Wednesday, 22 January 2020
WATSON MOCKS RLB & THE HARD LEFT
Tom Watson has stuck the knife in the hard left once again by suggesting he won't vote for a 'factional' candidate like Rebecca Long-Bailey. In a further dig at her support base he asked if the membership wanted to pick a candidate that can win elections or a candidate that maintains policies that have already been defeated in two general elections. Ouch.
CLEMENT WHO?
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| Labour members love Corbyn, hate Blair and one in four are clueless about Attlee |
The hard left nature of the membership is also starkly illustrated by their attitude to Tony Blair, the only Labour leader who has an unfavourable rating. Still, can't beat that statistic that one in four don't know anything about the man who is often cited as one of the greatest - if not the greatest - prime ministers this country has ever had. Sad.
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
NANDY... FOR THE IRON THRONE?
The GMB trades union has endorsed Lisa Nandy and Angela Rayner for the Labour leadership and deputy roles. Rayner has already qualified for the deputy ballot, but the endorsement is crucial for Nandy as she now only requires one more affiliate nomination to qualify for the leadership ballot. Embarrassingly for the left, she could get there before Long-Bailey.
BREAKING: GMB is nominating Lisa Nandy for Labour Leader and Angela Rayner for Deputy Leader.— GMB UNION (@GMB_union) January 21, 2020
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ME ME ME QUITS
As expected, the hideous narcissist Jess Phillips has quit the leadership race this afternoon. Her decision follows a disastrous hustings performance on Saturday and a faltering campaign in which she was yet to receive a single nomination in the second stage. Phillips released the following video statement in which she unsurprisingly failed to support any of the remaining candidates.
It's clear that she was in way over her head, but it's less certain if this experience will teach her that her childhood dream of being Prime Minister one day will only ever be exactly that. A dream.
TORIES 'NOT SAFE' AT GALA
The chairman of the Durham Miners' Association has said he would "rather be found dead in a ditch" than invite local Tory MPs to this year's Durham Miners' Gala. The event takes place in July and attracts tens of thousands of people each year. The controversy has arisen because four of the county's MPs are now Conservatives, including seats that turned blue last month for the first time in history. The event has been heavily politicised for years and is often used as a means to berate the Tories.
In recent years the rise of Corbyn has seen the rhetoric stoked up further as he became the first Labour leader to repeatedly address the event - every year since 2016. Before then the only Labour leader to make a speech since the 1980s was Ed Miliband in 2012. However, as many critics have pointed out, the party no longer has a monopoly on the working classes. Furthermore, the event has been held since 1871, predating the decline of the coal industry by a century. With the age of alternative fuels one could argue that pit closures were inevitable regardless of who was in government. As it happened, most pits closed under Labour administrations, primarily that of Harold Wilson, but the hard left aren't going to let facts get in the way of some Tory-bashing.
Alan Mardghum added that he couldn't stop Tories attending the gala, but suggested they may be physically attacked and that they might want police protection. The only reason they may be assaulted is because of years of hard left baiting by people like Alan. Regardless of the threats, two Tory MPs have already confirmed they intend to be there, with new Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davidson defiantly tweeting Mardghum "See you there, Alan".
Dehenna Davison (Con) 24,067 (53.7%) +6.8%
Helen Goodman (Lab) 16,105 (35.9%) -12.1%
Nicholas Brown (Brexit) 2,500 (5.6%) New
Ray Georgeson (Lib Dem) 2,133 (4.8%) +2.0%
In recent years the rise of Corbyn has seen the rhetoric stoked up further as he became the first Labour leader to repeatedly address the event - every year since 2016. Before then the only Labour leader to make a speech since the 1980s was Ed Miliband in 2012. However, as many critics have pointed out, the party no longer has a monopoly on the working classes. Furthermore, the event has been held since 1871, predating the decline of the coal industry by a century. With the age of alternative fuels one could argue that pit closures were inevitable regardless of who was in government. As it happened, most pits closed under Labour administrations, primarily that of Harold Wilson, but the hard left aren't going to let facts get in the way of some Tory-bashing.
Alan Mardghum added that he couldn't stop Tories attending the gala, but suggested they may be physically attacked and that they might want police protection. The only reason they may be assaulted is because of years of hard left baiting by people like Alan. Regardless of the threats, two Tory MPs have already confirmed they intend to be there, with new Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davidson defiantly tweeting Mardghum "See you there, Alan".
It must truly hurt that places like County Durham turned their backs on Labour, but turn their backs they did. Live with it.
Bishop Auckland 2019 general election
Dehenna Davison (Con) 24,067 (53.7%) +6.8%
Helen Goodman (Lab) 16,105 (35.9%) -12.1%
Nicholas Brown (Brexit) 2,500 (5.6%) New
Ray Georgeson (Lib Dem) 2,133 (4.8%) +2.0%
(First time seat has ever been held by the Conservatives)
Peter Gibson (Con) 20,901 (48.1%) +4.8%
Jenny Chapman (Lab) 17,607 (40.5%) -10.1%
Anne-Marie Curry (Lib Dem) 2,097 (4.8%) +2.5%
Dave Mawson (Brexit) 1,544 (3.5%) New
Matthew Snedker (Green) 1,057 (2.4%) +1.2%
Monty Brack (Ind) 292 (0.7%) New
Darlington 2019 general election
Peter Gibson (Con) 20,901 (48.1%) +4.8%
Jenny Chapman (Lab) 17,607 (40.5%) -10.1%
Anne-Marie Curry (Lib Dem) 2,097 (4.8%) +2.5%
Dave Mawson (Brexit) 1,544 (3.5%) New
Matthew Snedker (Green) 1,057 (2.4%) +1.2%
Monty Brack (Ind) 292 (0.7%) New
(First time seat has been held by the Conservatives since 1987)
Richard Holden (Con) 19,990 (41.9%) +7.5%
Laura Pidcock (Lab) 18,846 (39.5%) -13.3%
John Wolstenholme (Brexit) 3,193 (6.7%) New
Michael Peacock (Lib Dem) 2,831 (5.9%) -1.2%
Watts Stelling (Ind) 1,216 (2.6%) New
David Sewell (Green) 1,173 (2.5%) +1.4%
David Lindsay (Ind) 414 (0.9%) New
Paul Howell (Con) 19,609 (47.2%) +8.4%
Phil Wilson (Lab) 15,096 (36.3%) -17.1%
David Bull (Brexit) 3,518 (8.5%) New
Dawn Welsh (Lib Dem) 1,955 (4.7%) +2.8%
John Furness (Green) 994 (2.4%) +0.7%
Michael Joyce (Ind) 394 (0.9%) New
North West Durham 2019 general election
Richard Holden (Con) 19,990 (41.9%) +7.5%
Laura Pidcock (Lab) 18,846 (39.5%) -13.3%
John Wolstenholme (Brexit) 3,193 (6.7%) New
Michael Peacock (Lib Dem) 2,831 (5.9%) -1.2%
Watts Stelling (Ind) 1,216 (2.6%) New
David Sewell (Green) 1,173 (2.5%) +1.4%
David Lindsay (Ind) 414 (0.9%) New
(First time seat has ever been held by the Conservatives)
Sedgefield 2019 general election
Phil Wilson (Lab) 15,096 (36.3%) -17.1%
David Bull (Brexit) 3,518 (8.5%) New
Dawn Welsh (Lib Dem) 1,955 (4.7%) +2.8%
John Furness (Green) 994 (2.4%) +0.7%
Michael Joyce (Ind) 394 (0.9%) New
(First time seat has been held by the Conservatives since 1931)
STARMER THROUGH, JESS TO FALL?
