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Fringe concerns. Why all the focus on anti-Semitism in the Labour party?

Fringe concerns. Why all the focus on anti-Semitism in the Labour party?

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Imagine, if you will, that Labour sweep to power under Jeremy Corbyn. There is much that an avowedly socialist government would wish to do. No doubt it would look at nationalising key industries. It would open up the spigots of the Treasury, letting its funds gush into any number of spending channels. It would look to make irreversible redistributions of wealth.   What it would not do, however, is seek to redraw the boundaries of the Middle East – it…

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Tom Watson plans a new LAB MPs grouping and there’s little Milne/McCluskey/Corbyn can do about it

Tom Watson plans a new LAB MPs grouping and there’s little Milne/McCluskey/Corbyn can do about it

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He’s LAB’s deputy with his own separate mandate It is very hard to think of any other organisation where a deputy can operate in the manner that Tom Watson is doing at the moment. His response to the defection of nine MPs has been very much to sympathize recognising the culture within the party that led to their decisions. He’s also forwarded to the leadership 50 cases of anti-semitism which he wants investigating. You wonder what Seamus Milne, Len McCluskey,…

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The past three months have been tough for both main leaders but the polling suggests that Corbyn has been hit the most

The past three months have been tough for both main leaders but the polling suggests that Corbyn has been hit the most

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For all the different polling questions being asked at the moment I prefer tracker questions which use the same format in the same way in poll after poll to get an historical picture of how things are developing. The best, as I repeatedly argue, are leader ratings which rarely get the attention they deserve often being ignored completely by the media outlets that commission them. Unlike voting intention surveys which seek to establish what respondents might or might not do…

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It appears Blair slayer Tom Watson has his sights on Jeremy Corbyn

It appears Blair slayer Tom Watson has his sights on Jeremy Corbyn

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Tom Watson reveals he has send Jeremy Corbyn a dossier of 50 allegations of anti-Semitism that he feels have not been dealt with by Labour. Big move. He's putting this directly on Jeremy Corbyn's doorstep. What will Corbyn do? — Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) February 24, 2019 Tom Watson just delivered Corbyn a series of ultimatums. a ) Deal with AS personally. b) Deal with these specific 50 cases. c) Let me start to develop policy independently of you. d) Back…

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Corbyn’s no longer the “Next PM” betting favourite as punters evaluate the week’s big developments

Corbyn’s no longer the “Next PM” betting favourite as punters evaluate the week’s big developments

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Betdata.io chart of movement on the Betfair exchange Gove now in the number one slot With LAB so far losing more of its MPs to TIG than CON then the ability of Corbyn to force an election though mounting a confidence vote has declined a notch. More exits mean fewer MPs who take the Labour whip puts the LAB leader in Commons arithmetic terms in a worse position. I’ve never really seen why Corbyn should be favourite here because if…

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Corbyn harking back to LAB’s GE2017 vote share is no solution to the party’s current challenges

Corbyn harking back to LAB’s GE2017 vote share is no solution to the party’s current challenges

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We will deliver the change the people of this country need and deserve. pic.twitter.com/17NRn222s4 — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) February 20, 2019 For many he is seen as the problem Little noticed in this week’s political turmoil was some new polling from YouGov that had Corbyn dropping to a new low in its well/badly ratings. The trend was in line with all the other leader ratings that we’ve seen the last few weeks that whatever the pollster and whatever the question…

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Independents’ day. The implications for Jeremy Corbyn

Independents’ day. The implications for Jeremy Corbyn

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I am disappointed that these MPs have felt unable to continue to work together for the Labour policies that inspired millions at the last election and saw us increase our vote by the largest share since 1945. — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) February 18, 2019 Labour won people over on a programme for the many not the few – redistributing wealth and power, taking vital resources into public ownership, investing in every region and nation, and tackling climate change. — Jeremy…

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On the Betfair exchange LAB’s chances of winning most seats next time drop to a 41% chance

On the Betfair exchange LAB’s chances of winning most seats next time drop to a 41% chance

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Betdata.io chart of movement on the Betfair exchange On what is quite a momentous day in British politics it is quite hard to single out a specific market that has seen change. The one I’ve chosen is the next general election where punters who only last month rated LAB as a 50-50 chance to win most seats now put it at 41%. A lot depends on reaction to the move and whether the development gets traction in the media. For…

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