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Labour Live 2018 concert

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gillybob Mon 18-Jun-18 11:09:56

Exactly JenniferEccles promises, promises and more promises.

JenniferEccles Mon 18-Jun-18 11:08:46

The trouble is, it's the Labour party which is trying to woo young voters, because the inexperienced young are the only ones likely to fall for their idiotic promises of, for example, free university education.

Also it was Labour a while back which was pushing to lower the voting age to 16! Crazy.

Anniebach Mon 18-Jun-18 09:19:55

Labour Wales has a appointed a deputy leader, she didn’t have the most votes and certaintly not from party members. The candidate with the most votes lost. Ed Milliand ? The same.

PECS Mon 18-Jun-18 09:10:09

Like it or not he is their elected leader. Hard when the majority opinion differs from ones own view!
I live with that most of the time confused

Anniebach Mon 18-Jun-18 08:45:54

there is the Labour Party and there is Corbyn.

PECS Sun 17-Jun-18 22:07:36

Gosh! a you are all a bit mealy mouthed! The Young Conservatives have "do's" too!
I think the effort to engage younger people in current politics is a good thing. Not necessarily my cup of tea but I remember being enthusiastic & passionate about politics all through student days and up intil babies slowed me down a bit. Think any party actively wooing young voters has to be better than ignoring them.

Anniebach Sun 17-Jun-18 20:59:12

? lemon

lemongrove Sun 17-Jun-18 18:28:15

We can but hope Jenn

Annie...... ‘The Workers!’ grin

JenniferEccles Sun 17-Jun-18 18:25:48

Happily I haven't heard of any of those pop 'stars' but presumably younger people have, yet still very few tickets were sold.

Wake up Corbyn - thankfully you are a spent force.

Anniebach Sun 17-Jun-18 18:13:39

I hope so but UNITE will not give up easily.

petra Sun 17-Jun-18 17:20:13

Annie
I think we can all safely assume that Corbyn mania is as dead as John Cleese parrot grin

Anniebach Sun 17-Jun-18 16:53:23

Perhaps a coincidence but such a low turnout at the Lewisham bi election ,labour down 17% and now this concert where 15,000 were expected to hear his ‘for the many not the few ‘ speech , only 2,500 tickets sold with price cut from £35 to £10 plus free transport . The government in turmoil but still in the lead in the polls, has Corbyn mania faded ? I so hope so but time will tell I supose.

Yes lemon I watched Tracey Breaks The News and agree it was hilarious ?

petra Sun 17-Jun-18 16:33:23

Perhaps all the kidults who worshipped him at Glastonbury now realise that the emperor has no clothes grin

lemongrove Sun 17-Jun-18 14:45:18

Did anyone watch Tracey Breaks The News the other night?
Hilarious.?

lemongrove Sun 17-Jun-18 14:44:12

grin
The Magic numbers! Dianne Abbot knows all about those.

Seems like the Labour Live gig ( or The Corbyn Show)is a dud.

gillybob Sun 17-Jun-18 10:14:16

The Magic Numbers are brilliant in concert have seen them with DD several times .....sadly still not worth putting up with Jezza for though .... even if they included free drinks and accommodation and.....

Anniebach Sun 17-Jun-18 10:10:41

Did it take place?

First email I received regarding this event tickets £35. Last mail received tickets £10 and free travel to London.

There were 15,000 tickets for sale , according to the Guardian 2,500 were sold. It was to follow the success of Glastonbury last year .

UNITE offered 1,000 free tickets and free travel.

Pop stars due to appear -The Magic Numbers, Hookworms and Rae Morris