The GMB union is expected to announce who it is backing later today, with its nomination expected to go to either Starmer or Nandy. Four of the leadership candidates pitched for the GMB nomination at a hustings event this morning. The absence of Jess Phillips from the hustings has led to feverish media speculation that she is going to withdraw from the contest. She is currently trailing in last place with zero nominations, had a nightmare hustings debut on Saturday and is expected to make an announcement this afternoon.
The deadline for nominations is February 14. This is the current state of play in both contests.
Leadership election
Keir Starmer: 12 CLPs + 3 affiliates (qualified)
Rebecca Long-Bailey: 4 CLPs + 1 union affiliate
Lisa Nandy: 0 CLPs + 1 union affiliate
Emily Thornberry: 2 CLPs
Jess Phillips: 0 CLPs
Deputy leadership election
Angela Rayner: 11 CLPs + 3 affiliates (qualified)
Richard Burgon: 2 CLPs + 1 union affiliate
Dawn Butler: 2 CLPs
Ian Murray: 2 CLPs
Rosena Allin-Khan: 1 CLP
Monday, 20 January 2020
IDENTITY POLITICS 'FUNDAMENTALLY RACIST'
That's how outspoken actor Laurence Fox described it when he spoke to TalkRadio's Julia Hartley-Brewer this morning. Woke Twitter's enemy number one gave a brief, but very enlightening interview on the back of his barnstorming Question Time appearance last week. Watch below.
Sunday, 19 January 2020
MOST SHARED: WEEK 248
Last week we witnessed the most publicity for Muslim grooming gangs since the broadcast of Three Girls in 2017. Beginning with a report into grooming activity in south Manchester, the spectre of the Rotherham case raised its head a few days later. Both news items were a damning indictment on our police forces, but we should never forget the role of local authorities in the cover-up also. Of course we all know who runs those local authorities.
The four monkeys - or the traditional three - have appeared before in our grooming gang memes. Unfortunately Facebook does not tolerate references to Muslim gangs and has removed such memes several times. Therefore we can now only use the generic term 'grooming gangs'. Social media has not just dictated the narrative, they have conspired to conceal the truth and are as guilty as the police forces and local authorities involved in aiding and abetting these sickening crimes.
The above meme survived censorship and was shared 2,122 times via the Facebook page.
The above meme survived censorship and was shared 2,122 times via the Facebook page.
YOUGOV CONFOUNDS
A third opinion poll of Labour members has thrown the leadership race into further confusion. There's still months to go in this absurdly long process, but so far the only consensus appears to be at the bookies. They all agree that Sir Keir is odds on for the job and YouGov's latest poll concurs.
The new poll, conducted last week, has Starmer miles in front and just 4% from an outright win in the first round. However, this contradicts Survation's poll carried out immediately prior to YouGov's. That poll suggested a Long-Bailey lead of 5%. The sample size was more than three times that of either YouGov poll, so who is closer to the truth? One thing is for sure, if Jess Phillips keeps delivering hustings performances like the one she gave in Liverpool on Saturday she won't even make it to the ballot paper.
These are the three opinion polls to date, including final round run-off findings (a run-off is averted if any candidate wins more than 50% in previous rounds).
YouGov (13-15 Jan) Survation (8-13 Jan) YouGov (21-31 Dec)
Sample: 1,005 Sample: 3,835 Sample: 1,059
Long-Bailey 32% Starmer 37% Long-Bailey 23%
Phillips 11% Phillips 9% Phillips 12%
Nandy 7% Nandy 7% Thornberry 7%
Thornberry 3% Thornberry 1% Nandy 6%
Final round run-off
Starmer 63% Long-Bailey 51% Starmer 61%
Long-Bailey 37% Starmer 49% Long-Bailey 39%
NAWAZ CALLS FOR GROOMING INQUIRY
"The fear of racism or the fear of so-called Islamophobia must never be an excuse to allow under-age girls to be raped and abused in this way". That's just one of many quotes from a blistering monologue delivered by LBC's Maajid Nawaz today. Unlike the mainstream media and their persistent and inaccurate description of grooming gangs as 'Asian', Nawaz was not restrained from telling it exactly how it is. Coming from a Pakistani Muslim background himself, he had no hesitation in condemning his own community for the industrial scale rape of English youngsters.
"Don't tell me that their Muslim identity had nothing to do with this. I have lived and breathed this community all of my life. I can guarantee you that it's not the cause but a factor in the way in which these girls was treated was the culture of these men and as part of that culture is their religious attitude towards non-Muslim".
(Maajid Nawaz)
Calling for a national inquiry to be held, at one point Nawaz directly addressed the "woke left" and did not hold back. Watch below.
Saturday, 18 January 2020
#STUNNINGANDBRAVE
This is the hashtag being used by actor Laurence Fox to mock his detractors on Twitter. Following his infamous appearance on the BBC's Question Time he's been inundated with abuse from leftist keyboard warriors, but he's taken them on in style.
