Not surprising but really depressing, the article nails it when it says they’ve chosen to become stenographers-in-chief. It’s openly stated in all the responses from journalists in the article, even Peston’s pompous one, they genuinely think that their job is just to tell us what Politicans are saying. That there might be some story or facts as well, or, god forbid, a story they might have to work at for a while and lay out in opposition to what Politicans are saying seems to escape them.
I’m sure they know their nice jobs depend on them doing what they’re doing, which is in some ways fair enough - we’d all like having a dependable and enjoyable job. But that they righteously think they’re providing a service by simply spouting approved drivel is tougher to take.
Seems the December election is on, Labour whipping in favour of any date. I haven’t been able to see any other option to get things resolved than this for a long time, but hard to see it as anything other than a defeat for those that oppose a Johnson style Brexit.
That Labour, Lib Dems and the SNP couldn’t come to some arrangement to form a government is where the real opportunity was missed, everyone involved there deserves some of the blame imo. I think the likelihood is all three parties will not be in a particularly strong position to influence Brexit or the next 5 years of UK government after this is done. Fingers crossed I’m proved wrong for the nth time.
Very few people seem to be talking about the fact the Boris will be likely to lose his own seat if he stands in Uxbridge. I see Corbyn tried to pin him down on it this afternoon and got the usual dumb smirk in lieu of a reply, but it has to be a legitimately tough call. A current PM who doesn’t even have the confidence to stand in his own constituency would be utterly humiliated before the campaign even began.
Oh wait, I briefly forgot. Nothing matters. Carry on.
Pardon the ignorance but why are you guys seemingly able to call do-overs on Parliamentary elections pretty much whenever but redoing the Brexit vote is off the table? I’m guessing it’s because pro-Brexiters have retained control of Parliament in all the new elections but then like…why? Is it because the remain side of things is split up between several parties and the leave group is mostly one party?
A fairly large majority of MPs are pro-Remain, although the leaders of the two main parties are both pro-Brexit (though I don’t think Corbyn publicly admits that?). It’s really only the smaller parties pushing for a second referendum even if Labour are officially calling for one.
Not really sure why Corbyn is so keen on an election as polls suggest Labour are not going to do well.
Corbyn is quite good on the stump, he really shines when talking to people wheras boris is an oaf who is likely to fuck things up almost as badly as May.
Labour were as far or further back in the polls before the last election and caught up significantly.
Broadcasters have to be very careful about the lies they tell in the direct run up to the election. The fairness laws are taken pretty seriously Section six: Elections and referendums - Ofcom so when there are fewer lies being spread without any chance to respond labours numbers are likely to improve.
Again how much of believer you are will temper your faith in these concepts but that’s what the leadership is working with.