4-4-2 with Abbott and McDonnell up top Jeff.
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4-4-2 with Abbott and McDonnell up top Jeff.
I'm going to guess Laura Kuenssberg and Nick Robinson are the journalists, though it certainly isn't tough questioning that makes them targets. I'm definitely intrigued by your members of TV audiences point, who do you have in mind?
Nobody probed him on the cost of nationalisation though, weirdly.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices...t-wrong-police-cuts-theresa-may-a7772506.html
A policemans view - cuts have consequences.
A policemans view - cuts have consequences.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-slaps-reporters-microphone-out-10559676
Who needs the odd supporter being mean on social media when your parliamentary candidates will do it in real life?
Who needs the odd supporter being mean on social media when your parliamentary candidates will do it in real life?
The Sun have gone for the headline tomorrow of: Jihadi killer in an Arsenal shirt
No words. Here they are, all pretty much about the terror attacks.
No words. Here they are, all pretty much about the terror attacks.
I can't see how they thought that was a good idea.
From Private Eye.
Still no coverage of Corbyn's speech by the Beeb, it's only been 4 hours since he made it though. Seen May's speech twice just in the time I've been watching.
A whole 40 seconds of it here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40153536
A whole 40 seconds of it here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40153536
Yes tax the rich, send their talents abroad!
Where they'll pay more tax?
Fair play to JC for calling out May over the Saudis. Let's see if gets any traction.
No.
The Beeb haven't shown a solitary second of the entire speech on their news channel. A whole 40 seconds of it on their website and it doesn't the bit about the Saudis.
So why haven't they gone there already?
Because Jeremy Corbyn isn't Prime Minister.
Sky showed the speech live.
Going by statements fro both Corbyn and Thornberry, Labour is not actually committed to renewing Trident at its present level of capability. He has also said some pretty stupid things regarding our nuclear subs, such as them going to sea with the missiles left in port.
He talks about stopping terrorism and the instability abroad, yet offers no practicable means of remedying such.
So why were they here when taxes were at the level Labour is suggesting?
What are we talking about here? Corporation tax or income tax?
It's a shame we can't look at his voting record and infer whether he voted against foreign interventions which caused the instability in first place, and use that to work out what his foreign policy will be.
Whichever you were referring to in your post.
Voted against Libya interventions didn't he?
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https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may-tim-farron-voted-war/
Or you could go by the manifesto, which says they are. But then the rest of your nonsense wouldn't have a leg to stand on, so I can see why you wouldn't bother.
Just that bit about releasing the report on Saudi links to terrorism in the speech and to stop selling arms to them immediately in the manifesto. Easily missed, particularly if you're choosing to do so purposely.
No answer at all that, much like Corbyn himself.
I'd argue that it shows that Corbyn is somewhat opposed to foreign intervention, the article I posted above proves just that. Doubt he'd suddenly change his views if elected.
How is that not an answer? Do you need someone to explain to you how foreign interventions cause instability?
You just said the rates were previously at the levels Corbyn is proposing, I know that's the case with corporation tax (but your point wouldn't take into account that we didn't have Brexit to contend with last time), though I was talking about income tax which I just looked up would be astronomically higher for the rich under Corbyn than they were when Labour were last in power.
He also voted against using military force against Daesh in Iraq, something that was requested by their sovereign government to prevent it and the instability that came with it spreading.
I have, and it does not commit to an equivalent renewal. Moreover, they've both refused to commit to it during interviews on TV and radio.
Not at all. You could, however, explain to me what non-intervention achieves at this stage in the game. Being right about Iraq in 2003, doesn't make the same policy correct today. He has referred to the Libyan intervention repeatedly, what's he going to do to fix it?
He's also the only major party leader pledging to stay in the common market, which takes care of the problem corporations have with Brexit. I don't think they've said what income tax will be, maybe it will be astronomical, or maybe that's just unfounded speculation.
This is not the case. They're explicitly for leaving the single market.
Well for a start, he's not going to hold Trumps hand should America ask for an Iran war - which has a realistic chance of happening considering the company he keeps. It would also stop the current mess in the middle east from getting worse because of us.
Tariff free access. Sorry, you're right.
Is this where I point out that Labour is a democratic party and an individual's opinions don't matter in regards to the manifesto, even that of the leader? Corbyn is against nuclear weapons full stop, it's in there because the party isn't.
Strong & stable is enough.
Just seen this 
Sky at least showed the speech in full when it was made, but none of the TV news shows/channels have shown the clip of him talking about the suppressed report on jihadi funding and calling out Saudi Arabia and the gulf nations in the 5+ hours since. You'd think a guy who could Prime Minister this time next week criticising the Saudis particularly would be a story, but apparently not.
It has made it's way onto Channel 4 News' Facebook page. Interesting to see if it makes their TV broadcasts later today.
It has made it's way onto Channel 4 News' Facebook page. Interesting to see if it makes their TV broadcasts later today.
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Yeah that's right, I wouldn't have ever known he'd said that had I not watched it at the time.