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Old 16-09-2015, 22:12   #332
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Re: [Update] Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour Leadership

I saw PMQs today and thought it was interesting. I liked how he put real issues like housing and mental health as top billing, rather than go with whatever the headline of the day was. Cameron had the opportunity to hit Corbyn with the national anthem thing, but chose not too. A wise decision, I think.

I expected the Tory MPs to cheer when he first spoke, but they didn't and found out later they were told not to, a good move in hindsight. They looked worried by the end of PMQs with good reason, I believe.

I was a little bit too young to remember Michael Foot, except that he was a quiet gentleman, but the country rejected his policies outright and I think this will be the same with Corbyn, but we'll see.

I don't see myself ever voting Labour, let alone for a hard left player like Corbyn. But, if he is a serious politician and is committed to sorting things that need sorting out, I will listen to what he has to say.

We've all had enough of the carbon copy, media friendly, word perfect and totally shallow people that most of our politicians are these days. Perhaps Corbyn may shake things up, but when he is so dogmatic in his "principles" that he would rather divorce his wife than agree with her about sending their son to a top grammar school, then this kind of person simply terrifies me.

Principles are great, except when it overrides basic common sense.

I await to see his stance on the nuclear weapons. If he is committed to getting rid of them in the face of an ever aggressive Mr Putin, then I will stop listening to him at that point.
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