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Blairite MPs Want to Give you two Election Choices: A punch in the face or a kick in the head

Chukka Umunna, Jess Phillips, Owen Smith, and Yvette Cooper and the other Blairite MPs represent something hideous:  A clear and present threat to British democracy.   Whenever they undermine the Labour Party, it is in a misguided effort to return the party to a pro-Blair neoliberal ethos, a Tory tribute act if you will.  Should they succeed, come an election, no matter who you vote for your government will be neoliberal in nature, celebrating the demise of everything good in the country including the NHS. The Blairites want to give you the electorate two choices; a punch in the face or a kick in the head.  Neoliberal or neoliberal.  No fun and quite frankly not for me.   At every point, they try and undermine the man who is trying to destroy neoliberalism and make Britain a better place; Jeremy Corbyn.  Unlike the Blairites, Corbyn is not a neoliberal neocon warmonger.  He does not believe that we should have a subservient underclass that serves the rich.  He is not an ad
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Protect your Kids from the BBC

Somewhat laughably, the BBC is planning to launch a project to educate your kids about 'spotting fake news.'  You can learn more about it here . Under the new scheme starting in March 2018 a thousand schools will see BBC staff 'educate' your children as to what it is and what it is not 'fake' news. This is particularly interesting as the BBC’s own news has been found wanting by independent studies over the last few years.  The BBC seems to have a pro-establishment stance and this was particularly evident in its reporting of key issues.  From the situation in Syria , to its pro EU stance, to its neo-smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn, our state-backed BBC is short of a fact or two.  In my view, it is not a stretch to say that the BBC has sought to mislead and influence public opinion rather than inform the public of the facts. You can read an interesting report by Dr Justin Schlosberg Media Reform Coalition in association with Birkbeck, University o

Politics is Motive Rejoice

If like me you tire about decisions made at the political level that completely disregard logic then this post might be of some comfort.  Let’s look at an easy example. The attempted Corbyn Coup in 2016 .  It was claimed by his detractors that he was unfit to lead due to the EU Referendum result.  The result which had no bearing on party politics was used as a contrived attack on Corbyn’s leadership.  The MSM establishment press went to town to discredit him.  Attacks which were often personal were levelled at him.  Stunts such as ‘brickgate’ were staged.  Owen Smith challenged unsuccessfully for the leadership and demonstrated considerable ineptitude.  His comment about replacing zero hour contracts with ‘one-hour’ contracts speaks volumes for his grasp of important issues. Clearly there was no logic in trying to oust Corbyn.  A fact cemented by his overwhelming support from Labour members and the party’s much increased majority in the 2017 general election.  What i