[Crabcakes]

It’s because he’d spend billions and risk all sorts of legal nonsense to do it immediately. Just like he’d ban all exports that had anything to do with Israel regardless of whether they were even remotely related to military stuff. Or never authorise use of force against a hostile foreign power attacking an ally. Because it doesn’t matter if it’s terrible value for money or puts jobs and livelihoods at risk or even lives at risk, the *most* important thing is, how does it make him look to his peers?

[Andy McDandy]

I may have said before how much I hate the phrase "luxury beliefs", but it's entirely fitting for Corbs and co.

[Yug]

Jeremy Corbyn has addressed a meeting for a new leftwing political party named Collective attended by the former Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and a number of former independent candidates.

Key figures in the group said they hoped the party would act as an incubator for future leaders who could replace Corbyn as a figurehead of the left, and aim to contest seats at the next general election.

At the private meeting on Sunday, where Corbyn gave the opening speech, founders said they would begin drawing up democratic structures for a new party to launch.

A source close to Corbyn said his attendance was not an official endorsement and that he had attended the meeting to “listen to and share a variety of views about the way forward for the left”.

Organisers said they hoped that forming a new party would be a way of garnering new support. “There will be a new left party that will contest the next election and hopefully be a meaningful counterweight to Reform and the rightwing drift of the Labour party,” one said...

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... collective

How nice. Another loony-left Party where the navel-gazers can sit and chat their anti-semitic shit, pick up half a dozen votes, and not cause trouble for the grown-ups in the Labour Party.

How many of these splinter groups are there now?

[Crabcakes]

People’s Front of Judea and all that…

[Abernathy]

A source close to Corbyn said his attendance was not an official endorsement and that he had attended the meeting to “listen to and share a variety of views about the way forward for the left”.

The “way forward for the left” is static. Down a cul-de-sac. Corbyn actually found the way forward, and arguably had his foot in the door, but he totally fucked up his chance. Him and his fucknugget chums do not, and at any cost absolutely should not, get another chance.

[Tubby Isaacs]

People’s Front of Judea and all that…

Won't they get killed by the Greens where they stand, outside of the sort of constituencies that they've already won?

[Crabcakes]

A source close to Corbyn said his attendance was not an official endorsement and that he had attended the meeting to “listen to and share a variety of views about the way forward for the left”.

Translation: Jeremy hasn’t decided yet whether they’ll make him look good and tell him what a lovely, decent and always 100% correct man he is. If it looks like they will, he’ll be taking credit for endorsing it from day 1. If not, or - god forbid - they disagree with him on something, you’ll never hear from him again.

[Philip Marlow]

I suppose this one counts as a sweet callback of sorts, since I’m convinced that the first time I encountered Lee Kern in the (very) wild he was replying to an utterly anodyne Corbyn tweet congratulating the England rugby team for a win but in precisely this tone.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Positive response from Jez to the Chagos deal, to his credit.

[Youngian]

Jeez, the British right still having existential angst over colonial relics in the 21st century is cringing to behold. 30p Lee is particularly annoyed as geopolitics in the Indian Ocean is a big topic of conversation in the capital of common sense.

[mattomac]

Please can someone ask Lee Anderson where the Chagos Islands is.

That would be worth a watch.

[Oboogie]

Please can someone ask Lee Anderson where the Chagos Islands is.

That would be worth a watch.

Just off the Normandy Coast, innit?

[mattomac]

Probably thought it was some kind of cash and carry before this week.

[soulboy]

Please can someone ask Lee Anderson where the Chagos Islands is.

That would be worth a watch.

Just off the Normandy Coast, innit?

He probably thinks it was the gameshow where Keith Chegwin was stark bollock naked.

(Something most definitely not worth a watch)

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I'd forgotten that, but you made me remember, and then I also lost The Game, y'bastard!

[Tubby Isaacs]

I see Jez abstained on VAT on private schools. The reason seems to be that his Independent allies are worried about the impact on low budget private Islamic schools and voted against. That's the thing with Independents, they aren't beholden to unrepresentative special interests...

This isn't even a political party. So interesting he's decided to defer to group management on something he's always supported.

[mattomac]

Not very leftie are they?

One seems to have 3 houses that he rents so I expect he will vote against that bill too.

[Philip Marlow]

If you know the context of that Chris Morris screenshot the juxtaposition is kinda perfect.

[The Weeping Angel]

Well I don't because for some reason Private Eye have deleted the post.

[Oboogie]

Well I don't because for some reason Private Eye have deleted the post.

This one?