Such a lot is going wrong for Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters that one can become blasé about new revelations. The Sun reports that the Shadow Chancellor signed up to a series of stupid demands made by Hardline Socialist Bampots for a Labour Defeat (or some such fringe organisation.) One of the demands was the abolition of MI5. To say the least, in this of all weeks, with security fears gripping the nation post-Paris, this was not the news that Labour needed. But there then began the ritual, to which we are all becoming used, in which the Corbynistas go into an angry spiral of denial.
Below is my handy guide to what to look out for when the next catastrophe hits Corbyn-led Labour, when Jeremy appoints Arthur Scargill to oversee his foreign policy, or Fidel Castro is drafted in as Shadow Minister for nationalising supermarkets, or a Corbyn adviser advocates the firebombing of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow on the basis that the programme is a capitalist plot.
Here are the five stages of Corbynista denial.
1) Jeremy or John has been taken out of context by the disgraceful Tory lickspittle mainstream media and their running dog lackeys, otherwise known as the voters.
2) Jeremy did not say what you saw him say on television.
3) The allegation is not even true! There is nothing to apologise for.
4) Ok, it is true.
5) Everyone involved has apologised. No-one out there cares about this stuff. Next…
The last time I wrote about Reform UK’s annual conference I was doing it as the Deputy Editor of this fine publication. A year on, how much has changed? Greeting you as you enter the conference hall is the familiar fare for the familiar fee. Chicken and chips stands sit next to anti-Labour propaganda, accompanied […]
Channel 5 has announced that it is preparing to dramatise the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal. The 90-minute film will be made by Wonderhood Studios, whose most recent work was the well-received ‘Downfall’ about Huw Edwards. Not much is known about the production as yet, but those hoping for a deep dive into the complexities of […]
The ‘moron premium’ is back with a vengeance this week, with 10-year gilt yields approaching 5.30%, their highest since 2007, while the 30-year is again threatening 6%. Pantheon Macroeconomics estimates that higher borrowing costs have cut the Chancellor’s fiscal headroom from £23.6 billion to around £13 billion. Meaning almost £11bn has disappeared before the Budget […]