Retweeting your troll to a much wider audience is a tactic deployed by many celebs and can lead to the troll themselves being trolled. Bullies and cowards are generally only able to hand out abuse and cannot take it, often deleting their tweet and/or account when faced with a backlash themselves. Fox won several of his Twitter battles this way.
He also had a final dig for the woke university lecturer who picked a fight with him on the show itself.
Note that in her tweet she identifies as 'black', which of course she is entitled to do. Except that she's not, in the same way Meghan Markle isn't black. With their pale skin and flowing locks it's an absurd suggestion and one might argue that to deny one side of your parentage based on race is in itself racist. Just saying.
Anyway, Lily got involved in the Fox saga on Saturday...
The lack of self awareness on display from the singer here is astonishing. Is this the same Lily Allen who constantly forces her woke left-wing opinions on the rest of us? Is this the same Lily Allen who is the daughter of two famous actors? Pot, kettle, black. Perhaps given her semi-literate outbursts and foul mouth she should stick to singing!
As for Fox's awesome hashtag #stunningandbrave, it comes from the title of an episode of the satirical US show South Park. The episode in question mocks the increasing authoritarianism of political correctness. How very apt.
My Twatter feed tonight is like Christmas come early.— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
Speak truth to nonsense.
Does this mean dinner is out of the question? #holdme https://t.co/QmnMik52kJ— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
To be clear, I am in no way having the best day of my life ever drinking all of these leftist tears.— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
My cup it overfloweth.
But please don’t stop.
Time for a nap as my white privilege has been giving me jip all day.— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
When I wake up I’m going to watch “Get out” or “12 years a slave” #stunningandbrave
Retweeting your troll to a much wider audience is a tactic deployed by many celebs and can lead to the troll themselves being trolled. Bullies and cowards are generally only able to hand out abuse and cannot take it, often deleting their tweet and/or account when faced with a backlash themselves. Fox won several of his Twitter battles this way.
He also had a final dig for the woke university lecturer who picked a fight with him on the show itself.
Hang in there! We are all behind you!#stunningandbrave https://t.co/xbj3JLIUaG— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
Note that in her tweet she identifies as 'black', which of course she is entitled to do. Except that she's not, in the same way Meghan Markle isn't black. With their pale skin and flowing locks it's an absurd suggestion and one might argue that to deny one side of your parentage based on race is in itself racist. Just saying.
Anyway, Lily got involved in the Fox saga on Saturday...
Lily Allen is the most stunningist and bravery artist in the whole wide world.#stunningandbrave pic.twitter.com/CAKFcyMDba— LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
The lack of self awareness on display from the singer here is astonishing. Is this the same Lily Allen who constantly forces her woke left-wing opinions on the rest of us? Is this the same Lily Allen who is the daughter of two famous actors? Pot, kettle, black. Perhaps given her semi-literate outbursts and foul mouth she should stick to singing!
As for Fox's awesome hashtag #stunningandbrave, it comes from the title of an episode of the satirical US show South Park. The episode in question mocks the increasing authoritarianism of political correctness. How very apt.
THE WEEK IN CARTOONS 12-18 JAN 2020
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| 12.01.20 - Bob Moran, Sunday Telegraph |
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| 13.01.20 - Morten Morland, The Times |
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| 13.01.20 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph |
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| 13.01.20 - Steve Bright, The Sun |
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| 14.01.20 - Brian Adcock, The Independent |
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| 14.01.20 - Christian Adams, Evening Standard |
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| 14.01.20 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph |
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| 14.01.20 - Paul Thomas, Daily Mail |
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| 15.01.20 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph |
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| 15.01.20 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph |
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| 15.01.20 - Peter Brookes, The Times |
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| 17.01.20 - Bob Moran, Daily Telegraph |
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| 18.01.20 - Morten Morland, The Times |
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| 18.01.20 - Bob Moran, Daily Telegraph |
LEADERSHIP HUSTINGS - LIVERPOOL
There was no clear winner, although most commentators agreed that Long-Bailey and (surprisingly) Lady Nugee stood out from the rest. After a strong start to her campaign it was a rather average showing from Nandy and Sir Keir was his usual wooden self. Watch below - if you can stomach it.
Labour Leadership Hustings - Liverpool 18.01.20
Deputy Leadership Hustings
MASON VERSUS THE LEFT
Hard left journalist turned activist Paul Mason has thrown the Catholic among the pigeons by condemning Rebecca Long-Bailey's views on abortion. Many on the left had been keen to overlook her Catholic sympathies and she herself had distanced herself from previous remarks adding that politics comes before faith. However, hothead Mason couldn't let it go.
Long-Bailey has since committed herself to the open letter signed by Mason, but the row was already unleashed and Mason was vilified by many who would have previously been comrades. Our Twitter account was blocked by Mason a long time ago, but now he's begun blocking those from his own side, including Aaron 'Boring' Bastani.
Labour's new leader won't be announced until April 4, so we have almost two and a half months of fun and games like this as Labour tears itself apart. Glorious!
I've just signed this open letter to the Labour leadership candidates. I don't want Labour's policy on reproductive rights dictated by the Vatican, thanks. https://t.co/DCqEoa9Bgg— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) 17 January 2020
Long-Bailey has since committed herself to the open letter signed by Mason, but the row was already unleashed and Mason was vilified by many who would have previously been comrades. Our Twitter account was blocked by Mason a long time ago, but now he's begun blocking those from his own side, including Aaron 'Boring' Bastani.
I’ve been blocked by @paulmasonnews - he’s confirming today what many have been saying for 18 months. Politically he’s completely lost the plot. He’s not on the left and has spent the last year undermining and discrediting the Labour leadership. A prat and, today, a bigot.— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) January 17, 2020
Dear @UKLabour Roman Catholics in Britain will not forget the vile bigoted attack launched by Paul Mason on #RLB4Leader and by extension all Catholic voters. Nor that you did nothing about it. #LabourLeadershipElection pic.twitter.com/RlXJkDj1lu— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) January 17, 2020
Paul Mason's attempt to paint Rebecca Long-Bailey as a stooge of the Vatican exposes all contenders in the Labour leadership race. His portrayal of all Catholics as taking orders from the Pope is identical to the conspiracy theory all Jews back Israel. Time to expel Paul Mason?— Tom Delargy #StopKeirStarmer (@derekrootboy) January 17, 2020
Big thanks to Paul Mason for defending progressive values, pluralism and women's rights by...lashing out and accusing the Catholic Rebecca Long-Bailey of dual loyalty to the Vatican after your favourite candidate, the misogynist Clive Lewis, was eliminated— Jacqueline Wohl (@guessweredone) January 17, 2020
I’ve reported you for Religious Bigotry Mason and I can guarantee you that you have broken Twitter rules. You’ve got an appropriate surname by the way and #Labour must expel you too. https://t.co/LNd8HwaxdH— Tim O'Seery (@seery_o) January 18, 2020
Labour's new leader won't be announced until April 4, so we have almost two and a half months of fun and games like this as Labour tears itself apart. Glorious!
