Traingate

Beammeupscottie That bit about Corbyn sitting in A&E with a bandage round his head ,certainly gave me the giggles!

I've thoroughly enjoyed #traingate on Twitter this evening.

My grandson works in Cardiff but does at times have to go up/down/ over to the London office, a secretary always reserves a train seat for him

Seems grandsons firm has more efficient secretaries than they have in Westminster .

BBC news reporting is the truth, and therefore your reason for giggling Anniebach? I always trust the BBC news.. giggling. I don't mean to offend.. Actually I do. Can you see how offensive it sounds?

Ana, you have complicated things now , sounds rather as if they were playing musical chairs

That's 'honest politics' for you!

Ah, but this is Jezzas "gate". He will always be remembered as the guy who pulled a publicity stunt against a privatised railway company to make a political point. What next, sitting outside A&E with a bandage round his head waiting for their busiest time to make an entrance?
I saw Harriet Harman commenting on it and making the point that his team would or should have bought tickets! Either way another day in Prattsville .

This thread comes under news and politics. Given that "Traingate" is in the NEWS, what is the problem. And surely of us who may be giggling are perfectly entitled to do so without having our wrists slapped pollengran.
The incident reminds me of that well known journalistic cliché " Never let the facts get in the way of a good story"

Perhaps they sat on the floor, and he just swapped with one of them for the photos.

BBC News, two people were upgraded to make room for Corbyn and his team to sit together.

So two people are upgraded which leaves two empty seats , I assume he has a team of more than one , so there must have been some empty seats

I giggled at the thread title, gosh corbynites are getting very worked up.

DJ cross post. Well said.

One paper I read is Breitbart. There is so much propaganda around, for instance the 13 year old child with a bomb on him which was filmed by a journalist 3 feet away (with no thought for his safety).

I don't trust MSM and Virgin stills could have been taken at any time.

I am a Corbyn supporter with no part of this Momentum group you speak of Anniebach. I still think that giggling is immature on a political forum, but absolutely fine on chat.

I said it was not a political discussion, it 's a discussion on seats on a train , and I do not need your permission to laugh at anyone or anything Jen.

It's in news and politics, so is a discussion. If you just wanted to chat, it should have been put in chat.

If you read the independent website, you will find a good defence.
On the other hand, if all you want is to laugh at Corbyn, just carry on.
Pollen wanted to know who was lying.
I've been on that train, and had to stand from Peterborough to Doncaster.

But this isn't a political discussion, it's a discussion were there seats on a train, how many in the family who were upgraded, and were the other three passengers left to sit on the floor. Also the most worrying part is the fact the first explanation given today was there were seats by 11.30 because passengers got off the train which didn't stop untill approx 1pm. What I want to know is - did they jump or were they pushed , if pushed who pushed them.

So how do you find out about the timeline if you do not follow it in news articles, Pollen?
Virgin has put out the stills it thinks are important. Passengers have put out their photos.
It's on the independent website.
Do you believe anything you read on Gransnet?
It's the same as an independent or other news website.

Do you have independent sources to verify everything you read?

Anniebach, stop giggling, it sounds as if you see yourself as superior,which has no place in a political discussion!

Couple of tweets under the hashtag #traingate.

Chuckle.

I don't go by articles in any paper DJ. Every train has CCTV, so it needs to be examined, for the timeline. It is important, and I am prepared to be shot down if he really did not find himself without a seat.

However, his honesty is being called into question here, and if he lied.. Well I might have to vote Tory, because they are upfront weasels .

No matter thatbags, it gave me a giggle , thank you

So Corbyn sat on the floor, how many in his team? Also allegedly sitting on the floor were three other people, the staff upgraded a family and seated Corbyn and his team,no one could have got off the train , it didn't stop. Must have been a large family who were upgraded . We need Miss Marple on this. Surely Corbyn didn't leave the three people on the floor

ab, I pinched traingate off Twitter

Perhaps you ought to lighten up and stop criticising Corbyn so much.

Blah, blah, blah, dj. Lighten up!