:labour: New Old Labour in trouble

Anyone that hasn’t received their ballot paper yet is probably going to be waiting a very long time.

There is also an article in the NYT about Corbyn/Labour. Seems to have been penned by someone with the journalistic ability of, well me.

Labour Party Is Poised to Back Jeremy Corbyn Again, Even if Britain Isn’t http://nyti.ms/2ckOIBW

Sorry NYT link doesn’t appear to be working. Probably a good thing.

Corbyn seems up for the membership electing the shadow cabinet . Here

Given the painful drawn out leadership battle he is currently engaged in, does he really want to go through this for the 30 positions for each cabinet reshuffle?

Originally posted by @Saint-or-sinner

There is also an article in the NYT about Corbyn/Labour. Seems to have been penned by someone with the journalistic ability of, well me.

Labour Party Is Poised to Back Jeremy Corbyn Again, Even if Britain Isn’t http://nyti.ms/2ckOIBW

Sorry NYT link doesn’t appear to be working. Probably a good thing.

New York Times eh? Very high brow

Here’s a working link for you, you’re very welcome!!

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So he wasn’t taking coke, he was just dealing?

That’s okay then.

And he was also doing above and beyond research into prostitution by the sound of it, he’s a dedicated bloke.

I think I read somewhere that Vaz spoke against criminalising poppers - no alterior motive then,

Seems like a ‘hands on’ fella. Fair play.

Ed Balls has been in the news lately, mostly because he is on Strictly.

Anyway, I have a theory about Ed Balls. His first name is actually Edward, but he has always been known as Ed.

That’s just what he’d like you to think.

I think he shortened his moniker because “Edward Balls” could easily be heard as “Ed Woodballs”.

I reckon he got called “Woodballs” at school.

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Timberglands.

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I don’t want to be the bro who has to be sticking up for this bro all the time, but I don’t think he was Dealing. If I understand right, he wasn’t selling coke or nothing. It’s like say you was seeing a girl, and she said I need some money for Boob Job, I wish I had money for Boob Job, and you would give her money for Boob Job, not because you is plastic surgeon, but just cos you want to see her with Bigger Boobs.

This is sort of same. The Rent Boys will say, oh, wish I had some money for some coke. If I had some coke inside me, I reckon I coud take the Whole Fist. You would then give the money for the coke, but that don’t make you Drug Dealer, at worst it makes you Mug, cos they prob didn’t even buy coke. They prob just got baking powder, and pocketted the difference.

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I appreciate the morality of all this can be a bit hard to follow soz

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acorns

I will have to take your word for it regarding the predilections of rent boys

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Forget rent boys, it’s those greedy buy-to-let boys you want to watch out for.

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Switching gears a little, some collected conservative views on Corbyn.

I currently know 3 tories who like Corbyn and not in a ‘he’ll make sure the Tories stay in power’ way.

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Originally posted by @Rallyboy

So he wasn’t taking coke, he was just dealing?

That’s okay then.

And he was also doing above and beyond research into prostitution by the sound of it, he’s a dedicated bloke.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/keith-vaz-male-prostitutes-controversy-cocaine-drugs-committee-hero-labour-tory-politicians-personal-a7225196.html

In a time of cynicism, lets hear it for Keith :smile:

Vaz has stepped down from his position on the Home Affairs Select Committee.

Gone are the days when political scandal involved just simply banging the secretary and buying her a fur coat, whilst wifey sat at home playing bridge with her WI chums.

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Tis a shame. I always used to enjoy the quickly arranged on the doorstep presser, when said caught cheating bastard would brass neck it with wife and kids at his side and show full solidarity…

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There was an element of amusement for the general public, Chutney, which was usually played out in the tabs, providing a few lols. Nowadays I have to turn the TV off at tea time and restrict internet access as I don’t want my 10 year old girl asking what a rent boy is, what poppers are or why felching is popular amongst the Westminster elite.