Friday, 17 January 2020
REMOANER'S GROOMING GANG EDIT
This week's Question Time featured a rather humdrum line-up at first glance, but there was always the wildcard celeb who might spice things up a bit. It's fair to say that actor Laurence Fox did a little more than that. Twitter is still in meltdown 24 hours later.
One of several outstanding contributions Fox made to the programme was his assessment of identity politics that resulted in a huge online backlash from the left. He later expanded on this, but crossed a red line on all establishment fronts - he mentioned grooming gangs.
One of the thousands of Twitter followers incensed by Fox's antics was the Remain campaigner Femi Izawally. He issued a series of tweets condemning Fox, including one supposedly featuring a clip from the programme. However, as you can see below there is a key difference between what was actually broadcast on BBC1 and the edited version he put out to his 245,000 Twitter followers...
Next time you see his smug face on TV, just remember that he is not just an affront to democracy, he is another enabler of the industrial scale rape of English girls by Muslim gangs. They have been allowed to get away with this for years because of a conspiracy of silence, something which Laurence Fox alluded to, and something which the odious Femi has proven with his shockingly poor edit.
Shameless.
One of several outstanding contributions Fox made to the programme was his assessment of identity politics that resulted in a huge online backlash from the left. He later expanded on this, but crossed a red line on all establishment fronts - he mentioned grooming gangs.
One of the thousands of Twitter followers incensed by Fox's antics was the Remain campaigner Femi Izawally. He issued a series of tweets condemning Fox, including one supposedly featuring a clip from the programme. However, as you can see below there is a key difference between what was actually broadcast on BBC1 and the edited version he put out to his 245,000 Twitter followers...
Original unedited version
Femi's version
Shameless.
HARRY POTTER AND THE HARD LEFT
One of Corbyn's new hard left MPs appeared on Robert Peston's show this week and gave a rather cringeworthy account of herself as she likened Westminster to the world of Harry Potter...
Perhaps Nadia was just showing her age, after-all she is the new 'baby of the House'. At the age of 23 she has succeeded the SNP's Mhairi Black as the holder of the title. Whittome has admirably pledged to donate more than half her salary to charity, but we know only too well that MPs say one thing prior to their election and then once on the gravy train it's another matter. The aforementioned Mhairi Black suggested prior to the 2017 election that she would stand down at the next election. She not only stood again, she was re-elected a second time last month! Pigs at the trough indeed.
Nottingham East 2019 general election
Nadia Whittome (Lab) 25,735 (64.3%) -7.1%
Victoria Stapleton (Con) 8,342 (20.9%) -0.8%
Robert Swift (Lib Dem) 1,954 (4.9%) +2.3%
Chris Leslie (Change) 1,447 (3.6%) New
Damian Smith (Brexit) 1,343 (3.4%) New
Michelle Vacciana (Green) 1,183 (3.0%) +1.2%
Nottingham East 2019 general election
Nadia Whittome (Lab) 25,735 (64.3%) -7.1%
Victoria Stapleton (Con) 8,342 (20.9%) -0.8%
Robert Swift (Lib Dem) 1,954 (4.9%) +2.3%
Chris Leslie (Change) 1,447 (3.6%) New
Damian Smith (Brexit) 1,343 (3.4%) New
Michelle Vacciana (Green) 1,183 (3.0%) +1.2%
STARMER REMAINS ODDS ON
Latest leadership odds (Ladbrokes)
Keir Starmer 4/6
Rebecca Long-Bailey 9/4
Lisa Nandy 6/1
Jess Phillips 50/1
Emily Thornberry 100/1
Thursday, 16 January 2020
PIDCOCK'S SWIFT RETURN
Keith Vaz isn't the only ousted MP making a swift return to politics this week. Former Labour MP Laura Pidcock has been appointed by her pal Richard Burgon to run his campaign for deputy leader.
Pidcock was earmarked as a 'future Labour leader' by her hard left admirers, but last month saw her 8,792 majority evaporate. She spent little more than two years on the Westminster gravy train before her Leave-voting constituents kicked her out and turned North West Durham blue for the first time in its 134 year history. Totally out of her depth and completely discredited she will be right at home in daft Dickie Burgon's camp.
North West Durham 2019 general election
Richard Holden (Con) 19,990 (41.9%) +7.5%
Laura Pidcock (Lab) 18,846 (39.5%) -13.3%
John Wolstenholme (Brexit) 3,193 (6.7%) New
Michael Peacock (Lib Dem) 2,831 (5.9%) -1.2%
Watts Stelling (Ind) 1,216 (2.6%) New
David Sewell (Green) 1,173 (2.5%) +1.4%
David Lindsay (Ind) 414 (0.9%) New
In other news Momentum have now officially endorsed Rebecca Long-Bailey and Angela Rayner. This comes as no surprise considering they were the only names on the online ballot of members!
I’m delighted to announce that the Chair of the #Richard4Deputy campaign is the inspirational @LauraPidcock.— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) January 16, 2020
Laura is one of my closest friends but more importantly we share a passionate commitment to a campaigning, socialist and democratic Labour Party. pic.twitter.com/OdfX8ieimK
Pidcock was earmarked as a 'future Labour leader' by her hard left admirers, but last month saw her 8,792 majority evaporate. She spent little more than two years on the Westminster gravy train before her Leave-voting constituents kicked her out and turned North West Durham blue for the first time in its 134 year history. Totally out of her depth and completely discredited she will be right at home in daft Dickie Burgon's camp.
