Poll: Poll: Prime Minister Theresa May calls General Election on June 8th
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Perfect position for him, the **** away from us.
They don't need to overthrow the Tories, just present a substantial challenge.
So in summary on economics, Corbyn votes against increasing revenues, against allowing people to keep more of their money through tax reductions on existing taxes, and against anything that would cut or control public spending.
Perhaps that explains why the public has such low confidence in his ability to run the economy.
Perhaps that explains why the public has such low confidence in his ability to run the economy.
You've literally cherry picked through them for your own argument, something like the daily mail or the sun would do.
He has a fantastic voting record for human rights, equal rights, privacy and sticking up for the 99%.
Just looking at May's record, I could do exactly the same as you and troll everyone by picking out every negative thing she has voted for/against and it would definitely look a lot worse than Corbyn.
Edit. In fact I will stoop to your Tory level and post it after food
I can do the non economics of corbyn if you prefer, it isn't all positive, but without a good economic policy, the state can't do much else.
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on Social Issues
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on Foreign Policy and Defence
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on Home Affairs
- Consistently voted for equal gay rights - good
- Consistently voted for smoking bans - bad, illiberal measure that is unnecessarily draconian.
- Consistently voted for the hunting ban - bad, saved no foxes, not supported by evidence of providing any benefit for animals whatsoever.
- Consistently voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex - good
- Generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights - a mixed bag, as the category is very broad.
- Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life - bad, why force people who don't want to live to live in agony.
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on Foreign Policy and Defence
- Consistently voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas - mixed, not all military action is bad.
- Consistently voted against the Iraq war - good.
- Generally voted for investigations into the Iraq war - good.
- Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system - bad, sacrificing our national security and influence
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration - no opinion.
- Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - good
- Generally voted for strengthening the Military Covenant - good
- Generally voted for a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK - good
- Generally voted against UK membership of the EU - mixed
- Consistently voted against military action against - see previous.
- Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") - without alternative reforms, bad. The under occupancy issue in social housing is real, that doesn't mean the spare room subsidy is the best solution, but it is a solution,
- Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices - fine if it comes with a willingness to balance the budget.
- Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability - mixed, our current system doesn't work very well, nor did our previous one. The way we handle disability needs fundamental review.
- Consistently voted against making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support - wasteful.
- Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits - fine, if you are willing to raise taxes accordingly.
- Almost always voted for spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed - it's proven not to work, so why keep voting g for it.
- Almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax - why oppose taking less of people's property?
- Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT - how are you going to fund the welfare increases?
- Generally voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks - ditto
- Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets - ditto
- Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles - punish those who need transport over those who drink alcohol or fly?
- Generally voted for increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 - likes punishment for the successful.
- Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions - because it's easier to control people when the state controls their income.
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions - ditto.
- Almost always voted for a banker’s bonus tax
- Generally voted against higher taxes on banks - because increasing costs doesn't come from the consumers.
- Almost always voted for an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) - because corbyn hates success.
- Almost always voted against allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for - because people cannot be trusted.
- Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity - because he hates the working public.
- Consistently voted against reducing capital gains tax - because he likes punishing success.
- Almost always voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax - fails to understand the latter curve.
- Voted a mixture of for and against measures to reduce tax avoidance - hardly the image he tries to present.
- Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets
- Voted a mixture of for and against new high speed rail infrastructure
- Consistently voted for restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS - because purity of provision is more important than outcome.
- Consistently voted against reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients - ditto
- Consistently voted against introducing foundation hospitals - ditto
- Consistently voted for smoking bans - see previous
- Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life - see previous
- Consistently voted against greater autonomy for schools - because purity of provision is more important than outcome
- Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
- Consistently voted against
- Consistently voted against ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
- Consistently voted against university tuition fees
- Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government - why should money spent locally not be raised locally?
- Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency - democracy isn't his strong suit perhaps?
- Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons - see above
- Generally voted for a transparent Parliament-good
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more
- Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords - mixed, depends how it is structured.
- Consistently voted against local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas - why should money spent locally not be raised locally?
- Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections - why?
- Voted a mixture of for and against fixed periods between parliamentary elections
- Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
- Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly
- Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament
- Generally voted for more powers for local councils
- Consistently voted against a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK
- Generally voted for a lower voting age
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on Home Affairs
- Generally voted against a stricter asylum system - how is this a good thing?
- Generally voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests - good
- Generally voted against introducing ID cards - good
- Almost always voted against the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners - that pesky democracy again.
- Generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications - mixed
- Generally voted against stronger enforcement of immigration rules - why?
- Has never voted on mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities
- Consistently voted against merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners -why?
- Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change - mixed, too broad
- Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles - see previous
- Consistently voted against selling England’s state owned forests - why does the state own forests?
- Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets - see previous
- Generally voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods - good
- Consistently voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis - science be damned
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas
- Voted a mixture of for and against new high speed rail infrastructure
- Consistently voted for greater public control of bus services - bad, it failed.
- Consistently voted for slowing the rise in rail fares - why are they even regulated?
- Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles - see previous
- Generally voted against higher taxes on plane tickets - see previous
- Consistently voted for a publicly owned railway system - why, otherwise was terrible.
- Almost always voted against phasing out secure tenancies for life - state provided housing should be for those in need, not a house for life.
- Consistently voted against charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home - ditto.
- Generally voted for greater regulation of gambling - good
- Consistently voted against capping civil service redundancy payments - more wasted money.
- Almost always voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws - what you'd expect from an on record terrorist sympathiser.
- Consistently voted against the privatisation of Royal Mail - why?
- Almost always voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases - good
- Almost always voted against restricting the scope of legal aid - never met state spending he didn't like.
- Consistently voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions - expected given his support for our enemies.
