blandy Posted September 28, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 28, 2016 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: i thought half the problem for remain was that they weren't voters What's that got to do with anything, Tony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, blandy said: What's that got to do with anything, Tony? agggh American spelling of Humour - permisison granted to shoot me Edited September 28, 2016 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 28, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 28, 2016 When you find it, let me know you're sorted. I'm worried. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 17 minutes ago, blandy said: eutopia A land of happiness, inside the single market? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Momentum vice-chair 'suspended by Labour' amid anti-Semitism row Quote The vice-chairwoman of pro-Corbyn group Momentum has been suspended by the Labour Party over controversial comments she made at a party training event, it has been reported. Jackie Walker has faced criticism over comments made at the anti-Semitism event and on social media, and had been under pressure to quit. Ms Walker told Channel 4: "I certainly wouldn't call myself an anti-Semite." Labour said it did not comment on individual party memberships. Earlier, the TSSA union said it would "seriously reconsider" its support for Momentum if Ms Walker remained in place and the group said its steering committee would meet on Monday to seek her removal. But a spokesman for Momentum, the left-wing grassroots organisation set up in wake of Jeremy Corbyn's 2015 election as Labour leader, said: "Members of Momentum's steering committee are seeking to remove Jackie Walker as vice-chair of the committee." Ms Walker was previously suspended by the Labour Party over comments made on social media in which she claimed that "many Jews (my ancestors too) were the chief financiers of the sugar and slave trade" but was re-admitted following an investigation. But a leaked video emerged on Wednesday of her saying at an anti-Semitism training event: "I came here... with an open mind and I was seeking information and I still haven't heard a definition of anti-Semitism that I can work with". She also questioned why Holocaust Memorial Day was not more wide ranging. Ms Walker later told Channel 4 News she was not challenging the definition of anti-Semitism but rather "wanted to be clear what we were talking about" at the training event. Asked if she would describe herself as an anti-Zionist and not an anti-Semite, she said: "Yes. I certainly wouldn't call myself an anti-Semite as I am Jewish and my partner is Jewish." ...more on link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Diane **** Abott is now shadow home secretary. Reason enough to question Corbyn's judgement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Diane **** Abott is now shadow home secretary. Reason enough to question Corbyn's judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 15 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Diane **** Abott is now shadow home secretary. Reason enough to question Corbyn's judgement. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 What's wrong with Diane Abbott? Educate me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, darrenm said: What's wrong with Diane Abbott? Educate me I'd have thought the fact she's a racist would be enough without even having to go into her hypocrisy over schooling for her child Edited October 6, 2016 by tonyh29 Edit think she only has 1 child 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 racist because of this one tweet? ( quick google ) Not really an unreasonable statement as far as I can see. I'm not really a fan of hers, but the schooling thing I don't get either. I think you can champion the need for better state schools whilst also sending your own kids to private school. If you've got the choice and the means to send your kid somewhere with class sizes of 15 or one of 30+, ( depending on her local options obviously ) I don't get the hypocrisy. Unless she's baited people specifically for their own backgrounds, in which case fair enough and ignore what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 6, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 6, 2016 57 minutes ago, darrenm said: What's wrong with Diane Abbott? Educate me She's a blowhard. Not the sharpest tool in the box. Corbyns problem is he's short of people who want to be in his shadow cabinet, so he's picking from a small pool of talent, sadly. He's got a capable person in to be shadow attorney general though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Don't forget that John Terry, Ron Atkinson and Suarez were branded racists for just one comment' as far as I am aware. So, yes, surely that was a racist comment? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 She's done it a few times. Can't be arsed to look it up but she's comes out with stuff in casual conversation that if the words were switched would be resigning fodder. Fairly sure she's suggested Nigerians mums are better in some way than others? Imagine Leadsom saying English mums were better. But most of all, she's just not very good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) I liked her attempt to become the mayor of London by saying that we didn't need another white male in charge. I'm sure it'll be just male next time. And if a woman is next, well, it's about time there was a mayor named Diane. Edited October 6, 2016 by Davkaus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 6, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 6, 2016 Diana Abbott? Who did she sleep with to get that job? Oh.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, darrenm said: What's wrong with Diane Abbott? Educate me She appears to have no particular ability to be a shadow minister - she's made a few big fumbles, and landed no punches - and she has absolutely zero appeal outside of a very small group of voters based in London. She also seems to be very scandal-prone, and is a less than persuasive speaker. She's basically the logical endpoint of the process where a political party reelects a leader who received a vote of no confidence from 81% of his own MPs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, darrenm said: What's wrong with Diane Abbott? Educate me She comes across as a horrible woman. The Justice for the 21 campaign had a run in with her at a protest, where she accused them of being in it for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 She's the epitome of positive discrimination. If it was based purely on ability then she would have no career in politics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Horrible creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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