North West Durham 2019 general election
Richard Holden (Con) 19,990 (41.9%) +7.5%
Laura Pidcock (Lab) 18,846 (39.5%) -13.3%
John Wolstenholme (Brexit) 3,193 (6.7%) New
Michael Peacock (Lib Dem) 2,831 (5.9%) -1.2%
Watts Stelling (Ind) 1,216 (2.6%) New
David Sewell (Green) 1,173 (2.5%) +1.4%
David Lindsay (Ind) 414 (0.9%) New
In other news Momentum have now officially endorsed Rebecca Long-Bailey and Angela Rayner. This comes as no surprise considering they were the only names on the online ballot of members!
40 YEARS OF THATCHERISM...
Coventry South 2019 general election
Zarah Sultana (Lab) 19,544 (43.4%) -11.7%
Mattie Heaven (Con) 19,143 (42.5%) +4.4%
Stephen Richmond (Lib Dem) 3,398 (7.5%) +4.7%
James Crocker (Brexit) 1,432 (3.2%) New
Becky Finlayson (Green) 1,092 (2.4%) +1.1%
Ed Manning (Ind) 435 (1.0%) New
LABOUR'S GROOMING SILENCE
Manchester has been in the spotlight this week thanks to a new report that confirmed that both Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council had aided and abetted Muslim grooming gangs based in the city. While the bulk of the report relates to paedophile activity in south Manchester, the title of the report refers to Greater Manchester, a conurbation that takes in many towns including the scene of one of the UK's most infamous cases - Rochdale. Grooming activity has also been reported in Bolton, Bury, Oldham and Wigan, although convictions are sorely lacking.
Labour has a diabolical record on grooming gangs, dating back more than a decade. Gordon Brown as PM is alleged to have urged police forces to turn a blind eye in 2008. Countless Labour councils around the country have been implicated in covering up for grooming gangs and senior Labour figures won't even mention the scandal, let alone condemn it. Even the one frontbencher who dared to raise the issue and was summarily sacked for doing so was herself a part of the problem. In an interview with ITV in 2014 Sarah Champion defended the perpetrators by claiming that most child abusers were white men.
Some Labour MPs are notoriously prolific on Twitter, but you won't uncover many tweets relating to grooming gangs on their accounts. For instance Diane Abbott has tweeted or retweeted 28 times since the latest report was released and while she is keen to talk about refugees, Windrush and 'racism' against Meghan Markle, there's not a single mention of industrial scale rape of English children. In Greater Manchester itself only two of the 17 Labour MPs on Twitter - Afzal Khan (Manchester Gorton) and Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) - wrote anything about the grooming report. Powell wrote: "This hard-hitting review exposes starkly serious failures of police, social services and others to protect vulnerable young women & girls 15 years ago. Undoubtedly culture and practice has changed markedly since, however still serious lessons & questions". No, Lucy, nothing has changed.
The three Greater Manchester MPs who are currently campaigning to be either leader or deputy leader also ignored the issue, but all three (Long-Bailey, Nandy and Rayner) tweeted about Islamophobia. It appears that where Labour MPs are concerned, defending Muslim voters from criticism is more important than protecting English girls from Muslim rapists.
Labour has a diabolical record on grooming gangs, dating back more than a decade. Gordon Brown as PM is alleged to have urged police forces to turn a blind eye in 2008. Countless Labour councils around the country have been implicated in covering up for grooming gangs and senior Labour figures won't even mention the scandal, let alone condemn it. Even the one frontbencher who dared to raise the issue and was summarily sacked for doing so was herself a part of the problem. In an interview with ITV in 2014 Sarah Champion defended the perpetrators by claiming that most child abusers were white men.
The three Greater Manchester MPs who are currently campaigning to be either leader or deputy leader also ignored the issue, but all three (Long-Bailey, Nandy and Rayner) tweeted about Islamophobia. It appears that where Labour MPs are concerned, defending Muslim voters from criticism is more important than protecting English girls from Muslim rapists.
NANDY BACKS FREE MOVEMENT
Lisa Nandy was grilled by Andrew Neil yesterday and floundered somewhat on her approach to Brexit. While she is the least pro-Remain of the five candidates, she is still a Remainer and confirmed during the interview that she wanted freedom of movement to continue post-Brexit. This led to a confusing exchange in which she eloquently put across very good reasons why her Wigan constituents opposed freedom of movement, but she was going to ignore them anyway! It was an attitude like this that saw her majority more than halved in last month's election from more than 16,000 to less than 7,000. It's an attitude that shows regardless of whether Labour elect a northerner or a southerner - they are going to struggle to retake ground lost in their old heartlands.
Lisa Nandy (Lab) 21,042 (46.7%) -15.5%
Ashley Williams (Con) 14,314 (31.8%) +3.3%
William Molloy (Brexit) 5,959 (13.2%) New
Stuart Thomas (Lib Dem) 2,428 (5.4%) +3.5%
Peter Jacobs (Green) 1,299 (2.9%) +1.3%
Wigan 2019 general election
Lisa Nandy (Lab) 21,042 (46.7%) -15.5%
Ashley Williams (Con) 14,314 (31.8%) +3.3%
William Molloy (Brexit) 5,959 (13.2%) New
Stuart Thomas (Lib Dem) 2,428 (5.4%) +3.5%
Peter Jacobs (Green) 1,299 (2.9%) +1.3%
ON THIS DAY IN 1983, CORBYN'S MATES...
The Provisional IRA shot dead a Catholic judge as he left a church service in south Belfast. Judge William Doyle had been attending midday mass at St Brigid's in the affluent district of Malone. The 56-year-old father of two had offered a lift to an elderly worshipper and they had just got into his Mercedes when two men approached. One of them tapped on his window before both men opened fire as he wound it down. The judge was struck five times and the 72-year-old woman in his passenger seat was seriously injured.
Judge Doyle's daughter described him as a "Republican who had grown up on the Falls Road". Despite this, he was reportedly targeted because the IRA saw him as 'working for the enemy'. Although he received a police escort when travelling between his home and the courthouse, he declined the service at all other times, even after being told he was a potential target. Prior to his appointment as a judge in 1978, he was a high profile QC and despite his Republican upbringing he represented defendants from both sides. In 1966 he defended the infamous UVF leader Gusty Spence over the murder of a Catholic civilian.
Judge Doyle's daughter described him as a "Republican who had grown up on the Falls Road". Despite this, he was reportedly targeted because the IRA saw him as 'working for the enemy'. Although he received a police escort when travelling between his home and the courthouse, he declined the service at all other times, even after being told he was a potential target. Prior to his appointment as a judge in 1978, he was a high profile QC and despite his Republican upbringing he represented defendants from both sides. In 1966 he defended the infamous UVF leader Gusty Spence over the murder of a Catholic civilian.
