Jeremy Corbyn

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Over the many years that Corbyn was a backbencher I can remember thinking that everything seemed to be about him - he seemed completely self-obsessed - his view was the only view and hell-mend any who cautioned or criticised him - compromise was an ugly word not for Jeremy. Unfortunately (or not) I don't see any change in him.

Oh for a new John Smith or Donald Dewar.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I was working at the Commons when John Smith passed away. There was such a universal sadness as he was one of the nicest most decent people you could ever come across there. Surprisingly enough, two of the others were Maggie and Denis Skinner. Both had time for everyone who worked there and treated staff with absolute respect.

 

[IanM]

I was working at the Commons when John Smith passed away. There was such a universal sadness as he was one of the nicest most decent people you could ever come across there. Surprisingly enough, two of the others were Maggie and Denis Skinner. Both had time for everyone who worked there and treated staff with absolute respect.

John Smith, Tony Benn, Barbara Castle.... great examples of people whose politics you could disagree with, but you respected their integrity.

Corbyn was at the events cos he supported the causes. It seems the more British soldiers you killed, the more support you got. Kill a Royal and blow up the Tory Confrence Hotel, even better.

Remember, he wasnt anywhere brokering peace, he had no mandate to do so. Be in no doubt, he was visiting friends.

 

[bluewolf]

John Smith, Tony Benn, Barbara Castle.... great examples of people whose politics you could disagree with, but you respected their integrity.

Corbyn was at the events cos he supported the causes. It seems the more British soldiers you killed, the more support you got. Kill a Royal and blow up the Tory Confrence Hotel, even better.

Remember, he wasnt anywhere brokering peace, he had no mandate to do so. Be in no doubt, he was visiting friends.

Maybe he was just trying to start a national debate?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Over the many years that Corbyn was a backbencher I can remember thinking that everything seemed to be about him - he seemed completely self-obsessed - his view was the only view and hell-mend any who cautioned or criticised him - compromise was an ugly word not for Jeremy. Unfortunately (or not) I don't see any change in him.

Oh for a new John Smith or Donald Dewar.

John Smith ..yes, but Donald lost a lot of his credibility over the cost of building The Scottish Parliament.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

John Smith ..yes, but Donald lost a lot of his credibility over the cost of building The Scottish Parliament.

Well as a building project that suffered a massive cost overrun it is in very good company with Sydney Opera House. And despite the cost overruns both are recognised and widely admired as being magnificent and beautiful buildings. I believe Scots can be very proud of their parliament building.

 

[IanM]

Maybe he was just trying to start a national debate?

You might be correct.... many concluded that writing an accurate description of him would get 30 day ban from forum! :whoo:

 

[Deleted member 16999]

So it seems our Jezza in 2014 took a little visit to the graves of the terrorists who killed israeli athletes at the munich olympics in 1972. Think tomorrow will be a busy day for him.

So it seems the main stream media may of glossed over the facts, the 8 terrorists all involved in the munich attack are buried in Libya and not in the cemetery in Tunis that Corbyn visited.
Now they are saying the Tunis cemetery has the graves of people who were allegedly connected to the terror attack.
Their reporting obviously confused some readers eh tashy

 

[Tashyboy]

So it seems the main stream media may of glossed over the facts, the 8 terrorists all involved in the munich attack are buried in Libya and not in the cemetery in Tunis that Corbyn visited.
Now they are saying the Tunis cemetery has the graves of people who were allegedly connected to the terror attack.
Their reporting obviously confused some readers eh tashy

Is this the same cemetary where Jezza never held the wreath so it don't count. His words.😳

 

[Old Skier]

Now they are saying the Tunis cemetery has the graves of people who were allegedly connected to the terror attack.

Confirmed by Labour and Newsnight tonight.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Is this the same cemetary where Jezza never held the wreath so it don't count. His words.😳

No mate, wreath held in Tunis, Terrorists buried in Libya, 1300km apart.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Confirmed by Labour and Newsnight tonight.

