(June 27, 2016 at 7:48 am)Constable Dorfl Wrote:(June 27, 2016 at 7:44 am)SofaKingHigh Wrote: Honestly?? Jeremy Corbyn is looking like he openly lied. Back in the late 70's and 80's he was an open opponent to the EEC/EU, but found himself, as leader of the Labour party having to back it. An amazingly lack-lustre campaign from him and leaked emails are showing that he wasn't quite as strong a supporter of the EU as he made out in public, but to be fair, it doesn't really matter.
As for the rest of it....politicians lying to further their own ends??
Say it ain't so.
He's the only party leader to stump properly during the campaign. Just because the media say he was shit doesn't mean he actually was. 63% of Labour voters voted remain. Less than 50% of Tory voters did so.
Oh and about his previous opposition, people are allowed to change their minds you konw. Otherwise I'd still be catholic. Corbyn stated a number of times why he now is pro-EU with a strong desire for reform, and based on his track record, I've no reason to doubt his sincerity.
The emails he sent during the campaign say otherwise, hence his party exploding around him.
I quite like Corbyn, I'm not a fan of many of his policies, but as a man he always struck me as principled. Not so sure after this episode.
You may refer to me as "Oh High One."