Agenda 2019

The coup organisers should move to another party. The Parliamentary Labour Party have chosen now, of all times, to declare war on the party membership to gain control of the party. At a time when the Conservative government is fragmenting, but is still able to inflict hardship and division on the people of this country. At a time when the conservative party itself is in the turmoil of a leadership election, the self serving opportunistic PLP seek to overthrow Jeremy Corbyn and force his resignation rather than challenge his  position by adhering to the democratic party rules to bring about a leadership election. They would rather fight their own party members than unite and face the real enemy opposite them in the House of Commons. Many people cannot understand why, if these MP's are so disillusioned with the structure and course of today's Labour party, that they feel so frustrated at the party's emphasis on policies rather than...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/28/jeremy-corbyn-loses-labour-mps-confidence-vote Labour MPs prepare for leadership contest after Corbyn loses confidence vote Of the 172 MP's who voted in favour of the "No confidence" in Jeremy Corbyn motion in yesterdays (28th June) vote, not all were from the "Blairite" rump of our party. Some were from the centre and a few from what is described as the left. This fact has been seized upon by the television and media, with the same eagerness as a starving man would grasp a crust of bread. The coverage of the result of the "No confidence" motion, on BBC Television news and on the Sky News programme, was clearly bent towards their long standing drive to remove Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour leadership and to further this ambition, our screens were filled with a stream of anti Corbyn figures, including David Blunkett, Alistair Campbell, Jack Straw, Chris Bryant and a few ot...

An attempted coup against a democratically elected leader. As the events of yesterday unfolded, adding to the nauseating circus of  resigning Shadow cabinet ministers parading themselves in front of the television cameras of  BBC, Sky News or any of the other channels (as usual, all very eager to heap scorn and derision on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party), I began recollecting my time as a member of the Labour party. The battles with the "establishment" of the party at the time of Jim Callaghan, the fight to bring democracy to the party in respect of the election of leader, mandatory re selection of MP's, creation of party policy and many other revisions which we introduced to make our party more democratic and not subservient to the PLP. I recalled how, I became increasingly disillusioned with the leadership of Neil Kinnock and his drift to the right, reversing many of the revisions which we had introduced. After the short period of John Smith, the...

https://paper.li/f-1346065353 Good morning everyone. The decision on our membership of the European Union has been made and this country has voted 52% Leave to 48% remain. Since Thursday last, our television screens social media and practically the entire press has been reporting the fallout and turmoil resulting from the "Out" vote. It is clearly evident that the arguments surrounding this issue and its consequences will be with us for some time. We have not yet heard the last of this debate. I had occasion to visit Dorchester County Hospital recently, and again endured the trauma of finding somewhere to park. The frustration of this added to that of previous visits, finally compelled me to write a piece for New Agenda on Sunday which you will find under the title of "Parking for patients, visitors, staff and even local residents". The communications manager at Dorchester County Hospital NHS Trust, sent me a Facebook message, th...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36633238 Corbyn office 'sabotaged' EU Remain campaign - says Kuenssberg Laura Kuenssberg   The obnoxious and politically biased Laura Kuenssberg, wastes no time in pouring out more anti Corbyn smear and bile. Using her usual unnamed "sources" in the Corbyn offices, Kuennsberg jumps into this day of turmoil brought about by resignations and sackings from the Shadow Cabinet to spread her spite and smears. Spreading oil into the flames barely does justice to this woman's hatred of the Labour party and the lengths that she will go to distort truth and manufacture fanciful stories designed discredit and vilify anyone she perceives as an opponent. To describe her as a journalist brings a once noble occupation into disrepute.It is as if she were carrying out some intricate scheme hatched in Conservative Central office with the ultimate prize of a very safe Conservative seat somewhere in the heart of rural England. She...

Blairites launch bid to  topple  Jeremy Corbyn Margaret Hodge,  Ann Coffey and Jeremy Corbyn   During the course of the past few days, since the result of the EU membership referendum was announced in fact, the conspirators within the Parliamentary Labour Party (the PLP) seem to have been emboldened in their crusade to remove Jeremy Corbyn from the leadership. A crusade which has been smoldering within the PLP and supported by the media, has now been given impetus by the PLP disappointment with the referendum result and has encouraged the conspirators to break cover and table a "no confidence" motion in the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Over the past 36 hours, Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey have tabled a "no confidence" motion, to be closely followed by John Mann (who will grasp any opportunity to advance his own agenda), adding his "weight" to the "Plot". Caroline Flint Tristram Hunt ...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/hilary-benn-revolt-jeremy-corbyn Jeremy Corbyn sacks Hilary Benn from shadow cabinet Benn has been sacked from the Shadow Home Secretary role and not before time. He and some others in the PLP, have been plotting a coup since September of last year when Jeremy Corbyn gained substantial support in the leadership election. Elements within the PLP have never accepted the result and have spent the last year criticising and attacking the leadership of the party when they should have been opposing and attacking the Conservative government.  These seditious conspirat ors now crawl out from the woodwork following the referendum campaign to mount a challenge to Corbyn with a vote of "no confidence" encouraged and supported by a media predominately hostile to the Labour party. Not only should these MP's, Benn, Flint, Hodge, Mann, Coffey, Umunna and the rest be sacked from any position they may hold in the...

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/parliament-should-be-dissolved-and-an-early-general-election-held-2?bucket&source=facebook-share-button&time=1466776678 PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE DISSOLVED, AND AN EARLY GENERAL ELECTION HELD. Jeremy Corbyn We now have to position ourselves as the only party which can lead this country through the difficulties of a nation no longer part of the EU. The Conservatives are a fragmented collection of self serving opportunists who are not fit to run a whelk stall in Southend let alone a country. We must seek to reconcile those who voted "Remain" with those who voted "Leave" which will not be an easy task, but which never the less is essential for us to face the difficulties which lie  ahead. We must also prepare for a General election, prior to 2020, as the present government cannot last for a full term. It is for the Labour party to take the lead to save the NHS, protect workers rights, repair the damage done to t...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/25/jeremy-corbyn-referedum-campaign Jeremy Corbyn let us down again. says Polly Toynbee. Polly Toynbee Toynbee again grasping an opportunity to attack Corbyn. Toynbee, the "journalist" who endorsed Yvette Cooper for the Labour party leadership (and remains full of bile and spite because Cooper came third in a four horse race) has never missed any opportunity, no matter how tenuous, to rubbish and smear the Labour leader. This time she chooses the EU referendum campaign to produce a preposterous article, arguing that it is Corbyn's performance during the campaign was "dismally  inadequate, lifeless and spineless" and that consequently the "Remain" campaign lost the vote, because Labour voters chose "Leave" on the ballot paper. Toynbee's argument is both absurd and ridiculous as more Labour voters voted with the remain camp than Tory voters. Clearly, Toynbee is suffering from a ...