The 4 buried there were allegdly involved in planning the munich attack. It is not were the actual terrorists are buried.
I’m no fan of Corbyns but less of The Daily Mail.

 

[Hobbit]

So it seems the main stream media may of glossed over the facts, the 8 terrorists all involved in the munich attack are buried in Libya and not in the cemetery in Tunis that Corbyn visited.
Now they are saying the Tunis cemetery has the graves of people who were allegedly connected to the terror attack.
Their reporting obviously confused some readers eh tashy

Mainstream media didn't gloss over the facts. My post, #2090 dated 13/08, in which I said the planners of the Munich massacre was based on information in the mainstream media.

However, the wording in the early reports, a couple of days back, only tenuously linked Corbyn to the wreath laying at their grave. Its since come out that he was part of the party that laid a wreath on their grave. He himself has gone from a flat denial, to I might have been there to yes I laid a wreath.

There was a Tory backbencher at the peace conference too, but he declined the offer to visit the cemetery and take part in the wreath laying ceremony.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Just imagine for a minute it had been a Conservative front-bencher or even Teresa May who had been caught laying that wreath and then trying to cover it up. Do you think Corbyn, Abbott, Thornberry and the other Labour crew would have kept quiet about it or gone on and on demanding resignations? And how the BBC would have had a fit about it.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Mainstream media didn't gloss over the facts. My post, #2090 dated 13/08, in which I said the planners of the Munich massacre was based on information in the mainstream media.

However, the wording in the early reports, a couple of days back, only tenuously linked Corbyn to the wreath laying at their grave. Its since come out that he was part of the party that laid a wreath on their grave. He himself has gone from a flat denial, to I might have been there to yes I laid a wreath.

There was a Tory backbencher at the peace conference too, but he declined the offer to visit the cemetery and take part in the wreath laying ceremony.

You may of read that, but I’m responding directly to tashy’s post, is tashy’s post correct? were did tashy get that info from?
This trip was brought up in 2016, why are they bringing it up again?
imo, it’s a smear campaign and deflecting from the mess this government is in.

 

[HughJars]

Just imagine for a minute it had been a Conservative front-bencher or even Teresa May who had been caught laying that wreath and then trying to cover it up. Do you think Corbyn, Abbott, Thornberry and the other Labour crew would have kept quiet about it or gone on and on demanding resignations? And how the BBC would have had a fit about it.

Of course they would have gone on and on and on about it. But the media, especially Sky News and BBC news would not. THAT is the issue here. Every little thing Corbyn or the SNP do is minutely picked apart for a bad angle, May and her nasty cronies can do what they like, and little reporting of it is here today and gone tomorrow.

 

[Old Skier]

The problem with Corbyn is he never gives an answer to any question asked first time. It always goes from flat denial to possibly, maybe then trys to blame the media for continuing to bring it up. Perhaps if he admitted to his involvement first time it would kill the story. His spokesman on Newsnight just made it worse.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

The problem with Corbyn is he never gives an answer to any question asked first time. It always goes from flat denial to possibly, maybe then trys to blame the media for continuing to bring it up. Perhaps if he admitted to his involvement first time it would kill the story. His spokesman on Newsnight just made it worse.

Maybe because over time he’s learnt a lot of the media are not after the truth, there is the odd decent journo about, the rest are after a scoop.
Personally I reckon them and politicians are currently the lowest 2 jobs when it comes to credibility.

 

[IanM]

it’s a smear campaign and deflecting from the mess this government is in.

....and a remidner that the current Labour leader has a track record of befriending scum

 

[spongebob59]

Of course they would have gone on and on and on about it. But the media, especially Sky News and BBC news would not. THAT is the issue here. Every little thing Corbyn or the SNP do is minutely picked apart for a bad angle, May and her nasty cronies can do what they like, and little reporting of it is here today and gone tomorrow.

https://order-order.com/2018/08/13/bbc-politics-homepage-boris-6-0-corbyn/