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Sigh. Yes Iraq was awful, but he did a lot of good things within the UK, he was only able to do them as he compromised with the electorate.

I would prefer to have a Labour Party that had the sense to stick to its values but be pragmatic to get into Government and get things done. Blair did a lot of good things - he was able to do them by being a centrist. 'Do whatever they want to get voted in' - people have to like their ideas to...

Then join a pressure group not a political party.

1992 - Centre Right 1997 - Centre 2001 - Centre 2005 - Centre 2010 - Centre Right 2015 - Right of Centre Fairplay Corbyn stands up for what he believes but I just can't see the appetite for a far left party of Government.

Labour had the chance, but having realised they liked winning, quickly scrapped the idea. I'd fully support looking into a move to STV instead of FPTP. It retains the local MP factor which is lost under some PR systems, but ensures you need 50% of the constituency support. Opponents would say...

I've solved it for the Labour party - to stop Corbyn Cooper has to withdraw, not Burham or Kendell. (This is based on my brief knowledge of the Labour party support and being a political type) Cooper is currently on 23% and in second place - so why should she withdraw, the reason being she is...

Ive been trying to work out how the voting will go: If the current order keeps the same: 1st Round: Corbyn - 42 Cooper - 23 Burnham - 20 ----------------------------- Kendall - 14 Once she is eliminated where will the 14 'points' (second preferences go) 2nd Round Corbyn 43 Cooper -...

He must think that there is no chance of Labour gaining the 100 necessary seats in five years, but in ten years time there might be, his argument will be, we abandoned new-Labour and we have lost three in a row inc. 2010 by 2020- so we have to go back to what wins elections.

He is aiming for 2025 - having Dave Milbanad, Jarvis and Kendell in his cabinet - he knows Labour wont win next time.

Well Cleggmania wasn't a thing in 2015 was it, everyone remembers it from five years ago as was pointed out by another poster and the polling data (which was right in 2010) that I provided. Pretty basic general knowledge really. Of course its relevant - Cleggmania was a hysteria around a...

Cleggmania was 2010 and their vote did go up.

Apologises its taken me a while to reply - had to trawl through the absolute binfestry which has been occurring on here. Cleggmania was a real thing – the Liberal Democrats had a wave of support on a inspiring and charismatic leader that inspired non-voters and young people whilst promised the...

I would suggest that its highly unlikely - those not interested in politics are not going to register to vote en masse because of him IMO - and even if they did, let's say by 5% that wouldn't be enough to win the 100 seats he needs to. To win elections - you need the Middle Classes on board -...

Could he do it though? Could he win across the board in all the marginals he would need to win. It certainly would be an increase of votes - as the Tory vote would have to fall. Labour are 100 seats short of winning a majority. Could a Corbyn led Labour party win in these 100 seats that Miliband...

Still Corbyn would need to win over Conservative support - not just more traditional support from the Greens, to win in key marginals, although I would suggest Labour aren't planning on ousting Sir Peter Bottomley in Worthing any time soon. Corbyn can rely on left wing support, but how many...

Let's say that in 2020 Corbyn is leader, he will get a lot Green support, (let's say over 50%) - that's just over 500,000 votes. However to win next time Labour need to take votes and more importantly seats off the Conservatives - and they need to take around 2 million of them. My response would...

This doesn't happen often so with pleasure I say: This.

3 thumbs down on consecutive comments of mine - how about you challenge my opinions instead? The response I got from talking to hundreds of people every day was Miliband being too left wing - the electorate voted more to the right than to the left with 15,215,675 votes for the Conservatives and...

Just to pick up as others have already, support for a 'United Ireland' it as its just lowest levels for nearly twenty years at 16%, this is even the case with the traditional support which comes from the Catholic Community - as way under a majority support a United Ireland (35%). Also support...

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/10038528258 Healthcare Homeopathy Jeremy Corbyn was one of 206 MPs to sign the March 2007 Early Day Motion 1240 calling for the positive recognition of NHS homeopathic hospitals[1]. Following the publication of the House of Commons' Science and...