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Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

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Picture: Why this shouldn’t be the Tory reaction were Labour to elect Corbyn. Governments lose elections, oppositions don’t win them – A recession & no Cameron could hand the election to Corbyn. There are those, inside and outside of the Labour party, who think by electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader, Labour are committing the greatest strategic blunder since Emperor Palpatine allowed the Rebel Alliance to know the location of the second Death Star. By electing Corbyn Labour can say goodbye to…

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It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

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Antifrank asks should the SNP commit to a second independence referendum? Picture yourself for a moment as Nicola Sturgeon. Right now, she presides over a hegemony.  At every level of Scottish politics, the SNP has routed its opponents.  It has 56 out of 59 MPs.  It has an absolute majority in the Scottish Parliament.  It has more local authority councillors than any other party. And the SNP is strengthening its grip.  In the most recent local authority by-elections, it is…

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Al Gore – the 150/1 outsider for the Democratic Party nomination

Al Gore – the 150/1 outsider for the Democratic Party nomination

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Could 2016 be Bush v Gore not Bush v Clinton? You can see how Hillary Clinton’s issue with her private emails turns very messy and denies her the nomination, Joe Biden’s age is becoming a barrier to him getting the nomination, so much so, that’s he reportedly considering standing for only one term to calm those concerns about his age. The other day it was reported former Vice President and winner of the popular vote in the 2000 Presidential election, Al…

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How do you solve a problem like Jeremy?

How do you solve a problem like Jeremy?

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If Labour MPs want to remove Corbyn, they need to stop Corbyn having a honeymoon or polling bounce. If as expected Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader, then those inside the Labour party looking to depose Corbyn as leader before the  next general election might want to have a word with the Barrow & Furness MP, John Woodcock, who also is Liz Kendall’s campaign manager and remind him of his pre-election pledge. My pledge: am so confident Labour will build four Trident successor…

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Keiran Pedley looks at whether Cameron could fight the 2020 general election

Keiran Pedley looks at whether Cameron could fight the 2020 general election

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What’s next for the Conservatives? Could David Cameron stay on and fight the 2020 General Election? Since the Conservatives somewhat unexpectedly won a majority in May most of the media attention has been focused on who the next Labour leader will be. But what about the Conservatives? As Labour tears itself apart it is easy to forget that the Tories have problems of their own. The party has never really ‘settled’ the issue of Europe and the upcoming EU referendum…

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The practical guide to centre-left schisms

The practical guide to centre-left schisms

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The Labour party leadership election has left the Blairites looking isolated.  Some of Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters have described them as viruses and cancers, and have suggested that they look for the exit.  Every Blairite from Tony Blair and Liz Kendall downwards has disavowed the idea of leaving the Labour party, but vows are spoken to be broken, and given the bitterness and the ideological divide they might in due course consider their options. Before doing so, they should look at…

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The Labour leader at the general election betting

The Labour leader at the general election betting

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Ladbrokes have a market up on who will be the Labour leader at the next general election. This is an interesting market, because you can see scenarios that whoever wins in September ends up being replaced before the next election. I know the recent precedent is that that Labour don’t remove poorly performing leaders (in fact only replace three time election winning leaders) but this time it feels different for the next Labour leader. If they perform badly, there’s more…

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All the Labour deputy leader candidates say they will serve under Corbyn

All the Labour deputy leader candidates say they will serve under Corbyn

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I'm taking this to mean the Deputy Leader candidates think Corbyn's going to win pic.twitter.com/Hgi9YcPLA7 — TSE (@TSEofPB) August 8, 2015 Are the deputy leader candidates preparing for a Corbyn victory? Looking at the front page of the Independent on Sunday, I suspect most of the focus will be on Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to bring back clause IV, but the most interesting aspect of that front page for me is all of the deputy leader candidates saying they will serve under Jeremy…

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