More Labour Leadership stuff (with some weekly round up stuff)
So Peter Kellner after stating last week has seemed to imply that either the polls aren't as clear as previously thought or he's hedging his bets. Either way it seems that the race isn't as over as we thought?
Also http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/the-worst-four-letter-word#.xcKwoMl4P, here are list of the 19 Labour supporters who have been called Tories because the don't support Jeremy: And you can add Gordon Brown and Neil Kinnock to that list too. As well Clement Attlee. Well he was accused by his own supporters of not being left enough.....in 1955
Times never change. Clement Attlee getting abuse from Labour members for not being seen as left wing enough. pic.twitter.com/FIMcvp9lc5
- TB (@fallenwhitestar) August 15, 2015
also
@almurray Attlee's view on Labour leadership issues from 60 years ago. #lovehistory pic.twitter.com/6yYxfkPe43
- Cllr Charles Fifield (@charlesfifield) August 12, 2015
Also while Jeremy has finally come out and made a vague comment about the abuse his supporters have directed towards the other candidates supporters it's too little too late. Both Liz and Yvette have been subjected to horrendous abuse, and there's some horrid anti-Semitic stuff in there too.
Also John Woodcock and Liz Kendall have been accused of having an affair (John just separated from his wife recently- You can guess the implications these leaks are going with: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-kendall-supporter-john-woodcock-hits-out-at-false-relationship-rumours-smear-10446480.html
So. Questions.
What do we think is going on?
1: Are the polls right and will Jeremy walk on first preferences?
2:Or are we in for another upset? Remember those 200,000 (slight exaggeration) people who signed up to vote right before the deadline? Perhaps they're as yet undecided voters?
3: What do you expect to happen if someone else wins (like Andy). Will the hellstorm continue. Will there be a mass walkout?
Also these two articles say some interesting things about polls and why it's not a dead cert:
(Sorry kitty_616 if that's stealing your thunder
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/aug/06/voters-are-gaming-pre-election-polls-leading-to-wild-results-mark-textor-says
http://labour-uncut.co.uk/2015/08/17/ignore-twitter-forget-the-polls-corbyns-not-going-to-win/#.VdQrxHJzx9c.twitter