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Tony Blair

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Luckygirl Fri 17-Feb-17 22:36:06

Oh no! - he's back! I cannot bear his self-satisfied voice!

It does not matter what he says; he just gives me the creeps.

I doubt he gives a fig for what I think though grin

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 19:51:29

On GN in general, durhamjen.

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 19:50:31

On this thread, Ana?

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 19:48:31

There's plenty of T May bashing from certain posters on here, trisher, and not just for actions or opinions.

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 19:46:05

I don't think anyone's said there's no Tory bashing. Some political threads are set up to Tory bash. But sometimes even Tory bashing thread are turned into Corbyn bashing threads.

Never mind - Jonathan Pie says everyone's a socialist, even Corbyn bashers.

Anniebach Sun 19-Feb-17 19:39:46

Sorry Jen, the language on your utube link was foul so only listened to the first two f words that was more than enough.

trisher Sun 19-Feb-17 19:39:28

POGS I think the difference between Corbyn bashing and bashing other politicians is that most of us will criticise an action or opinion and move on, the anti-Corbyns keep repeating the same things again and again.
I hate Tony Blair for the Iraq war but will acknowledge some things were well done and some of his speech is right, but unfortunately delivered at the wrong time. I' also very suspicious of his motives. This is a man who relied on spin to sell himself and never moved without careful planning.

POGS Sun 19-Feb-17 19:38:28

Thank goodness we can all sleeping our beds as there is Nada/Zilch/No Tory bashing on GN.

It's only Corbyn bashing. hmm

rosesarered Sun 19-Feb-17 19:27:06

Not sure where the extra by came from, am sure there are gremlins on this site, it happens on here a lot.hmm

rosesarered Sun 19-Feb-17 19:25:40

I imagine that the Conservatives feel very warm and fuzzy towards Corbyn ( so he is liked by by some.)

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 19:06:12

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-9DdzBwo_w

Anniebach Sun 19-Feb-17 18:22:14

Do tell Jen, when did he offer to stand down?

Anniebach Sun 19-Feb-17 18:21:00

Daphne, there is a difference in criticising Corbyn to criticising May ?

durhamjen Sun 19-Feb-17 18:19:50

There you go again, Annie. Nothing to do with this thread, but you won't stop the Corbyn bashing.
Saak, Corbyn did take notice of those he represents. They didn't want him to stand down as leader.

daphnedill Sun 19-Feb-17 18:19:41

If you don't want to bash Corbyn *annie, I'd hate to see somebody who does!

daphnedill Sun 19-Feb-17 18:18:44

I think Corbyn is not a good leader (and I've been honest about), but I agree with what trisher wrote:

"Any attempt at political debate on most threads now is stifled by the Corbyn bashers who want to blame him for everything. He isn't perfect but nor is he the devil incarnate as some keep saying. He is the best Labour leader available for the moment."

Sigh

Anniebach Sun 19-Feb-17 17:53:11

Corbyn refused to take part in tv debates because of Cameron and Osbournes policies - allegedly,

He dumped wife no 2 for choosing a grammer school for her son but gives the three top jobs in the shadow cabinet to three women who chose public schools fir their children, even had one made a baroness

Anniebach Sun 19-Feb-17 17:43:37

I don't want to bash Corbyn, I want to remind him whilst Labour Party activists were working hard for fourteen years after the disasterous 1983 election he was stabbing them in the back, one was walking the streets and organising fund raising events for the party whilst suffering from cancer , she didn't live to see the 1997 win .

stillaliveandkicking Sun 19-Feb-17 17:34:36

I would personally like to "bash" them all apart from Theresa May.

POGS Sun 19-Feb-17 17:32:15

trisher

Corbyn bashing, Theresa May bashing, Trump bashing , Boris bashing, I could go on , is always going to happen is it not?

The fact you and durhamjen overlook is the fact it is Labour MP's who have said this about Corbyn's 'ambivalence' and the link durhamjen provided earlier, plus the speech by Tony Blair to OPEN EUROPE which kicked this off again.

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 17:27:49

trisher, no one keeps saying Corbyn's 'the devil incarnate'. He hasn't got enough personality for that!

stillaliveandkicking Sun 19-Feb-17 17:27:14

apologies.. should have said "personal profit"

stillaliveandkicking Sun 19-Feb-17 17:26:53

Like i have said, these people are not the "voice" of our nation. They have their own agenda where the EU is concerned and one of profit!

stillaliveandkicking Sun 19-Feb-17 17:25:15

Ah but most people asked him to stand down and he didn't. How weird is that? He didn't listen to who he is supposed to stand for. Very bizarre.

Ana Sun 19-Feb-17 17:22:58

Yes, he is!

And Corbyn's rapidly going the same way.

elfies Sun 19-Feb-17 17:22:47

Like most of our other ex leaders , the gentleman has an interest in staying in Europe....a lucrative job .