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| William Doyle QC and, right, his funeral |
The following year the IRA attempted to murder a Catholic magistrate outside the same church in Malone, again following midday mass. The magistrate survived the attack, but his 22-year-old daughter was killed.
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
LONG-BAILEY LEADS IN NEW POLL
Survation have carried out a leadership poll of Labour members and given Rebecca Long-Bailey a 5 point lead over Keir Starmer, with a 2 point lead in the run-off. The poll of 3,835 members was conducted between 8-13 January, with first preference votes as follows.
Rebecca Long-Bailey 42%
Keir Starmer 37%
Jess Phillips 9%
Lisa Nandy 7%
Emily Thornberry 1%
Don't know/did not answer 4%
The same poll has Long-Bailey leading Starmer 51% to 49% in the final run-off. This differs markedly from the last poll, conducted by YouGov last month. In that poll Starmer had a huge lead over Long-Bailey in the final run-off - 61% to 39% - although the sample size of 1,059 was much smaller.
The Survation poll will be a huge boost to Long-Bailey and the hard left, having watched as Starmer becomes increasingly seen as the runaway favourite. Meanwhile, a 'team photo' emerged this afternoon showing Long-Bailey and her pal Angela Rayner. She doesn't look very leader-like, while Rayner looks like she's off out on the razzle in this bizarre graphic posted by Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle.
Rebecca Long-Bailey 42%
Keir Starmer 37%
Jess Phillips 9%
Lisa Nandy 7%
Emily Thornberry 1%
Don't know/did not answer 4%
The same poll has Long-Bailey leading Starmer 51% to 49% in the final run-off. This differs markedly from the last poll, conducted by YouGov last month. In that poll Starmer had a huge lead over Long-Bailey in the final run-off - 61% to 39% - although the sample size of 1,059 was much smaller.
The Survation poll will be a huge boost to Long-Bailey and the hard left, having watched as Starmer becomes increasingly seen as the runaway favourite. Meanwhile, a 'team photo' emerged this afternoon showing Long-Bailey and her pal Angela Rayner. She doesn't look very leader-like, while Rayner looks like she's off out on the razzle in this bizarre graphic posted by Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle.
Long-Bailey had begged Momentum to back Rayner for the deputy's position and the organisation has now written to its members making such a recommendation. Long-Bailey clearly has some clout with Lansman and co, although many Corbynistas will be supporting hard left loon Richard Burgon in the deputy leadership contest.
BOARD ROW ESCALATES
A Labour meeting in east London on Monday night has been described by a prominent member as "the worst Labour party meeting" he had ever attended. Hard left party activists had raised a motion condemning the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The BoD had earlier released a ten point pledge to eradicate anti-Semitism and invited Labour leadership candidates to sign up. The vice chairman of Ilford South Constituency Labour Party described the reaction of his local branch...
Ilford South's new MP Sam Tarry was drawn into the row after he failed to condemn the motion. See below for the motion in full (click to enlarge).
Ironically, Tarry's campaign slogan in last month's election was "A fresh start for Ilford". This was a clear reference to the saga of Mike Gapes - the incumbent Labour MP who quit the party last year and went on to co-found the disastrous Change UK. One of the key reasons Gapes quit was the party's mishandling of anti-Semitism. If this week's events in Ilford South prove anything - it's that Sam Tarry's election is far from a 'fresh start'!
Hard left anger over the BoD pledge is also what led to a Twitter spat between Ed Balls and Chris Williamson earlier this week. The Morning Star also piled in with its front page this morning.
Whoever wins the Labour leadership contest will have their work cut out eradicating anti-Semitism from their own party, let alone wider society.
MUSLIM GROOMING NO REVELATION
The supposed 'revelation' that gangs of Muslim men were allowed to roam the streets of Manchester grooming young English girls for sex was no surprise to anyone. We've been here before, countless times. The so-called 'assurance review' sanctioned by Andy Burnham, Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, was nothing but the usual whitewash. Burnham spoke twice at the press conference yesterday, but in neither his opening or closing remarks did he address the issue of Muslim grooming gangs. He never even uttered those words, not once, individually or collectively. He didn't even use the generic term which the media prefer to use to describe the culprits - 'Asian'. The cultural aspect of the scandal was once again brushed under the carpet. As expected.
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| Labour politicians and grooming gangs |
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
CLASH OF THE LOSERS
Chris Williamson has come under fire from somewhat unexpected quarters over his persistent Jew-bashing. The former Labour MP has been particularly incessant of late, lashing out repeatedly against the Board of Deputies of British Jews via his Twitter account. Williamson has been triggered by their ten point pledge to drive out anti-Semitism and the fact Labour's leadership candidates have signed up. Mild mannered Ed Balls, who had followed Williamson on Twitter, finally cracked.
I’ve persisted for too long on the grounds that you should always listen to try to understand - but I’m now going to unfollow this ridiculous and bigoted anti-Semite because I just can’t read his appalling nonsense in my timeline any longer.. https://t.co/nNnpInqSc8— Ed Balls (@edballs) January 12, 2020
Williamson hit back at the former Shadow Chancellor, telling the BBC: "I've spent my life fighting racism, I'm not going to take lessons from the likes of Ed Balls". He was apparently referring to Labour's infamous 'controls on immigration' mug that angered the left in 2015, notably Diane Abbott. Williamson has tweeted eleven times in the last two days about the Board of Deputies and Israel. He's clearly obsessed and has written off any chance he has of ever rejoining the party.
Handbags at dawn between two losers - an anti-Semite and an expenses cheat. Balls lost his Morley & Outwood seat in the 2015 general election. Williamson stood as an independent last month and embarrassingly came last and lost his deposit. He must have been highly regarded by his constituents!
Handbags at dawn between two losers - an anti-Semite and an expenses cheat. Balls lost his Morley & Outwood seat in the 2015 general election. Williamson stood as an independent last month and embarrassingly came last and lost his deposit. He must have been highly regarded by his constituents!
