So old gaffer Corbyn is inviting suggestions for names for his and Zarah Sultana's new leftie-Islamist micro-party. He wants it to be "short, inclusive, and effective in bringing people in".
First thoughts must surely be:
- The People's Popular Front for the Liberation of Bedsitland
- The Popular Front for the People's Liberation of Bedsitland
- The Bedsitland People's Popular Liberation Front
- The Popular Liberation Front for the People of Bedsitland
Bearing that in mind, and other salient factors, on balance I feel they should go with
- 'Splitters'
That has a nice, catchy ring to it, plus some deep and relevant political baggage for those of an historical bent. Come to think about it, that's probably Sultana under that fetching black garb - and indeed Jeremy himself in the final few frames of this famous Party Political Broadcast ...
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ReplyDeleteOh ho ho, how droll, Corbyn starting a political party. He offers a smorgasbord, mostly unapproved by the CIA, Goldman Sachs, what's left of the Establishment or anyone with any sense or experience of politicians.
ReplyDeleteHe is just a nuisance to himself and a laughing stock for journalists - even the Graun. The effect, he will sink like a stone or detract about 0.001% from Labour. From today he will have an even smaller audience, just lost those who sit at their laptops with trousers round ankles. What is the past tense of wan**r.
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In all seriousness, there must be a decent gap for an Islamist left wing party. Respect was maybe a bit ahead of it's time. Many Labour MPs have got a very slender majority with 'independents' nipping at their heels.
To be fair, a "Single Room Party" could capture a lot of votes, from the 37 year old with no qualifications in Stoke to all those people in Oxbridge, Bristol and London with a masters or doctorate who are house sharing at 32 as if they were 19.
ReplyDeleteTrouble is, to get them all a house he'd need to stop immigration dead, which might peeve the half of his support which is looking to get all their relatives into the UK.
Off topic, but is it possible we're at some kind of inflexion point, where no matter what Rachel from accounts does (like retrospective law changes to protect finance companies) the stock exchange counts for less and less, and gilt yields slip ever higher?
ReplyDeleteWe are seeing in real time at Old Trafford that our New Britons nearly all fail the late Mr Tebbit's test. There's a deal of ruin in a nation, but not an infinite amount.
Not That Kind of Party Party?
ReplyDeleteLabour must be looking at the stats of where the 16-17 voters are currently planning to place their votes, and, if it stays like that, hoping they can't be bothered to turn out.
Farage must be delighted, I imagine Reform HQ sent a few pence of royalties to the White Stripes as they had a few renditions of "woah, Jeremy Corbyn."
With the Tories struggling to turn around, a party syphoning off some Labour votes lowers the barrier for them moving from runners up to winners.
Free Union Congress Knitted With Islamic Totalitarian Socialists
ReplyDeleteWell the Welsh nats are getting upset that they are planning on campaigning in Wales, so this new party is going to be national, not just local to England or London. So I think it should be purely descriptive. The National Socialist party. The rabid hated of Jews its membership is likely to have just are historical authenticity.
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DeleteI think the "rabid hatred of Jews" in your comment should read "rabid hatred of genocidal bombing of civilians and of shooting starving people waiting for food". Not at all a Corbyn fan, but It was always Corbyn's policy on Israel which had half the Labour Party staff undermining his leadership and campaigns.
DeleteNo, I had it right in my comment.
DeleteNo, you're talking through your nether regions. Corbyn is an old lefty who came of age in an era where Jews were the iconic victims of the right and every other student activist did two summer working holidays - one to a kibbutz and one to Cuba. In those days Israel was a beacon of a new society ...
DeleteYes, and the kibbutz system didn't work messaging Israel went more capitalist, and Soviet interests favoured the Arabs.
DeleteSo socialists could go back to hating Jews, and following their paymasters.
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DeleteIf we make free with "Sultana" we could call it Raisin and Rogue or Currant and C... ah, better you finish it yourselves.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like Europe is joining the UK in choosing the Reverend Jim Jones' solution to the difficult struggles of existence.
And they've agreed to buy expensive US gas AND US weapons to give to Ukraine. In exchange for "only" 15% tariffs !
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ReplyDeleteI distinctly remember Cameron and Co bringing Obama over here to announce that Britain would be "at the back of the queue" on trade deals if they voted for Leave.
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ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the EU/US deal, that ever reliable confirmer of Betteridge's Law of Headlines correct, Ross Clarke, enquires in the Speccie why we could not have taken a line like Trump with them.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming in his little corner of cloud cuckoo land his fave boxer is Bruno Fury.
Stop the clocks, toll the bell. Tom Lehrer has popped his clogs. One more light in the free thinking firmament has gone out.
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