifference to their own privilege and affect an air of the wittier than thou, left wing bohemian raconteur…yet every so often you see the real them peeking through - reactionary centrists obsessed with career advancement and morbidly afraid of the working-class, secondhand smoke, the lack of cycle lanes in their area, red meat, and brown people gathering in groups of two or more. I’m not saying Marina Hyde is a closet fascist, but I am saying she’s definitely a closet fascist.

At least George Monbiot just goes full on REPENT THE END IS HERE

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#165

needs more Corbyn football chants, if you ask me

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#167

EIEIEIO up the polling charts we go
When we win an election, this is what we’ll sing
We are Labour. We are Labour. Jezza is our king.

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#168

generally in favour of Marina Hyde, for the sarkyness, but these things always depend slightly on your own personal investment in the thing that’s being skewered. Same as any ‘sketch’ writer, which is kind what she does.

++ there will always be the Brexit Flotilla day. I’ll always have a soft spot for her and Michael Deacon because of that wonderful, glorious day…

#169

Yep. That’s it.