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So 007, forget ISIS, your next mission is to destabilise Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership

So 007, forget ISIS, your next mission is to destabilise Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership

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YouGov release more findings from their Labour leadership poll 1/8) Corbyn supporters don’t expect him to do as well as early Blair at a general election https://t.co/pZznqotPot pic.twitter.com/Bi2tkRQd5z — YouGov (@YouGov) September 4, 2016 2/8) Even if he loses the general election, most Corbyn supporters want him to remain leader https://t.co/pZznqotPot pic.twitter.com/i60yycy2Ri — YouGov (@YouGov) September 4, 2016 3/8) 55% of Corbyn supporters in the Labour selectorate believe MI5 is working against him https://t.co/pZznqotPot pic.twitter.com/BAA0g742ge — YouGov (@YouGov) September 4,…

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Round up of 65+ polling on the man 56% of his backers think is going to lead LAB to a GE victory

Round up of 65+ polling on the man 56% of his backers think is going to lead LAB to a GE victory

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Different pollsters, different questions same picture A few days ago I Tweeted a 65+ breakdown from a recent poll and found myself being attacked for highlighting a small sample subset with all the inherent possibilities for distortion. Fair enough. So I’ve gathered the oldies data from the latest polling and put in into one chart with comparison on TMay. What’s striking is how similar the picture is from each of the surveys. The oldies simply haven’t taken to the party…

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Nick Palmer on What next if Corbyn sweeps the board?

Nick Palmer on What next if Corbyn sweeps the board?

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Embed from Getty Images First, the YouGov poll is just one poll, which as we know could be quite wrong. But it fits with CLP nominations, widespread anecdotal evidence and the implications of the increase in membership. This article, for the sake of argument, will assume that the poll is correct. What happens next? First, what doesn’t happen. Widespread deselections are unlikely for the reasons set out by Luke Akehurst (a prominent non-Corbyn supporter) here: Note that deselection is difficult…

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One more heave won’t do it. Labour MPs have to now either back Corbyn or split

One more heave won’t do it. Labour MPs have to now either back Corbyn or split

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The Labour party has changed fundamentally in the last 16 months. Labour MPs have an important decision to make. Should they stay, or should they go? If last night’s YouGov Labour leadership poll proves accurate, then Jeremy Corbyn will win with an even bigger mandate than last year. I’ve always had the hunch the Labour rebels had a one more heave approach with Corbyn, reduce his mandate this year, to soften him to be toppled in a future leadership contest….

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Just imagine if this story happened during the general election campaign and not in the silly season 4 years before a general election

Just imagine if this story happened during the general election campaign and not in the silly season 4 years before a general election

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https://twitter.com/Ned_Donovan/status/770579305562836992 4:30pm – Richard Barbrook's old emails reveal he defended a banned book about 'good' and 'bad' paedophiles. https://t.co/vcqXjspNAg — Ned Donovan (@Ned_Donovan) August 30, 2016   Whatever the rights and wrongs of this story, perceptions can sometimes matter more than the facts. Either Jeremy Corbyn and his team didn’t know about Richard Barbook’s background or they didn’t care about it, either option is pretty damning about the political nous of Jeremy Corbyn and his advisers. TSE

In praise of Jeremy Corbyn

In praise of Jeremy Corbyn

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There’s a danger that we’re underestimating the Labour leader Outside of the Corbynites, the idée reçue amongst most of us is that Jeremy Corbyn leading Labour at a general election is going to lead Labour to experiencing an extinction level electoral defeat. On my most charitable days I’ll say Jeremy Corbyn has only two flaws, everything he says, and everything he does, but I’m going to challenge that perception and defend Jeremy Corbyn. Jeremy Corbyn – A very thick skinned politician One…

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Joff Wild on Jeremy Corbyn and an impending constitutional crisis

Joff Wild on Jeremy Corbyn and an impending constitutional crisis

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As leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Jeremy Corbyn receives a salary of close to £138,000 per annum. On top of this, of course, he gets expenses and a generous pension package. Last week, he told us that he does not consider himself wealthy. Some may wonder whether a politician so out of touch with reality can ever be taken seriously, but not, it seems, a majority of Labour members; for on 24th September it is almost certainly going…

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Going to war with Sir Richard Branson might not necessarily develop to Corbyn’s advantage

Going to war with Sir Richard Branson might not necessarily develop to Corbyn’s advantage

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Labour calls for Richard Branson to be STRIPPED of his knighthoodhttps://t.co/lNpP6bd71z pic.twitter.com/3k9K9bPbCL — Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) August 27, 2016 Corbyn needs better strategists advising him, the current bunch aren’t very good on current evidence. The Sunday Mirror have an article up by the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell. Labour is calling for Richard Branson to be stripped of his knighthood following his bid to humiliate Jeremy Corbyn over Traingate. Writing exclusively in the Sunday Mirror, Shadow Chancellor John ­McDonnell slams the…

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