:labour: New Old Labour in trouble

Aaron Bastani exploring Owen’s women problems.

What going on with Labour?

Owen hates women, Corbyn hates Jews.

Can’t you find someone who is a bit more inclusive?

I reckon you should probably read the Shami Chakrabarti report before repeating the slurs of those nice folk that dragged Labour through an anti-semitism witch hunt a week before the local elections.

I’m not sure she reached the same conclusions as were jumped to.

http://www.labour.org.uk/page/-/party-documents/ChakrabartiInquiry.pdf

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It’s a valid point - if any party could just isolate their hate to Jewish women then the impact on voters would be minimal.

Oi vey! I would:

Not if she woke up during you wouldn’t.

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I’ll remember that when working out dosage.

Speak to Bletch, he mixes a mean Rohypnol and Vimto.

Talking about Rohypnol, sorry, what was I saying?

Ah yes, talking about Rohypnol, at the next drinks meet ask SO5 and Flyd about our joint-business venture (40,40,20 - Flyd is the sleeping partner).

I won’t be falling asleep anywhere near you and SO5, I can tell you that much.

Loads of nonsense coming from the Labour rebels about Jeremy Corbyn running away.

I responded to one of his posters :lou_wink_2:

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For those that were unimpressed with Angela Rayner, here she is in the New Statesman taking the Tories to task for abolishing the maintenance grant.

The timing for abolishing maintenance grants could not be more absurd.

Only yesterday a study from the Intergenerational Foundation found that, unless you’re one of the few who goes to Oxbridge, or studies one of a very small number of subjects, as a graduate, your earnings, in real terms, will not be substantially higher than if you simply didn’t go to university. The graduate earnings premium, used by the Tories to justify many of their regressive higher education policies, is fast becoming a myth.

And why? Because this government has saddled students with ever-mounting debt without providing the high-wage jobs that they need to pay them off.

This move is simply the latest Tory tax on aspiration.

It’s likely now that many potential students, who previously relied on grants for access to university, will simply not apply now due to the life-long debt they will face.

What would your chat up line be, “does this smell like chloroform to you”?

Originally posted by @pap

For those that were unimpressed with Angela Rayner, here she is in the New Statesman taking the Tories to task for abolishing the maintenance grant.

The timing for abolishing maintenance grants could not be more absurd.

Only yesterday a study from the Intergenerational Foundation found that, unless you’re one of the few who goes to Oxbridge, or studies one of a very small number of subjects, as a graduate, your earnings, in real terms, will not be substantially higher than if you simply didn’t go to university. The graduate earnings premium, used by the Tories to justify many of their regressive higher education policies, is fast becoming a myth.

And why? Because this government has saddled students with ever-mounting debt without providing the high-wage jobs that they need to pay them off.

This move is simply the latest Tory tax on aspiration.

It’s likely now that many potential students, who previously relied on grants for access to university, will simply not apply now due to the life-long debt they will face.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/08/theresa-may-promised-more-social-mobility-then-tories-scrapped-maintenance

Too many Universities, too many shit courses, too many graduates, too much cost. It is stupid.

Owen Jones Nails It.

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Originally posted by @Flahute

Owen Jones Nails It.

That’s an excellent article. You can sense his genuine pain and I’m glad he is both intelligent and brave enough to articulate it. I think that article will carry a lot of weight.

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AAV’s view of the Owen Jones blog

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Originally posted by @Goatboy

Oi vey! I would:

She looks a little like the girl that was on the first episode of Naked Attraction!!

Originally posted by @Flahute

Owen Jones Nails It.

Excellent article - thanks for the link.