Comments | elisi: Hear, hear!

elisi

Hear, hear!

Jul 28, 2015 07:38

Frankie Boyle: Labour is now so passive, it might as well be led by an out-of-office email.

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elisi July 29 2015, 18:05:30 UTC

Harman's argument on the Welfare Bill that Labour can't afford to be the group that constantly say no also bewilders me (why do they think their constituents voted for them?!). If the Opposition won't oppose the government, why do they even exist?
This. And I quite liked her before... Now, however, I have zero understanding of what she's even doing in politics. What is WRONG with people?

Corbyn feels like a breath of fresh air, and I would be happy to see things shaken up. Whether that will return us to the years of Kinnock passion vs Tory propaganda and keep Labour out for a decade, I can't say. But at least we'd have an Opposition.
I agree. Give people an actual alternative...

lost_spook July 28 2015, 11:50:22 UTC

And if it was run by a stern voice mail message, it would be comparatively pro-active.

:-/

*sighs*

elisi July 29 2015, 18:06:49 UTC

In Denmark, there was a politician who once suggested that they should scrap the army (it would save a lot of money) and - in case of an invasion - just have a recorded message that said: "We surrender".

Dunno why I thought of that...

ragnarok_08 July 29 2015, 00:53:22 UTC

Oh my GOD DXX

elisi July 29 2015, 18:07:08 UTC

He's still got it.

a_phoenixdragon July 29 2015, 03:14:32 UTC

Hit the nail on the head with this.

Only wish we had such wit and honesty in the open, public press (and the popular press) like this piece. Unfortunately, it is run by our own personal Tories, who are too busy selling the country out from under the people who elect them (stupidly) into their seats. This means (of course) a lot of hot air and ads about Depends with little news, much hysteria and radical racial slurs and rambling that is enough to make a sane, rational person cry.

Gods, where did we go wrong? Was it the 90s? It was the 90s, wasn't it...

elisi July 29 2015, 18:08:52 UTC

Well, Frankie Boyle really is.. very out there. Seemingly fearless. (Look him up on youtube, you'll see.)

And hey, you've got Jon Stewart etc. They're there. Although maybe not in the press?

a_phoenixdragon August 5 2015, 03:14:51 UTC

At least for a little while we have him...:D

elisi August 5 2015, 06:07:27 UTC

Hold on while you can.