Which wont happen because... gee why not just VOTE TORY.
They lost Scotland, so the chances are zero anyway, its a dead party.
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Which wont happen because... gee why not just VOTE TORY.
They lost Scotland, so the chances are zero anyway, its a dead party.
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You still have cities like Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle that just seem to vote for any old candidate just long as they have the Labour rosette next to there name. It's almost impossible for Labour to lose a city like Liverpool in some parts they get 75% of the vote these days, I honestly believe Maggie Thatcher could get herself elected up there just so long as she was the Labour candidate.
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The city you live in will never vote anything other than Conservative, sadly 
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Could be important, doubt anyone will try to push through any more rule changes at this point but even under the current system, unions get quite a few branch votes for a trigger ballot. If a few of them believe this is a good thing, they could make it a lot easier for members to trigger the selection process.
LOL "Corbynomics author" sticks the knife into Corbyn: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2016/07/17/the-rise-and-fall-of-corbyns-economics/
Shambles. Put on a proper suit Jeremy, comb your hair ... and resign for the good of the country!
Shambles. Put on a proper suit Jeremy, comb your hair ... and resign for the good of the country!
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A leadership contest where all three candidates are terrible. Ed Milliband now looks like Disraeli or Gladstone figure.
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Good! She is terrible.
After all this Corbyn will stay as Labour leader, but will have a hard time on his hands convincing people to vote Labour after their internal squabbles.
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What an absolute joke.
So effectively Eagle rocks up, causes a **** storm and walks away leaving OwenSmith who - against most labour voters views - is minded not to follow through with Brexit?
You couldn't make this **** up!
The Smith Labour desperately needs is alas dead, John Smith.
You couldn't make this **** up!
The Smith Labour desperately needs is alas dead, John Smith.
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I think about 60% of labour voters actually voted to remain.
Most data puts it around 67%, a 2:1 radio of Remain:Leave.
That's what I thought, and yet Corbyn got stick for not delivering the labour vote. It's the conservatives that failed to deliver their voters for remain.
Voters. Members were about 90% Remain.
Actually that was the figure I was thinking of. My bad.
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Ahh, good ol' Ashcroft! The best bit of that opinion gauge has little to do with Labour, however:
They'd oversampled GD methinks.
Nothing like a good cyclical flap about modernity at the nadir of each generation, eh? 
Glad Owen's giving his all and obtained considerable parliamentary backing. Angela would never have made a dent, polarities being what they are in the party and voting public at large. Time for a refresh for Labour. Best of luck to him.
They'd oversampled GD methinks.
Nothing like a good cyclical flap about modernity at the nadir of each generation, eh? Glad Owen's giving his all and obtained considerable parliamentary backing. Angela would never have made a dent, polarities being what they are in the party and voting public at large. Time for a refresh for Labour. Best of luck to him.