UK General Election - 12th December 2019 | Con 365, Lab 203, LD 11, SNP 48, Other 23 - Tory Majority of 80
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From here: http://www.agediscrimination.info/current-uk-population - it usese ONS statistics but I may be reading the 64-74 as 18-24 though you can't tell that well due to the colours being repeated
Yeah that’s an awful legend, was staring at for a while trying to made head or tails of it. But I’m pretty sure its the 5.7m figure, you can tell by the order of the colours.
How about responding to the post that responded to your post that also made this point then, Colin
I wouldn't be too worried about the BBC. As frustrating as it is to witness it the influence of traditional media is waning.
Having said that all the Brexshit backing organisations have gone hard on Labour immigration policies today as they are scared NHS might gain traction.
Expect papers to follow suit tomorrow.
Having said that all the Brexshit backing organisations have gone hard on Labour immigration policies today as they are scared NHS might gain traction.
Expect papers to follow suit tomorrow.
Yes they've accepted it in full
You really are just stupendous, Colin.
Woah. @Sassy Colin might act like a bit of a twunt but he's MY twunt. That was completely uncalled for and I challenge you to a duel.
In other news - feck the Tories.
Oh look everyone, some real breaking news here that is absolutely worth mentioning. Dominic Cummings is writing his blog again.
Or if we put it another way, Laura is promoting the personal blog of her "Source close to Number 10".
Everything you write is most certainly true, and I agree it’s absurd to suggest Corbyn himself had any racist or anti semetic tendencies. I can’t think of anyone else practicing in UK politics who has fought for the rights of minorities more than him.
And yet Labour struggle to make this point stick, to the extent that Jewish Labour PMs have left the party in protest and the chief rabbi makes such sensational claims.
It’s obvious to me that this anti semite campaign is a character assassination attempt by anti Corbynites. And yet despite its absurdity, Corbyn can’t shake it.
Proclaiming it as unfair is pathetic: this is the nature of 21st century personality politics. Especially as Corbyn is literally the most experienced and battle savvy politician in the whole of parliament! He is more to blame than anyone else in his inablity to debunk these claims. Why is this??
as someone who cannot stand Boris Johnson, I find it incredibly frustrating.
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Because my head hurts now.
Ugh it's feckin wind up mate. We're lumped paying a licence fee for a supposedly impartial service and in return we get a political editor who might as well have a desk in No 10.
Ugh I hate her so much.
So let's say the polls are right and Johnson wins a majority, what do we expect will happen to the NHS in the next five years? Will it even exist?
Yes because he said it's not for sale. End of story.
Would you like to buy a bridge?
That just could be an opinion. I still say he'll be a fool to back down. Take the kicking like everyone else.
That makes it three successive Prime Ministers who were (or are) desperate to avoid scrutiny.
Well one thing is for sure. If that happens then it will be like the entire conservative party jumping into a Kamikaze plane and flying it into a mountain. Labour can then restore it and rule forever. So vote Tory
You say that like unashamedly avoiding genuine scrutiny while your political opponents are ravaged by right-wing media attack dogs hasn't been an increasingly popular strategy for three successive Conservative leaders over half a decade or so.
Snap.
Possible breach of civil service code.
If Boris doesn't go for the interview, it's a massive mistake, almost malpractice, by corbyn and his team that they agreed to go. It's a fight for power not a morality contest.
Mistake being they trusted the BBC when told that everyone was doing it.
That is exactly the point! It should be a 'a running political sore for the Tories'. But the difference in media coverage means you don't think it is.
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Er...again I literally listed the way to which the party and leadership have made changes to tackle antisemitism. And what about Corbyn record of standing up against anti semitism, how can the two examples you gave cause utter panic about the return of the 1940's but Corbyn supporting Britain taking in Yemeni Jews means nothing ? I can give concrete examples of how the party has change to fight against anti semitism and the counter is - well there is a sense that the Labour leadership doesn't care.
We are back to the video I posted earlier with the Jewish women who felt terrified at the idea of a Corbyn government. She kept saying there's a under current of anti semitism in Labour but when pushed to define this, she didn't have anything. It really is awful that a section of British Jews feels this way but the answer isn't to abandon critical thinking.
No because the tories cause material misery both to british muslims and muslims abroad, it's not the odd Facebook group or some crank tweeting. Its - Prevent, The selling of weapons which is causing the deaths of muslims in Yemen, continuing the war on terror, failing to support rescue missions in the Mediterranean, failure to take in a credible number of refugees, christ even austerity has hurts women of colour the most (Which a large part will be muslim women) The tory islamophobia goes far deeper than Boris and his letterbox comment.
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After all the childish chicken jibes towards Corbyn he needs to get in there.
What word in Leaders debate do they not understand?
You don't think the govt's chief political advisor making public statements about Brexit isn't newsworthy? Are you ill?
The media coverage reflects what's newsworthy as much as it shapes it. Media isn't just about what's right or wrong, it's about what gets attention. In short, big names have challenged Labour over antisemitism over an extended period. Big organisations have got involved. As a result, it's got more attention and the Tories' problem has been overshadowed. That's why Labour should have worked harder to publicly kill this story. (Labour's media management is amateur hour but that's another story). No conspiracy is needed here.
You do know who Clive James was right?
Mrs. James’ son?
I’m not a saying it ‘like’ anything mate.
I agree but I think a deeper reason why the story has gained traction is that anti-semitism is no longer virulent among the broader population and therefore these accusations grab people’s attention. Anti-semitism all seems very pre-War and exotic. On the other hand, there is a large amount of anti-muslim sentiment.at large and I suspect a lot of people are at best indifferent to these stories and in many cases think “good old Boris” when he compares muslim women to letterboxes.
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