Johnson vs Corbyn - 'Bore Fest'
I watched the Johnson vs Corbyn election debate last night and have to say I found it a complete 'bore-fest'.
What jumped out for me was the fact that the voice of Labour supporters was completely lost - even though the vast majority are pro-Remain and also support a People's Vote on the final terms of any Brexit deal.
The obvious way to achieve this is to have a second 'confirmatory' referendum between Remain and Boris Johnson's deal now that we have clear idea of what Brexit would involve.
The problem is that Jeremy Corbyn is both anti-EU and pro-Brexit which has been his political position ever since June 1983 when the Labour leader first entered the House of Commons - and Corbyn wants the chance to negotiate his own version of Brexit even though most Labour supporters disagree.
So I won't be watching any more of these TV specials unless there is a skilled interviewer in charge who is capable of putting slippery politicians on the spot by asking well-honed, follow-up questions.
Labour on the Fence ((06/11/19)
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Shadow employment spokesperson Laura Pidcock says that Jeremy Corbyn's Labour supports both Remain and Leave at the same time which is, quite obviously, absurd.
Not only that Laura (a leading Corbyn supporter) also insists Labour is a member-led party which must comes as news to the vast majority of its members who have been strongly pro-Remain ever since the costs of Brexit became clear.
Labour's Brexit policy is all down to the selfish, stubborn behaviour of Jeremy Corbyn - and it's obvious that under a different leader the party would be miles ahead in the polls.
Corbyn's No Leader (30/09/19)
Morten Morland got the outcome of last week's Labour Party conference spot on with his cartoon in The Sunday Times.
Despite the fact that the vast majority of Labour party members are pro-Remain Jeremy Corbyn has decided not to adopt a position on Brexit ahead of the next general election.
Brexit is, of course, the biggest single issue facing the country in modern times, yet incredibly Jeremy Corbyn seems to think that leadership is about sitting on the fence.
Corbyn's No Leader (13/06/18)
Jeremy Corbyn is a firm believer in Labour party democracy - except when it doesn't suit his purpose or is ideological 'leftist' views.
Because while the great majority of Labour party members support a second referendum on the final terms of Brexit and remaining within the EU's Customs Union/Single Market - Jezza says he knows better.
So while Jeremy babbles on about negotiating a deal with the EU which holds on to all the benefits of the Single Market and Customs Unions - at nil cost - no one really believes what he has to say.
A Conservative minister, Dr Phillip Lee, resigned yesterday in protest at the government's policy over Brexit and here's an extract of the reasons for his decision:
"Above all, I could not look my children in the face in 20 years’ time and try to explain why I did nothing when I knew that this government was taking the wrong course and sacrificing important principles of parliamentary sovereignty and human rights in the process.
"As I said in my resignation statement, if Brexit is worth doing it is worth doing well. I believe that the government needs to seek to suspend, delay or revoke Article 50 so that we do not leave before both we, and the European Union, are ready. It may be that the EU will reject this, but the indications I have had from European capitals are that they would welcome such an approach.
"I also think it is obvious that, when the government is able to set out a clear future path — one properly considered, whose implications have been foreseen, and that is rooted in reality and evidence, not dreams and dogma — then people need to be allowed to vote on it again. Brexit as it looks set to be delivered will be neither fully to leave the EU, nor fully to stay — and it will damage us both. That is not an outcome for which anyone knowingly voted."
No one voted to leave the Single Market or the Customs Union in the EU referendum - neither question was on the ballot paper.
In addition there's plenty of evidence that faced with the hard evidence of what leaving the EU will - voters now want a second referendum and their say on the final terms of Brexit.
So the $64,000 dollar question is why does a Conservative minister have more balls and principle than Jeremy Corbyn?
Buyers' Remorse and Brexit (08/06/18)
Here's an stunning set of opinion poll figures from YouGov which show that a big majority of voters, in every category, believe that Brexit is not going well.
Even a majority of the fruitcakes and loonies in UKIP think the 'wheels have come off the bogey'.
Yet Jeremy Corbyn continues to defy the will of Labour members and supporters - the man is a complete plonker!
Corbyn, Labour and Brexit (07/06/18)
A group of Conservative MPs have tabled an amendment aimed at scuppering the Government's plans over Brexit and keeping the UK inside the biggest free market in the world.
Now given that leaving the Customs Union and the Single Market were not on the ballot paper for the great EU referendum in 2016, I think this is an entirely reasonable move - one that will promote trade, support UK business and protect UK jobs.
But Labour is so tribal and conservative under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership that the Labour frontbench is reportedly unwilling to support this amendment - or a similar cross-party initiative to defeat the Government which is underway in the House of Lords.
The reality is that if Jeremy Corbyn doesn't stand up and speak out on behalf of Labour Party members, who support staying within the Single Market and Customs Union, the Labour leader will be helping the Conservative Government to get its way.
Jeremy Meets John (05/06/18)
The confected outrage of Jeremy Corbyn supporters over his unflattering portrayal by Tracey Ullman on the BBC has simply served to draw even more attention to the opinion of many, myself included, that the Labour leader is completely unsuited for high office.
But if you ask me, the following spoof of 'Jeremy meets John in Jezza's allotment' is a much more accurate portrayal of a Labour leader who has made the fatal mistake of believing his own propaganda - and who expects to become Prime Minister on the back a juvenile, leftist personality cult.
Corbyn's Labour (03/06/18)
Tracey Ullman has upset lots of Corbyn supporters with an unflattering portrayal of the Dear Leader whose selfie session (on her comedy programme) is interrupted by a series of 'unwelcome' visitors.
Apparently Labour 'ultras' have taken to Twitter to accuse the comedian David Baddiel of writing the script, presumably as part of another Jewish conspiracy, which is comical itself and just draws even more attention to the problem Labour has with anti-Semitism under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
