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I totally agree and I would count myself as one of those on the left who isn't a fan of the system (then or now), but you have read a lot more into my post than I wrote. My point was in relation to one person who used the 2015 numbers as another (in my view very flawed) reason to bash the Tories. At no point did I say this is the view of the left as a whole.
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Well we can agree to disagree on that one! If you want to make someone "realise the damage that is being done" you aren't in my view going to achieve that by throwing eggs at them and calling them a cunt.
Also the point on the Tories getting into power without the majority of people voting for them isn't the fault of the Tories - it is the fault of the system. Labour got in in 2005 with an even lower percentage, but I doubt you were up in arms about the injustice of it all then!
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This is precisely the stance that strengthens the resolve of the 11 million odd who voted Tory. No one listens to the 'Tory scum' chants. It is utterly useless at best, and hugely damaging to the Left at worst. If you want to change opinions, you need to engage with those who voted Right and seek to change their opinion with reasoned debate.
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If she has a point to make about the state of China, then China should be the subject of her comments. Why bring Hunt's wife into it? She couldn't have less to do with the point Goodman is trying (I think) to make. There are a million different reasons why people move from one place to another, and the thought process of Hunt's wife is one that I'm certain Goodman isn't privy to. Insinuating that she moved to England because she thought it was better in some way to China is presumptuous and pathetically ill informed.
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If she didn't think it was offensive, she wouldn't have tried to remove it before anyone got a hold of it, and subsequently apologised profusely once they did. If this had been written by anyone centre or right, they'd have been lambasted as a racist UKIP nutcase and subjected to the usual 'scum' abuse.
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Interested to see how Tom Watson responds to calls for an apology re. Leon Brittan. He has behaved in an appalling manner in my view. If he believed any of the claims he was making (which I cannot imagine he did given there isn't a shred of evidence to back any of it up) he would have had the courage to do so outside of the Commons where he couldn't hide behind Parliamentary Privilege.
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Interesting times! Great for British politics, hopefully will engage a lot of people. I'm genuinely interested to see how a 'rebel' who has never been one to tow the party line will reconcile that with being on the other side of the fence and calling for unity, appointing a chief whip, and asking for MPs to play ball with his policies. I hope he can keep the momentum going, looking forward to PMQs!
In the immortal words of Shania Twain, that don't impress me much.