So what do we think of the new Labour party leader??

I've traditionally always voted Labour, so I have no axe to grind. I do think that Corbyn, no matter how noble his beliefs might be, will guarantee that Labour won't get into power until 2025 at the earliest. Sure, he'll inject more interest in politics, but when it comes down to it, the people of this country won't vote him in.

 

He came from being seen as an outsider to recently gathering incredible momentum that has taken many cynics by surprise. Therefore I think optimism for what he can achieve is realistic but I don't doubt that the road ahead will be a difficult one.

 

Well I don't know too much about him, but, from what's just been on the news I've heard two things that I disagree with 1) He wants to pull the UK out of NATO, and 2) One of the few Labour politicians I actually have any respect for Chuka Umunna has walked out of front bench politics and refused to work with him. I wonder who else will follow him.
I think this will be the start of the split of the Labour Party, much as what happened in the 80's with the Liberal Party/ Social Democrats / Liberal Democrats.

 

It is not that surprising that some have abandoned ship since what he is offering is (horror of horrors) a return to left wing politics! It is what Labour used to stand for after all. Of course there will be adjustments whilst the reshuffle is in progress i.e. whilst he elects those supporting his policies and this is to be expected.

I see that he is getting a predictable grilling, notably by Conservatives. My feeling is that they may need to reign it in a bit since if they are too vehemently against him, the effect they might have may be counter-productive, i.e. to turn people towards Jeremy rather than against him.

 

So do you Rosebay, as a woman, agree with his idea of segregation on trains.
Isn't this going back to the Victorian or earlier eras. This is the type of politics that other countries have been fighting for years to get rid of. We will be the laughing stock of the world. What next ?

 

Whilst I am generally in favour with most of his proposed plans, it does not mean that I fully endorse every single one....I doubt that many actually would!

To answer your question, I agree that it would be a backward step. It is well intentioned but flawed. I don't travel on tubes much but I have heard that it is a particular problem there. Indeed London Transport has launched a sexual harassment campaign whereby they encourage women to text report such incidences.

http://mashable.com/2015/04/14/tube-sexual-harassment-campaign/#tU8tqxC96EkV

Whilst some women would no doubt welcome this idea of train segregation, it goes against the empowerment of women I feel. (I personally am well able to assert myself in a tricky situation). Thankfully this issue is far from being the main agenda of what he proposes. The outline for his proposed programme is in my post #14 on the previous page.

 

Ive never voted labour and never will but Im glad to see a Labour man incharge of the party instead of some Tory Light professional politician.

Good luck to him and I hope he can help make lives better for millions of people in this country who have been either ignored or attacked by the political and media classes of London and the south east.

 

I think he is Michael Foot MK 2, and will probably last as long as he did.

Lets just watch, as the days get colder, if the donkey jacket comes out?

 

I think he's even further to the left than he was.

 

A commy????

 

Well I had already thought that