Brexit & the Labour Party

Brexit & the Labour Party

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The Labour Party are asking themselves why it is that their supporters did not follow the advice of their MPs & party heirarchy and vote Remain.

Should they not instead be asking themselves why is it that the party heirarchy & MPs do not represent the views of their members & support Leave?

Have Labour got it back to front?

RM

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Tom Herbert
By Tom Herbert
24th Jun 2016 17:06

You don't have to search too hard to find videos of a young Corbyn slating the EU. I can't second guess the rest of the party elite, but he was certainly a reluctant remainer.

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By petersaxton
24th Jun 2016 17:20

So many politicians from all the parties involved - except UKIP and SNP have been shown to be totally out of touch with voters. I know the vote was only 52-48% but that is quite significant

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By Visitor
24th Jun 2016 18:16

Politicians actually listening to the mugs who are daft enough to elect them? Now that would really be a novelty.

The flaw in the democratic system is that we have to vote for one of them. They don't give us the option of saying we don't want any of you.

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Out of my mind
By runningmate
24th Jun 2016 18:21

Visitor wrote:

The flaw in the democratic system is that we have to vote for one of them. They don't give us the option of saying we don't want any of you.


I think that is what the majority just voted for!
RM
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By Visitor
24th Jun 2016 19:23

Only the European ones - we still need to get rid of the Westminster ones.

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RLI
By lionofludesch
25th Jun 2016 10:33

There are too many MPs who just get the job straight out of university and never have proper jobs in the real world.

Consequently, they have [***] all experience and know nowt but, because they've got a degree in politics, they think they know everything.

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paddle steamer
By DJKL
25th Jun 2016 20:35

Not strictly true, they play at working for MPs and work their way up for a few years before getting selected and elected, but yes they do nothing but politics so real world experience is pretty limited.

Why I respect some of the older politicians more, they have actually done something outside politics.

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By lionofludesch
26th Jun 2016 09:54

DJKL wrote:
Not strictly true, they play at working for MPs and work their way up for a few years before getting selected and elected....

Dunno about that DJKL - Mhairi Black has to ask for time off school to go to Westminster, doesn't she?

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paddle steamer
By DJKL
26th Jun 2016 21:27

C'mon, be reasonable, she was at University not school, and she is a bit of an exception.

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By lionofludesch
27th Jun 2016 07:23

Ach - just pulling your leg, DJKL.

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By Scriptic
26th Jun 2016 13:21

What Brexit has demonstrated is that there are two definitions of Labour now: Today's party and its traditional supporters.

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