Comments on: Corbyn and McDonnell are 33 points behind May and Hammond on economic competence

By: ted francis

ted francis — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:57:56 +0000

Imran Khan. You mean like people who don’t know the difference between a sentence fragment and a correctly constructed sentence? Oh dear.

By: Martyn Wood-Bevan

Martyn Wood-Bevan — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:42:02 +0000

The reality is that most people are ignorant on economics. The Tory approach to Economics is woeful but people remain ignorant or ill-informed. Corbyn and McDonnell have a much better economic policy but the MSM will rarely inform people of what it is. Pointless article.

By: Michael WALKER

Michael WALKER — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:50:37 +0000

>Perry525

You DO realise that Mr Atlee after the war cut wages and spending severely to pay for Government spending . He (or rather his Chancellor)also said the supply of money was not infinite and if you wanted more Government spending you had to pay for it.?

Because if you quote Atlee as your guide, he would be appalled at spending Government revenues on non British citizens, people not working for years and receiving welfare benefits and QE – amongst other things.

“n 1948 Labour chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps introduced an austerity budget including a wage freeze. He told the TUC congress, “There is only a certain sized cake. If a lot of people want a larger slice they can only get it by taking it from others.”|”
http://socialistreview.org.uk/315/austerity-britain-1945-1951

By: Imran Khan

Imran Khan — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:42:15 +0000

Perry525.

This is why Labour are unelectable. People like you who can’t spell, punctuate, construct a sentence or think.

By: Perry525

Perry525 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:59:42 +0000

It is a sad fact, that since the 1970’s Labour moved gradually towards the far right and supported neo-liberal/Conservative/EU policies. The electorate remained Left wing Labour, and stopped voting as reality took hold…there was nothing to choose from, both main parties were singing from the same sheet. Move forward to 2010 – nothing had changed and Labour lost, 2015 ditto.
We need a Labour party that understands what Labour did after the war.
We need a Labour party that clearly explains to young people the difference Labour can make to their lives – most have no idea what options are available, how self interest and profit motivate the Conservatives how it is EU and Conservative policy to lower wages and remove health and safety regulations to increase the profits of the share holders.
Most of all, we need a Labour party that explains New Monitory Theory to the electorate, that makes it clear that bailing out the Banks using Quantitative Easing did not cost the tax payers a penny and does not cost a penny now. To explain that it is the Governments responsibility to create jobs to repair roads, build houses and encourage the UK owners of massive savings to invest to create jobs to make more money, to give Councils and the NHS money to create simple jobs to ensure that anyone who wants to work can have a job. Just like Clement Richard Attlee did after the war.

By: Imran Khan

Imran Khan — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:23:12 +0000

” Although polls should be taken with a pinch of salt”. If that is the case what is the point ofthis article? ” this must be read as a serious indictment either of Labour’s economic policy, or of the leaership’s capacity to communicate its ideas to thepublic”. I tend to think that the latter is the case and for good reasons.

Corbyn and his Shadow Chancellor are being judged on their records. Both are closley related to organisations and failed economic models that the majority of voters have rejected and continue to. Both are linked to statements they have made in support of groups that whatever the left think about them are perceived by the majority of people as being terrorist.

No amount of boasting about the massive increase in party membership will change the situation. The Tories can weather a hard Brexit and still win the next election and the possible deselection of Hilary Benn won’t help improve Labour’s image as the party of the loony left.

By: Michael WALKER

Michael WALKER — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:02:51 +0000

Amid economic chaos, voters still trust the Tories more than Labour

Yes unemployment is skyrocketting, retail sales are falling, the economy is shrinking and car sales have hit a record low.and employment shows record lows.. all signs of economic chaos…