Partygate

Lazy politics mate, as you say focus on what those in power are not doing rather than putting forward what they would do in power to drive the UK forward

 

I said earlier on here that Burnham would be a good shout to lead the Labour party, thing Is, wasn't he overlooked previously and now no longer a MP?

 

Use his head there's a job for life also pays better with a salary £110,000 than being a MP,

 

Mayor of greater Manchester I think. I'll be honest I'm not sure it makes a difference who gets the gig as Labour will manage to implode like they usually do. Too many clout chasers amongst their ranks.

 

They should all have been sent on a "party" awareness course

 

He wasn't 'overlooked'. He had his opportunity, but blew it big time. As did Yvette Cooper. Both should have wiped the floor with Corbyn in the leadership election after Ed Milliband resigned, but they came across as sleepwalking. I couldn't believe how uninspiring they both were. What was needed then was someone who was prepared to vigorously challenge the 'we need austerity economics because Labour crashed the economy' lie that the Tories were successfully ramming down everyone's throats for years. But neither of them did that - they were so ineffectual it was ridiculous.

Corbyn won because he was the only one of the leadership candidates that actually had something positive to say. I voted for him, but abstained in the 'attempted coup' leadership contest the following year because it was blindingly obvious to me by then that Corbyn couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper bag.

Both Burnham and Cooper have upped their game since then. But, as you say, Burnham is no longer an MP so couldn't have been a candidate if Starmer had stepped down.

 

Why? Whenever I see her on Question Time or Peston she wipes the floor with the Tories.

 

I don't watch question time so I wouldn't know.

 

Campbell predicting jail for a civil servant has a wonderful irony to it don't ya think? Like Rolf Harris asking why Jimmy Saville was never locked up

 

Not really, its been proven after a number of enquiries that they didnt do anything illegal. Politicians have to make judgement calls based on evidence given to them they cant go and collect it themselves. In this case its MI6 who should be answering questions.

If our PM is a russian agent and it can be proven so then its demonstrably different to the question of the Iraq war. Just think of the consequences.

 

'inquiries'. Come on mate, you know how these inquiries work out. The adminstration in charge during the illegal invasion of Iraq need bringing to a court of law to answer for their war crimes. Of course, we know that will never happen. No because of lack of evidence but because the world was never designed to be a free and fair place. Its the same reason that nothing will happen to Johnson in respect of anything. Again, not because of lack of evidence bit because the establishment will close ranks to protect their own.

 

Heard they are renting the McCall suite as an alternative

 

Why can’t he have the Boris Johnson suite at the Boris Johnson Arena?

 

Apparently Jamie Wallis is hosting, buying a new dress for the occasion

 

Summat a bit slutty and revealing from the Nadine Dorries summer collection