There is nothing like a bit of car crash television, and Newsnight has just provided an all-time classic of the genre.
"No." With one word, David Owen killed off the silly non-story about an SDP-style split of Jeremy Corbyn became Leader of the Labour Party.
Kirsty Walk managed to work in the question again later on, but the answer was exactly the same.
Kirsty Walk managed to work in the question again later on, but the answer was exactly the same.
Owen explained that this Leadership Election was the most democratic ever. He bemoaned that the 2015 manifesto had not been left-wing enough.
In his words, "What's "Left"? I'm now told that I am extreme Left because I want to reinstate the National Health Service."
Aren't we all?
Over to John Mills, who said that there would not be a split under Corbyn, nor would he himself stop giving money to the Labour Party.
Meaning, although of course he did not say it, that the hysterically anti-Corbyn Guardian was as lazy and amateurish as the hysterically anti-Corbyn BBC.
In his words, "What's "Left"? I'm now told that I am extreme Left because I want to reinstate the National Health Service."
Aren't we all?
Over to John Mills, who said that there would not be a split under Corbyn, nor would he himself stop giving money to the Labour Party.
Meaning, although of course he did not say it, that the hysterically anti-Corbyn Guardian was as lazy and amateurish as the hysterically anti-Corbyn BBC.
When JC is Leader, which seat do you want?
ReplyDeleteThat's damn right. With a JC-led Labour party you'd get the seat, the profile and the voice you deserve and the country needs.
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