In my opinion, at least, although I certainly wouldn't object to being proved wrong. In choosing Jeremy Corbyn as their new leader, Labour have, in all probability, made themselves unelectable. That's not to say that I disagree with Corbyn to any great degree politically, except, perhaps, in some defence and foreign policy areas, but his election is an absolute gift to the Tories and their cheerleaders, in the same way Michael Foot, a very similar politician in many ways, was 35 years ago - Corbyn can easily be painted as a left-wing extremist, and undoubtedly will be by the right-wing press, and their politically illiterate, fundamentally selfish readership will believe every word. The oligarchs not only control the means of production, but, more tellingly, the means of communication - the best-selling and most popular paper in the UK is the totally odious Sun, brand leader of Murdoch's 'Wapping Lies' empire - and those means of communication will be ramped up to full volume in the next General Election campaign. So, another 9½ years, at least, of Cameron (or his successor) and his cabinet of public school educated millionaires. Plenty of austerity and sacrifice for the masses, while the 1% will continue to live high on the hog, and laugh all the way to the bank at the expense of the rest of us. A depressing prospect for my declining years.
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
Hi Sammy,
ReplyDeleteCorbyn sounds like an Anglicized version of our Bernie Saunders.
And speaking of Murdoch, I see he's bought out National Geographic.
Not sure what to make of that.
:-)
-Andy
SANDERS...
DeleteHello Andy
DeleteCorbyn is a genuine socialist, albeit a democratic one, well to the left of any US politician I know of. Michael Foot, as I mentioned in the post, was a very similar animal - and presided over Labour's worst post-war election result (although the 'Falklands factor', and the consequent revolting hero worship of the utterly vile Thatcher contributed to that result, too). The only hope a Corbyn-led Labour Party has, in my opinion, is something along the lines of what I perceive Bernie Sanders' appeal to be, namely that he's seen as the only voice not in thrall to the 'one-percenters', someone who might actually have the best interests of the 99% to heart. In the absence of Labour's traditional strength in Scotland, I still rate their chances in the next election as somewhere between infinitesimal and zero, though.
Love & best wishes
Sammy B