Jeremy Corbyn

GG54 : '...and I wonder if they immerse themselves as deeply on social sites (discussing politics and other topics) of the country of their birth in which they now reside, as they do on topics peculiar to the UK.
If they do...then they can't have much of a social life if the posts on here are any indication of the level of 'immersion'.'

wow - go on at least be direct and honest and clearly name me! We are in UK now, and visiting friends and family, not much time for t'internet. So I'll reply now..

Immersion - well we live just 8 miles from where I was born and bred, and lived to age 19- so immersed we are indeed. And no, no need for discussing politics, etc, where we live- as we have plenty of people to discuss those with face to face- but when it comes to Brexit and specific UK things, as we live in an area with very few Brits - then we have little choice.

My parents don't need us anymore because they both died since we moved- they were 94 and 96 at the time - so we knew that would happen. Exchange rate with Euro has ensured expats in EU have lost a large chunk of their UK pensions- but for us, the pleasure has been double- as the Swiss Franc has gone up as fast as Sterling has fallen- so far a 50- and at some point even 60% down. Few could survive a further drop in income- even with considerable belt tightening.

But don't worry in our case - we will never be a burden on the State if we come back, we have made absolutely sure of that - and we would gain 50-60 or more % in doing so- just on exchange rate. Now I am sure that will make you see red- but we do get reciprocal health care in Switzerland, as we are British retired on no Swiss pension or income- the maximu we have to pay per year is about £700 each- then UK picks up the tab.

Don't kid yourself . I did name you and there are others who only come back for good when they get older and need the health care but obvs not you.
As for seeing red...I don't vote that way. ?
Enjoy your visit.

A lot of udgemental people on here. Everyine's entitled to their views whether you like it or not, whether you agree or not.
What isn't acceptable is fomenting anger against people who hold an opposing view.

trisher

Oh I see it’s all the fault of the Jewish people. Oh that makes perfect sense. They should be more educated.

Goodness me talk about racist

And if he’s so interested in Palestinian rights he might ask Hammas to hold free and fair elections and stop executing its own Palestinian people who want these things.

jura, your mistake is to show your human side. You will be annihilated here.

I was just going to say that lily

jura honestly ignore some people even grans never got over being the school bully.

You don’t have to explain yourself.

Labours Polices:

Abolish tuition fees
£10 an hour minimum wage
Public ownership of our railways & utilities
Free bus travel U25's
4 new bank holidays
Green economy creating 400k jobs
10k new police officers
Abolish U/Credit & Bedroom tax

Grant you forgot the unicorns and compulsory rainbows?

If Dianne is in charge of the finances it’s anything goes! Literally bless her! Medication needed.

Abolish tuition fees??

Was that also abolish student debt? Is that ‘dealing with it’

Police officers/arts/nhs/education all coming from the cuts to income tax!!

Send in the clowns.

Mind Tories crap too.

Not forgetting he has said over one billion for care for the elderly .

4 new bank holidays? So he in going to increase the number of legal days holiday because now bank holidays can be included in holiday leave , 4 new bank holidays means 4 less days of holiday leave.

Last election there was a promise of free musical instruments for all school children , will this be in the new manifesto?

Chasing rainbows

Yes forgot the instruments Anniebach

And the St George’s bank holiday must be because Emily wants to fly the English flag and not take the piss out of herself.

It’s ok Em the baroness we can do it for you.

Where is this money coming from? Increased taxation, the big business moguls can leave the country, so whose next on the list? Medium and small businesses ?

Anniebach It will be like The Suns headlines in the event of Neil Kinnock getting the keys to No.10 "can the last person leaving the UK please turn the lights off"!!!!

Seriously scary prospect for anyone in business.

It is scary GrannyGravy , so easy for Corbynites to accuse anyone who doesn’t want / trust this man for PM - your a Tory. Only the far left care , what rubbish

To b fair kinnock was far more sensible than this lot

Mycatisahacker Yep!!

Kinnock was not far left, when he became leader after lsbour was badly defeated in 1983 he had to rebuild the party , free the party of the far left and the press were very much against a Welsh labour PM .same with Gordon Brown being Scots.

When Theresa May was criticised for her performance as PM, some people were quite vocal in support of her, despite her appalling incompetence in almost every aspect of government, past and present, and particularly with regard to the Brexit farce.

Why is it thought OK to sing her praises and express sympathy for her "plight" whilst those who have tried to counter the constant smears and criticisms of Corbyn - who is not responsible for the mess we are in - are described in sneering terms as "Corbynites", "worshippers", etc, etc?

those who criticise Corbyn because he is destroying a party some have supported for many years are sneeringly
Called closest tories .

Can everyone please stop Corbyn bashing?

If you mean criticising Corbyn ? No ,

Not sure anyone is “Corbyn bashing” just stating the obvious faults with the Labour Front Bench policies and ideas - as in no thought to financing them other than “tax the rich”!!!

Corbyn bashing means criticising Corbyn . The 8th deadly sin ?