- Generally voted against a statutory register of lobbyists - don't want to upset union funders.
- Almost always voted against limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases
- Consistently voted for restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents
- Generally voted against the policies included in the 2010 Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement
- Consistently voted for the Iraq war
- Almost always voted for investigations into the Iraq war
- Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
- Generally voted against more EU integration
- Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
- Almost always voted against strengthening the Military Covenant
- Almost always voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK
- Generally voted against UK membership of the EU
- Consistently voted for military action against ISIL
History backs this up, but lower taxes doesn't always mean taxes going down, just that generally they tax less than labour.
That one has my comments after most of them.
Ah I see! I think I focussed on the few that didn't. Derp.
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So, will Labour oust Comrade Unelectable before the June GE or when the party grenades after their worst GE result ever?
I must admit, i've been wrong about corbyn. About 40% of his policies go against what i believe but i do respect his determination and his moral integrity.
Well played dolph. Also the state owns some forests from back in the day when the king would go hunting etc, all animals in the forest would be classed as the crowns property in those lands. State still owns them, most being natural beauty spots or just land with mansions on. Defo should not be sold as they would be torn down and built on
edit, the reason he voted against royal mail being sold of is because its the national postal service. Guess what would happen if it failed? Bail out.....because its royal mail and we cant let it fail.
Well played dolph. Also the state owns some forests from back in the day when the king would go hunting etc, all animals in the forest would be classed as the crowns property in those lands. State still owns them, most being natural beauty spots or just land with mansions on. Defo should not be sold as they would be torn down and built on
edit, the reason he voted against royal mail being sold of is because its the national postal service. Guess what would happen if it failed? Bail out.....because its royal mail and we cant let it fail.
Because balance is important.
How Theresa May voted on Social Issues
As you can probably guess, I would choose may over Corbyn, but this doesn't mean I agree with her, we have to work with what is available and what can be achieved.
How Theresa May voted on Social Issues
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights - more recently for , which is good.
- Generally voted against smoking bans - good, bans should be a last resort.
- Almost always voted against the hunting ban - ditto
- Consistently voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex - good
- Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights -mixed, broad catehory
- Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life - bad, same logic as before.
- Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas - mixed, same logic as before.
- Consistently voted for the Iraq war - bad
- Almost always voted for investigations into the Iraq war - good
- Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system - good
- Generally voted against more EU integration - good.
- Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU - good
- Almost always voted against strengthening the Military Covenant - good
- Almost always voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK - bad
- Generally voted against UK membership of the EU
- Consistently voted for military action against ISIL - good, you can't talk with people who won't talk.
- Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") - good
- Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices - good
- Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability - see previous
- Generally voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
- Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits - makes sense if you want to reduce taxation.
- Generally voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed - good, it doesn't work.
- Generally voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax - good.
- Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT - vat is hard to avoid, so good.
- Generally voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks - good
- Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets - better than motor vehicles
- Generally voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles - good
- Generally voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 - good
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions
- Generally voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions
- Generally voted against a banker’s bonus tax
- Voted a mixture of for and against higher taxes on banks
- Almost always voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) - good
- Generally voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for - trusting people is good.
- Almost always voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity - good given the unions we have.
- Generally voted for reducing capital gains tax - good
- Generally voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax - good, it only comes from customers or employees anyway.
- Voted a mixture of for and against measures to reduce tax avoidance
- Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets
- Generally voted for new high speed rail infrastructure
- Generally voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS - good
- Generally voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients - good
- Generally voted against introducing foundation hospitals - see corbyn post.
- Generally voted against smoking bans - see previous
- Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life - see previous.
- Almost always voted for greater autonomy for schools - good.
- Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
- Almost always voted for
- Has never voted on ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education
- Generally voted against university tuition fees
- Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government - good
- Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency - good
- Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons - good
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament
- Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs - mixed.
- Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords
- Generally voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas
- Generally voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections
- Almost always voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
- Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly
- Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament
- Voted a mixture of for and against more powers for local councils
- Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK
- Generally voted against a lower voting age
- Generally voted for a stricter asylum system
- Consistently voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
- Generally voted against introducing ID cards
- Consistently voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners
- Generally voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications
- Consistently voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules
- Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities
- Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners
- Generally voted against measures to prevent climate change
- Generally voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles
- Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests
- Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets
- Has never voted on financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods
- Generally voted for culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis
- Generally voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas
- Generally voted for new high speed rail infrastructure
- Has never voted on greater public control of bus services
- Generally voted against slowing the rise in rail fares
- Generally voted for lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles
- Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets
- Generally voted against a publicly owned railway system
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of gambling
- Generally voted for capping civil service redundancy payments
- Generally voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws
- Generally voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail
- Generally voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases
- Generally voted for restricting the scope of legal aid
- Almost always voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
- Generally voted for a statutory register of lobbyists
- Generally voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases
- Generally voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents
- Generally voted for the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition
As you can probably guess, I would choose may over Corbyn, but this doesn't mean I agree with her, we have to work with what is available and what can be achieved.
Jermey Corbyn when asked to condemn the IRA:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z3x45
Not too controversial a question surely? Does he condemn a terrorist group? Yet he does the standard politician response as if faced with a controversial question he doesn't want to answer... he dodges the question, he criticises the British military then he pretends he can't hear and goes silent at the end...
Yet he's quite happy to be vocal re: his opposition to UK military actions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z3x45
Not too controversial a question surely? Does he condemn a terrorist group? Yet he does the standard politician response as if faced with a controversial question he doesn't want to answer... he dodges the question, he criticises the British military then he pretends he can't hear and goes silent at the end...
Yet he's quite happy to be vocal re: his opposition to UK military actions.
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