IanM
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We could get Corbyn. He'd make a great job of finishing what Blair and Brown did so diligently! 
CheltenhamHacker
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Are you kidding? Allllll about bagels
HughJars
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I don't think that's true.
Juncker is ridiculed by the English right wing press because he won't let Westminster roll over the EU. I'd suggest his standing in Europe is pretty high.
MegaSteve
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The east Europeans I work with advise there's not a lot of love for Juncker where they come from...
Yeah but she called it.....
IanM
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Polish PM has certainly waxed lyrical recently.... but nothing compared with Juncker when full of (paid for on expenses) Bolly!!
MegaSteve
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One of the ladies showed me a cartoon in the Polish newspaper, they read, alluding to Junckers numerous appearances in public looking more than worse for wear... And, that he gets a bit too touchy/feely and kissy kissy when doing so...
ColchesterFC
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Would you have done differently if all the polls, political commentators and experts were saying that you could strengthen your position? The problem wasn't calling the election it was running a disastrous campaign.
HughJars
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...and believing an overwhelmingly biased right wing press corp in this country. A total lack of self awareness was her biggest failing, along with not seeing that outside the London media, Corbyn's message was getting through and popular.
jp5
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Wouldn't be surprised if the next PM was Corbyn.
FairwayDodger
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Personally, I wouldn't have called an election. The election was a classic example of putting the good of her party above that of the country. The outcome served her right and the only pity was she was still able to cling to power.
MegaSteve
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As has been noted many times before don't feel the majority of the tories [in Westminster] want to be the ones associated with taking us out of Europe... They'd far sooner others had that responsibility and if they came up short of the exiteers expectations it would give them the 'high ground'...
Doon frae Troon
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Mind you Corbyn has just make the same mistake as May in Scotland.
His lack of awareness and ignorance was quite staggering.
HughJars
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Very true.
CheltenhamHacker
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Am I missing something in the media? Articles I've read seem to give glowing reviews of him going to Scotland. Can you point me in the direction of the other opinion? I'll admit it's only been a few cursory google searches so far but I'm not seeing all the woe and angst from this thread?
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To be honest I barely knew Corbyn had been up here so hadn't heard anything negative or positive. Maybe I haven't been paying attention. I did hear Kezia Dugdale has packed it in today, she couldn't really get heard above Sturgeon and Davidson so not surprised, don't envy her successor in Scottish Labour but you never know, could find another Donald Dewar (what a thoroughly decent Labour man and first minister he was, pity there aren't more like him).
HughJars
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Unlike in England, his events were attended by dozens at most. He also put his foot in it by showing his ignorance of the seperate Scottish legal system, and most pointedly saying that Holyrood should be spending to mitigate Tory austerity (it actually already spends over £100m doing so) while ignoring the fact that in Wales, Labour spend zero in this area. He toured 18 "target" seats, not a single one is a Tory seat.
He made a bit of a fool of himself.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-is-deeply-worrying-scottish-voters-on-corbyn
https://www.politicshome.com/news/u...orbyn-mocked-saying-problematic-scotland-have
http://thenational.scot/comment/155...langer_proves_how_ignorant_he_is_of_Scotland/
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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I have strong no view on Juncker one way or another whatsoever - I have no idea why you think I think him so marvellous. I DO however believe he has significant influence within EU decision-making, and so not necessarily someone to take the P out of.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Some folk in the UK would have Jacob Rees Mogg as PM!
Doon frae Troon
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Perhaps you are looking at [and acknowledging] the wrong 'media'.
Scottish media is extremely anti Scots Government and will spin any story against it.
SLAB leaders are falling over themselves to not stand for leadership:lol:
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