Labour Party leadership election 2015

[Clyde1998]

@ProfTimBale: For the record: #JeremyCorbyn won 49.6% of #Labour members, 85.8% of (£3) registered supporters, & 57.6% of (union) affiliated supporters

[DavidB.]

Newsnight graphic showing voters needed to beat the Tories:

This graphic is somewhat misleading, since it projects Labour's leadership voters furthest away from the Tory voters, which implies that they take most far-left position in the political spectrum. It is, of course, likely that Labour leadership voters are to the left of the average Labour voter, but I would never say that they constitute all of the far-left, which is a hidden meaning in this graphic.

[Clyde1998]

Newsnight graphic showing voters needed to beat the Tories:

This graphic is somewhat misleading, since it projects Labour's leadership voters furthest away from the Tory voters, which implies that they take most far-left position in the political spectrum. It is, of course, likely that Labour leadership voters are to the left of the average Labour voter, but I would never say that they constitute all of the far-left, which is a hidden meaning in this graphic.

It's just number of votes needed, not spectrum position - it's showing the amount of people Corbyn needs to get to vote for him, before he beats the Labour 2015 vote and Tories 2015 vote.

[Phony Moderate]

Miliband is actually the only former leader who has said anything thus far.

[Silent Hunter]

Corbyn has now said that he intends to share out the leading role at PMQs with other MPs... er, what?

[DC Al Fine]

Corbyn has now said that he intends to share out the leading role at PMQs with other MPs... er, what?

What's the big deal? QP in Canada usually has cabinet/shadow ministers featuring prominently.

[Suburbia]

It might be a good choice for Labour. Or it might keep the Tories in power for the next 20 years.

[DavidB.]

Newsnight graphic showing voters needed to beat the Tories:

This graphic is somewhat misleading, since it projects Labour's leadership voters furthest away from the Tory voters, which implies that they take most far-left position in the political spectrum. It is, of course, likely that Labour leadership voters are to the left of the average Labour voter, but I would never say that they constitute all of the far-left, which is a hidden meaning in this graphic.

It's just number of votes needed, not spectrum position - it's showing the amount of people Corbyn needs to get to vote for him, before he beats the Labour 2015 vote and Tories 2015 vote.

I know. I might be too suspicious, but I feel this graphic contains this hidden meaning aside its obvious meaning nonetheless.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The issue was whether the great mass that is the Soft Left would get cold feet or not; they did not.

[Clyde1998]

It might be a good choice for Labour. Or it might keep the Tories in power for the next 20 years.

That's the worry I have. It could be 1983 all over again.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Corbyn has now said that he intends to share out the leading role at PMQs with other MPs... er, what?

May be a sign that he intends to be a Chairman style of leader rather than a Leader style of leader. Which may be for the best...

[Oakvale]

Corbyn has now said that he intends to share out the leading role at PMQs with other MPs... er, what?

May be a sign that he intends to be a Chairman style of leader rather than a Leader style of leader. Which may be for the best...

You know who else was a Chairman style of leader?

[Silent Hunter]

Corbyn has now said that he intends to share out the leading role at PMQs with other MPs... er, what?

May be a sign that he intends to be a Chairman style of leader rather than a Leader style of leader. Which may be for the best...

It's got two rather big drawbacks... it allows the Tories to paint him as a coward and runs the real risk of him being overshadowed by other ministers if they do better than him.

[Silent Hunter]

It might be a good choice for Labour. Or it might keep the Tories in power for the next 20 years.

That's the worry I have. It could be 1983 all over again.

Or worse.

[Vega]

It might be a good choice for Labour. Or it might keep the Tories in power for the next 20 years.

That's the worry I have. It could be 1983 all over again.

But that would be ignoring that Britain is different than it was in 1983.

[Silent Hunter]

Yes, it's moved to the right if anything.

[Phony Moderate]

Adam Boulton is losing it with protesters on Sky News right now...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

...runs the real risk of him being overshadowed by other ministers if they do better than him.

He may want this.

[Silent Hunter]

...runs the real risk of him being overshadowed by other ministers if they do better than him.

He may want this.

He may well do... but it's going to be taken as a sign of weakness.

Also, I note on Twitter than there's a post about millions of Blairites crying out and being suddenly silenced... which suggests people haven't actually remembered what happened in that film.

[ag]

Great news for Libdems!

[Blair]

I bet the tories wish they hadn't passed the fix term parliament act.

[Silent Hunter]

Current list of who is in and out of Shadow Cabinet

[Clyde1998]

I bet the tories wish they hadn't passed the fix term parliament act.

Could they not repeal it, now they have a majority? Wasn't it only a Lib Dem policy, not a Tory one?

[Blair]

Surprised that Clive Lewis has ruled himself out, as he was touted as a left wing rising star

[Antonio the Sixth]

Well, brace yourselves... I really hope Corbyn surprises me and ends up leading Labour to victory (it's not impossible, many things can happen in 5 years). But the next couple years are probably going to be quite rocky.