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In reply to the discussion: Thread for anyone to explain why Labour would do better under Owen Smith's leadership. [View all]T_i_B
(14,734 posts)20. Here's Smith's ideas
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/owen-smith-unveils-20-new-policies-for-a-fair-play-labour-government-in-labour-leadership-election-speech_uk_5798849de4b06d7c426e0a8d
http://www.theweek.co.uk/75651/owen-smiths-policies-what-does-the-labour-mp-stand-for
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/what-are-owen-smiths-policies-in-the-labour-leadership-contest/
A lot of this stuff would have been considered unthinkably left wing for Labour prior to 2015.
However, it is clear that Corbyn supporters are not at all interested in Owen Smith's policy ideas, or even how the party is viewed by people who don't read "The Canary". The Labour leadership contest has descended into a seething mass of personal vendettas with no thought given to serving the common good.
http://www.theweek.co.uk/75651/owen-smiths-policies-what-does-the-labour-mp-stand-for
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/what-are-owen-smiths-policies-in-the-labour-leadership-contest/
A lot of this stuff would have been considered unthinkably left wing for Labour prior to 2015.
However, it is clear that Corbyn supporters are not at all interested in Owen Smith's policy ideas, or even how the party is viewed by people who don't read "The Canary". The Labour leadership contest has descended into a seething mass of personal vendettas with no thought given to serving the common good.
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Thread for anyone to explain why Labour would do better under Owen Smith's leadership. [View all]
Ken Burch
Aug 2016
OP
OK, we better stop talking then, until you deem the honeymoon period is over.
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2016
#6
You're being silly...but would anyone actually object to Branson himself being nationalized?
Ken Burch
Aug 2016
#13