Watching Jezza talk just now in total denial reminded me of the Iraqi spokesman who denied Baghdad was going to fall in the Gulf War and a US helicopter flew past in the background.

Absurdity in action.

Before the Corbynistas all rush to chant the Tory Islamaphobia song, two wrongs don't make a right.

It's a fact the current Conservative front bench is more racially diverse than the Shadow Cabinet but there is no high ground on this. The elected politicians should reflect more or less the general electorate.

The semantics being used to not criticise Corbyn by Labour politicians , and therefore not become proscribed by Momentum and deselected, is a lesson in double speak.

Sooner the GE campaign is over the better.

Just a few observations.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

When the Human Rights Commission announced an investigation into Labour I heard a journalist give a good appraisal of why Labour and not also the Tories.

Firstly the MO of the commission is to look unofficially at complaints. This is to try and stop people making false claims and the media damaging reputations by reporting that they are investigating. So when they announce an investigation it means that the claims are sufficiently credible to warrant an official investigation.

Secondly they are investigating the procedures and structures an organisation has for dealing with complaints not the complaints.

If you take 3 years to investigate all types of complaints then that is sloppy and unprofessional but not necessary racist / biased. If however certain types of complaints are consistently delayed whilst other types are fast tracked that is what they are really worried about.

He then gave a specific example which proved to be remarkably accurate a few days later.

Less than 48 hours after Alistair Campbell said he didn't vote Labour he was expelled from the party, yet Labour are sitting on approximately 3000 complains relating to anti Semitism dating back 3 years that is what the commission will be concerned about.

The commission is realistic it knows that in any large public organisation there will always be people with some very odd views. The question is how quickly and fairly these people are dealt with.

So far I have seen no evidence that the Tories are dragging their heels when complaints are made but if they are no doubt they to will also get a knock on the door.

Right now Labour are in trouble on this issue they know it and are trying to deflect it on to the Tories.

Edited by Badger11 (26 Nov 2019 2.33pm)

One more point

I had to smile at todays Daily Politics in their section on racism as the Tory was having a dig at Labour's anti Semitism and The lefty was going on about the Tory's anti Islam but Owen Jones was working himself up into a lather over Boris referring to gay men as bum boys

It amuses me when all these lefty Corbyn apologists say he is a man of peace and an anti racist yet I don't ever recall hearing reports of anti Semitism in the Labour party pre Corbyn, they have only started since he has become leader.

and also do not forget Corbyn's dalliance with IRA types.

the fact that these 'types' get only a tiny following of votes among the irish community on either island seems to be lost on Corbyn. Even the irish PM now wears a Poppy in the Dail. The younger generations happily know precious little about 'The troubles'.

The acceptable face of virulent anti-British sentiment is on the football/rugby pitch...this is not the 1970's. The Good Friday agreement has saved lives , does Jeremy wish to rock the boat ?

Corbyn is a Marxist clusterfeck

Edited by PalazioVecchio (26 Nov 2019 9.15pm)

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

I was hoping for a repeat of the Sky news hissy fit but Headmistress Jo kept him firmly in place.

She is very good and has picked up extra skills from Andrew Neil.

I still laugh when I remember the " assault " on Owen Jones self described as " carried out with military precision". Of the many things I am sure Owen Jones knows nothing about military precision would be high on the list.

The court date is December 4th so we will get some more info soon

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I had to smile at todays Daily Politics in their section on racism as the Tory was having a dig at Labour's anti Semitism and The lefty was going on about the Tory's anti Islam but Owen Jones was working himself up into a lather over Boris referring to gay men as bum boys

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.