Amanda Solloway (Con) 21,259 (45.2%) +0.8%
Tony Tinley (Lab) 18,719 (39.8%) -8.7%
Greg Webb (Lib Dem) 3,450 (7.3%) +2.7%
Alan Graves (Brexit) 1,908 (4.1%) New
Helen Hitchcock (Green) 1,046 (2.2%) New
Chris Williamson (Ind) 635 (1.4%) New
ARROGANT LORDS
The rather aptly named Baroness Hayter has attacked the Brexit Bill in the House of Lords, branding the government's approach "stupid" and "arrogant". The Labour life peer told colleagues that the bill was being "rammed through" with January 31st fast approaching. Of course we know what her party would have preferred and what Jeremy Corbyn is still hopelessly trying to inflict - yet another delay. It's almost a year since we were due to leave and we have seen Brexit delayed not once or twice, but three times already.
People are sick of Brexit blocking politicians and last month disabled Labour's ability to frustrate the process. It's going to happen now and the only arrogance being shown is the complete disdain and contempt the likes of Hayter have consistently shown for the electorate. Then again, she herself has never been elected to any level of government in her entire life - not even a local council!
People are sick of Brexit blocking politicians and last month disabled Labour's ability to frustrate the process. It's going to happen now and the only arrogance being shown is the complete disdain and contempt the likes of Hayter have consistently shown for the electorate. Then again, she herself has never been elected to any level of government in her entire life - not even a local council!
Monday, 13 January 2020
NO ROOM FOR YORKSHIRE
Coming off the back of an election in which they were thumped in their former heartlands, one might expect Labour to at least try and make an effort. However, the Party of London has doubled down with the unveiling of its hustings schedule for the next stage of the leadership contest. The hustings will be held in most regions, from the south-west of England to Scotland (where the party only has one MP). Remarkably the NEC omitted Yorkshire and the Humber, a key battleground if Labour is ever to regain power and the scene of a cull of nine Labour MPs in last month's election.
It's not as if there aren't any gaps in the schedule. They've doubled the number of hustings for the first week of February holding one each on Saturday and Sunday. Surely the week before when all the candidates will be in Durham would be the ideal opportunity to drop down into Yorkshire? Then again, perhaps logistics is not their strong point. On Saturday 15th of February the candidates will be in Glasgow, followed the next day by a near 400 mile journey to London!
Sat 18 Jan - Liverpool
Sat 25 Jan - Durham
Sat 1 Feb - Bristol
Sun 2 Feb - Cardiff
Sun 9 Feb - Birmingham
Sat 15 Feb - Glasgow
Sun 16 Feb - London
Sat 4 April - London (special conference for declaration of results)
Leadership election hustings
Sat 18 Jan - Liverpool
Sat 25 Jan - Durham
Sat 1 Feb - Bristol
Sun 2 Feb - Cardiff
Sun 9 Feb - Birmingham
Sat 15 Feb - Glasgow
Sun 16 Feb - London
Sat 4 April - London (special conference for declaration of results)
The decision to overlook Yorkshire has been criticised by many figures in the party, including leadership candidates Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy. Another own goal for the hard left metropolitan morons running the circus!
WHEN NARCISSISTS MEET
This was an interview billed as 'Jess Phillips grilled'. What actually happened was a very jovial encounter between two insufferable Remainers who laughed and joked as if they were old friends just having bumped into each other in a wine bar. This morning James O'Brien met Jess Phillips and massaged her ever growing ego. He's never this laid back when a Tory appears on his show...
Jess was quite proud of this interview and tweeted about it seven times. Only seven you say?
FINAL STANDINGS (ROUND ONE)
On nomination deadline day Emily Thornberry and Richard Burgon breathed a collective sigh of relief as they limped over the threshold with minutes to spare. There was probably an element of surprise for Lady Nugee as she still required nine nominations with an hour to go and was made to sweat in the last few minutes as she reached the lofty heights of 21, still one short. Two last minute backers meant she ended on the same as Jess Phillips and all five proceed to the next round (Clive Lewis withdrew from the contest 35 minutes before the close of nominations.
Richard Burgon started the day in last place in the race for deputy leader. However, he hilariously tweeted that he would happily stop campaigning for nominations if he reached the magic number of 22 and would instead ask MPs to nominate lesser candidates ie. Dawn Butler and Rosena Allin-Khan. As it happened they didn't need his 'assistance' as both reached the target hours before he did. Tit. With Burgon securing the bare minimum of 22 nominations the hard left ensured they have a candidate in each contest progressing to the next round.
Leadership election
Keir Starmer - 89 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 33
Lisa Nandy - 31
Jess Phillips - 23
Emily Thornberry - 23
Clive Lewis - 5 (withdrew)
Deputy leadership election
Angela Rayner - 88
Ian Murray - 34
Dawn Butler - 29
Rosena Allin-Khan - 23
Richard Burgon - 22
Richard Burgon started the day in last place in the race for deputy leader. However, he hilariously tweeted that he would happily stop campaigning for nominations if he reached the magic number of 22 and would instead ask MPs to nominate lesser candidates ie. Dawn Butler and Rosena Allin-Khan. As it happened they didn't need his 'assistance' as both reached the target hours before he did. Tit. With Burgon securing the bare minimum of 22 nominations the hard left ensured they have a candidate in each contest progressing to the next round.
Leadership election
Keir Starmer - 89 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 33
Lisa Nandy - 31
Jess Phillips - 23
Emily Thornberry - 23
Clive Lewis - 5 (withdrew)
Deputy leadership election
Angela Rayner - 88
Ian Murray - 34
Dawn Butler - 29
Rosena Allin-Khan - 23
Richard Burgon - 22
CLIVE THROWS IN TOWEL
In the last few minutes Clive Lewis has finally accepted defeat and has withdrawn from the contest. With just 35 minutes to go what a rather pointless and embarrassing exit.
In the spirit of pluralism, diversity and generosity that I’ve promoted throughout this campaign, I’m withdrawing from the leadership contest so that those who’ve supported me can recast their nominations. https://t.co/uMgz2b3N66— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) January 13, 2020
ONE HOUR TO GO
With one hour to go until close of nominations in the first stage of Labour's two leadership contests it's all change in the deputy leadership race. Dawn Butler has come from nowhere to stake her place in the next stage, as has Rosena Allin-Khan. Dickie Burgon meanwhile still needs another three nods to proceed.
