[Update] Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour Leadership

Originally Posted by Gary L

Did I tell you that you sound like my gran?

No, you didn't.

However, your utterances and behaviours are like my six year old grand-son - repeating the same things over and over again, and getting very upset when the world doesn't do what he wants.....

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I assume that's a joke, Gary! There's a lot more likelihood of Mr Bean being elected, IMO

What milliband?

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Hugh

No, you didn't.

However, your utterances and behaviours are like my six year old grand-son - repeating the same things over and over again, and getting very upset when the world doesn't do what he wants.....

You're exaggerating again. just like my gran.

[heero_yuy]

Britons should be levied with a new £100billion "tax on consumption" paid directly from their bank accounts, according to Jeremy Corbyn's tax adviser.

Richard Murphy, who drafted some of Mr Corbyn's economic policies during the Labour leadership campaign, said people's money should be taxed as they spend it.

The controversial measure is set out in Mr Murphy’s new book, called The Joy of Tax, which is published this week.

Mr Murphy (below) says in the book that the new consumption tax could raise over £100billion a year and replace National Insurance Contributions, which disproportionately hits poorer people.

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In addition to income tax and VAT.

[Ramrod]

The problem we have is that people like them don't feel that an individuals money is their own. They would much rather that all the money went to the state and was then given out to the individual on a need basis.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

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In addition to income tax and VAT.

How totally unlike Labour to come up with new taxes. I can really see with them doing away with NI too...

It'll be like the Dartford toll - a 'temporary' money earner which was no such thing..

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

The problem we have is that people like them don't feel that an individuals money is their own. They would much rather that all the money went to the state and was then given out to the individual on a need basis.

Next they'll want to nationalise the entire housing stock and then re-allocate it on the same basis with compulsory move orders if you won't go to the house the state designates to you. No bedroom "tax" then.

[Osem]

No doubt Corbyn's policies will appeal to those keen to suckle at the state's teat.

[Ramrod]

Jeremy Corbyn has turned the Labour Party into a laughing stock

At the Conservative Party conference, the Prime Minister launched a direct assault on Labour’s new leader. “We cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology on the country we love”, he said.
So, presented with this rather obvious line of attack, what have Jeremy Corbyn and his advisers decided to do? Obviously I wasn't present, but I think their strategy meeting probably went something like this: “Jeremy, David Cameron’s just accused you of hating Britain”. “The swine! What should we do about it?” “I know, how about we get a story up and running that you’re going to snub the Queen?” “Brilliant. Let’s go with that.”
Attending Privy Council is part of Jeremy Corbyn’s job description. He is leader of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition. The clue is in the name. I personally don’t think he should be forced to kneel or do any of that other silly rigmarole. But a day after you’ve been accused of hating your country may not be a good time to tell the monarch that you’re very sorry but you’re washing your hair tonight.

Unless, of course, you’re playing it for laughs. Which is what Jeremy Corbyn and Labour are doing now. Carry On Corbyn. It’s the hit of the summer.

[heero_yuy]

Except:

JEREMY Corbyn has avoided kneeling before the Queen by refusing to be sworn in to the Privy Council today.

The republican Labour leader could also use a loophole to join the advisory body without ever meeting Her Majesty.

New Privy Councillors usually kneel before the Queen and kiss her hand while swearing an oath of allegiance.

But Corbyn could use a mechanism called an Order in Council to be appointed without being present. He will have to confirm that he had taken the oath, but would get out of kneeling.

That would make him the first Opposition leader to refuse to be sworn in in the presence of the monarch.

Orders in Council are usually used only for members based abroad.

Corbyn has never met the Queen. And it has been reported he tried to dodge the issue by saying he could not attend the meeting due to unspecified “prior engagements”.

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Carry on Corbyn.

[Osem]

Lust like Livingstone, when the sweet old grandad mask slips, Corbyn just can't help showing himself up for what he is - an odious and disrespectful loony. Thankfully the only damage he's likely to do whilst Labour leader is to condemn his party to years more in opposition.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Except:

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Carry on Corbyn.

Good for him. Can't say I see the problem. It's ridiculous to have to kneel in front of the Queen to join a part of our legislature and he'd be a hypocrite of the highest order if he were to kneel in front of her.

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Originally Posted by Osem

Lust like Livingstone, when the sweet old grandad mask slips, Corbyn just can't help showing himself up for what he is - an odious and disrespectful loony.

You'd have called him a hypocrite if he had gone along with the ceremony, though. You'd have found holes to pick regardless, just as you always do. I genuinely don't understand the illogical hatred of a political party. It's usually something more associated with the lunatics on the left who think Tories eat babies and hunt the homeless on horseback.

[Sirius]

Comrade Corbyn takes the " what's your is mine and what's mine is my own" to new heights. I just love the way he is destroying the Labour party. We will see the Devil ice skating to work before he gets into number 10.

[Ignitionnet]

Things have to be completely broken before they are rebuilt, and they're not necessarily built as they were before.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Things have to be completely broken before they are rebuilt, and they're not necessarily built as they were before.

His kind of rebuilding i can do with out.