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Denzil_DC

(7,219 posts)
12. Show me the legitimate legal advice
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 07:39 AM
Jun 2016

that says he doesn't gain automatic entry. Go on.

I'll need to hunt out the signed advice I saw last night at some point. I guess they could keep asking till they get the answer they want.

I've posted elsewhere on this page about the backers of this anti-democratic coup. Nobody yet has piped up to try to talk me off the ledge.

If there's no shortage of candidates, where are they? Why hasn't one come forward and got the mere 51 signatures needed to trigger a legitimate challenge? - they've seemed adept enough at rallying support behind the scenes. The squabbling about the succession has begun already. The future looks bright!

Sorry, "Something needed to be done he's inept and needs to be got rid of" sounds pretty fucking sinister. Here's that well-known Labour party organ the Mail on Sunday:



Does he need to be ultra-careful cycling around London now? You're condoning suspending Labour's rules and going along with a shady cabal's moves because you don't approve of him and what he's doing? Jeez.

Here's Burnham and some of the other Labour MPs who haven't been getting wall-to-wall coverage in the MSM:



And here's Dr Éoin Clarke, one of Labour's more effective and level-headed social media stars, by no means an unquestioning Corbyn supporter (he supported Burnham):



https://twitter.com/LabourEoin/status/747756953535905792

Corbyn twisting in the wind? What on earth is that about?! You really want to support that sort of stupid petulance in your representatives? Polls were starting to show Labour neck-and-neck with the Tories before Monday's events. Something's twisting in the wind alright ...

When referring to the stoppers and the entryists its pretty accurate. RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #1
It's not activists being livid, it's right-wing Labour MPs Ken Burch Jun 2016 #2
Well, I know a lot of Labour Party activists RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #3
It wasn't possible to make passionate pro-Remain speeches Ken Burch Jun 2016 #4
Yes it was possible T_i_B Jun 2016 #17
Then you'd be ok with John McDonnell taking over as leader? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #21
Explained that to you here: Spider Jerusalem Jul 2016 #39
Then the "rebels" should issue a statement along the lines of the OP I posted here: Ken Burch Jul 2016 #40
No, they shouldn't Spider Jerusalem Jul 2016 #41
Corbyn took 49.9% of full party members on first-preference votes Ken Burch Jul 2016 #42
And according to polling in the last week... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2016 #43
Agreed Dworkin Jul 2016 #38
Yes, it's perfectly possible LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #18
"I think Corbyn needs to follow the same nomination rules as any other candidate." Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #5
I have more respect for Burnham now that I know he's steering clear of this. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #6
I'm not stupid. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #7
Obviously that would be in his calculations. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #10
I'm not saying it's a bad thing! Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #11
Agreed. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #22
Something needed to be done he's inept and needs to be got rid of. RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #8
Anyone the rebels would approve would make sure internal party democracy was never restored. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #9
Show me the legitimate legal advice Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #12
That's how we Blairites like to roll... RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #14
Thanks for revealing your true colours! Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #15
I didn't support the Iraq War RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #25
"Technically" is going to be up for debate all over again in the next few days, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #27
The war should have never happened but that does mean it was illegal RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #28
The war was based on lies and deception, and totally wrong LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #29
It depends what you mean by Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #31
Jeremy Corbyn is not an antisemite. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #26
I'm going to ask our mod team to URGENTLY consider whether your contributions Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #32
Okay, I respect your opinion and I will respect their view on the matter. RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #33
I've just had a chat with a mod Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #34
It's just sheer chaos and panic-stations all round LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #19
And ... Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #13
Cameron is getting to remind me of Gilbert and Sullivan's song about the Duke of Plaza-Toro LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #20
Come to think of it, that might apply even more to Boris! LeftishBrit Jun 2016 #30
So the latest scuttlebutt is that the chosen stalking horse against Corbyn Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #23
We could say "The Eagles have landed". Ken Burch Jun 2016 #24
For some odd reason, the day before Hilary Benn was sacked Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #35
Funny thing, that. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #36
Good catch! (n/t) Nihil Jul 2016 #37
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