Leadership election
Keir Starmer - 78 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 28
Lisa Nandy - 28
Jess Phillips - 23
Emily Thornberry - 13
Clive Lewis - 5
Deputy leadership election
Angela Rayner - 78
Ian Murray - 32
Dawn Butler - 24
Rosena Allin-Khan - 22
Richard Burgon - 19
Leadership election
Keir Starmer - 78 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 28
Lisa Nandy - 28
Jess Phillips - 23
Emily Thornberry - 13
Clive Lewis - 5
Deputy leadership election
Angela Rayner - 78
Ian Murray - 32
Dawn Butler - 24
Rosena Allin-Khan - 22
Richard Burgon - 19
LEADERSHIP NOMINATIONS DEADLINE DAY
Labour leadership hopefuls will discover this afternoon whether they have gathered enough nominations to proceed to the next stage of the process. There hasn't been a great deal of movement over the weekend and Thornberry and Lewis have failed to add to their tallies. Dozens of MPs have yet to endorse a candidate, so it's all still to play for, albeit neither are expected to reach the 22 nominations required to proceed.
Keir Starmer - 68 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 26
Lisa Nandy - 24
Jess Phillips - 22
Emily Thornberry - 10
Clive Lewis - 4
The deputy leadership contest is looking decidedly more interesting at this late stage with three candidates still in with a shout of reaching the threshold. Dickie Burgon is still four votes short and failure to get there would be a huge blow to the hard left. The two contenders safely through are both seen as moderates. Rayner's enthusiasm for a 'joint ticket' alongside her friend Long-Bailey is not shared by the hard left. The likes of McDonnell and Diane Abbott have backed Burgon for the role, but will he make the cut? Nominations close at 14:30hrs this afternoon.
Angela Rayner - 72
Ian Murray - 30
Richard Burgon - 18
Rosena Allin-Khan - 17
Dawn Butler - 15
Khalid Mahmood - 3 (withdrawn)
Keir Starmer - 68 nominations
Rebecca Long-Bailey - 26
Lisa Nandy - 24
Jess Phillips - 22
Emily Thornberry - 10
Clive Lewis - 4
The deputy leadership contest is looking decidedly more interesting at this late stage with three candidates still in with a shout of reaching the threshold. Dickie Burgon is still four votes short and failure to get there would be a huge blow to the hard left. The two contenders safely through are both seen as moderates. Rayner's enthusiasm for a 'joint ticket' alongside her friend Long-Bailey is not shared by the hard left. The likes of McDonnell and Diane Abbott have backed Burgon for the role, but will he make the cut? Nominations close at 14:30hrs this afternoon.
Angela Rayner - 72
Ian Murray - 30
Richard Burgon - 18
Rosena Allin-Khan - 17
Dawn Butler - 15
Khalid Mahmood - 3 (withdrawn)
BARMY BEN BACKS BREAKUP
Unhinged Labour MP Ben Bradshaw has backed IndyRef2, calling on his own party to recognise Scots' right to self-determination. The fact that the issue was put to bed in 2014 is completely lost on Bradshaw, but then as one of Westminster's most extreme Remainers he is well versed in ignoring referendums.
“The political class in England - and this includes my own party - must very quickly recognise the Scots' right to self-determination. I am married to a Scotsman. All members of our family in Scotland voted against independence in the 2014 referendum. But at the last general election in December, all of them voted for the Scottish National Party for the first time in their lives. And they would now vote for Scotland's independence differently than in 2014. Scotland will become independent. For me that is one hundred percent certain".
(Ben Bradshaw)
This is not so much about his partner's relatives as it is about Brexit. The fact he made the above statement in an interview to a German newspaper tells all. As an exponent of Project Fear he is keen to see all the dire predictions come to fruition - including the breakup of the UK. Ardent Remainers like Ben would rather see our country suffer than flourish post-Brexit, such is their bitterness at losing the argument in 2016.
In any case, regardless of what Ben's partner's family are voting for, the opinion polls in Scotland have barely shifted on independence since the 2014 referendum. While SNP election victories are often mistakenly taken as indicators of a Yes certainty, most Scots don't vote SNP - 55 per cent voted for other parties in last month's election. Just one opinion poll in the last two years has uncovered a majority in favour of a Yes vote, another was tied, while all other polling has a No vote still ahead from anything between 1 per cent to a whopping 23 per cent.
Still, if IndyRef2 was to proceed and independence decisively rejected again, Bradshaw could always revert to his old favourite of blaming the Russians...
Sunday, 12 January 2020
MOST SHARED: WEEK 247
Last week Labour MPs were falling over each other to condemn the government after a pledge on child migrants was removed from the Brexit Bill. The Withdrawal Agreement had previously contained a commitment to grant child 'refugees' automatic rights to join their families in the UK. Labour MPs tried to have the pledge reinstated, but were voted down, leading to an outpouring of grief on their Twitter accounts. We duly noted that the same MPs were strangely silent about the treatment of our own children in Rochdale and elsewhere, while the only one to condemn the Muslim grooming gangs was promptly sacked by Jeremy Corbyn. The hypocrisy is sickening.
This BTLP original was shared 5,072 times via the Facebook page.
MORE THAN A 'CRASH' JEZ
Jeremy Corbyn has been heavily criticised over his reaction to the downed Ukrainian plane that was shot down by Iran. On both his Facebook and Twitter accounts he described the incident as a "plane crash" and although there was a reference to an "appalling act", there was a complete lack of condemnation. Sound familiar?
It's very much similar to his reaction to the Islamist attacks in London and Manchester in 2017, which he referred to as 'incidents' (as did Diane Abbott). However, later that year he condemned the attack on Muslim worshippers at Finsbury Park as an "act of terror". It's not difficult to see where his loyalties lie.
At a speech he gave to an 'anti-war' demonstration in London yesterday he said there "was no excuse for shooting down an airliner and there's no excuse for a targeted assassination either". As he addressed the assembled mob of leftists he was shadowed by the controversial anti-Semite Salma Yaqoob. She only joined Labour last year, but inexplicably rose to prominence and is the hard left's preferred candidate for West Midlands mayor in May.
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| Jeremy Corbyn in London yesterday with Salma Yaqoob (right) |
Corbyn wasn't the only Labour figure to express Iranian sympathies yesterday. The odious member for Huddersfield took the following sideswipe at President Trump.
No-one wants a war with Iran, the left do not own that sentiment. Their so-called 'anti-war' message is nothing but opportunistic anti-West rhetoric and one-sided condemnation, twisted by anti-Semitism and Islamist sympathies.
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