RE: Brits, what do you think of Corbyn?
September 13, 2015 at 7:29 am
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2015 at 7:40 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
He will alienate the 100 or so seats (eg. Nuneaton) that are required to win the election.
Seems as though a lot of people forget what the UK was like in the 1970s when the Trotskyists within the Unions held sway over the Labour Party. McKlusky and his friends are no different, just with 21st century suits on.
His economic policies are pretty fun, though. QE to fund investments in housing and other social welfare programs, which sounds great until you consider that QE as a permanent policy (not just when interest rates are low and consumer confidence is lower) = inflation and interest rate hikes artificially above the market rates, meaning borrowing is more expensive and house building slows as contractors incur higher costs, meaning less new people buying even fewer new houses.
Oh and what about him divorcing his wife in the 90s because she wanted to send their children to grammar school? Can't fault his principles I guess.
Corbyn is a left wing tea party, unelectable to those 100 seats. Which is a shame, because I would class myself as a centrist liberal who is keEn to have someone that will implement workable economic policies whilst maintaining a progressive social policy. Corbyn has thus far presented neither. The overwhelming rhetoric from labour and the nationalists currently is 'kick the Tories out', which is very frustrating to me as a swing voter myself. I don't want an opposition that is focused on kicking out a party that more people voted for in the general election, I want an opposition that offers actual policies and opportunities for people who need them. Just saying 'kick the Tories out' makes them seem like a protest party, which if they're not careful is something they might become.
Seems as though a lot of people forget what the UK was like in the 1970s when the Trotskyists within the Unions held sway over the Labour Party. McKlusky and his friends are no different, just with 21st century suits on.
His economic policies are pretty fun, though. QE to fund investments in housing and other social welfare programs, which sounds great until you consider that QE as a permanent policy (not just when interest rates are low and consumer confidence is lower) = inflation and interest rate hikes artificially above the market rates, meaning borrowing is more expensive and house building slows as contractors incur higher costs, meaning less new people buying even fewer new houses.
Oh and what about him divorcing his wife in the 90s because she wanted to send their children to grammar school? Can't fault his principles I guess.
Corbyn is a left wing tea party, unelectable to those 100 seats. Which is a shame, because I would class myself as a centrist liberal who is keEn to have someone that will implement workable economic policies whilst maintaining a progressive social policy. Corbyn has thus far presented neither. The overwhelming rhetoric from labour and the nationalists currently is 'kick the Tories out', which is very frustrating to me as a swing voter myself. I don't want an opposition that is focused on kicking out a party that more people voted for in the general election, I want an opposition that offers actual policies and opportunities for people who need them. Just saying 'kick the Tories out' makes them seem like a protest party, which if they're not careful is something they might become.
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