http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/labour-ukip-byelection-win-results-stoke-copeland-what-it-means-these-by-elections-make-corbyn-s-a7596796.html That is the end of Jeremy Corbyn, then. says John Rentoul of the Independent. John Rentoul: "Journalist" Rentoul has been agitating, pushing and encouraging the removal of Jeremy Corbyn since the day following the Labour leadership election of September 2015. As perhaps the most high-profile defender of Tony Blair, Rentoul describes himself as "having a slavish admiration" for the former Prime Minister, which probably explains his constant and usually distorted reporting on the Labour leadership. Rentoul was a vocal and enthusiastic supporter of Liz Kendall in the first leadership election and supported Owen Smith in the 2016 election, thus is it not difficult to see where his political preferences lie. The article contains the usual distortion and biased slant as is common in the vast majority ...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-will-not-spark-defections-from-the-labour-party--just-a-civil-war-10509520.html Jeremy Corbyn will not spark defections from the Labour Party - just a civil war John Rentoul In his article on Monday 14th September, John Rentoul demonstrated his acute disappointment, pique and frustration that his preference gained little support in the Labour party leadership contest. Today his article, in another thinly veiled criticism of Jeremy Corbyn, argues that the election of Corbyn will not spark defections from the Labour Party, just a civil war. Rentoul goes on to state that “Left-winger's internal opponents do not want to abandon ship for the Lib Dems, but they do want their party back”, conveniently ignoring the simple truism, that in fact the party “belongs” to its members, and not an elitist clique within the Parliamentary Labour Party. Rentoul may well rue the day when Blair was consigned to history...
Dermot Murnaghan has learned very little from previous gaffes. Dermot Murnaghan Sky News must have been running a crash course in bias and smear for thieir newscasters since Jeremy Corbyn was included on the ballot paper. The latest specimin to crawl out from bhind the scenery in the Sky News studio is Dermot Murnaghan, who after his awful bias and hysteria on his Sunday programme yesterday, returned today to pour bile and aggressive interview techniques on anyone not saying what Murnaghan wanted them to say. Today the target was the composition of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. Having been thwarted in his "number of women in the cabinet" jibes as the total exceeded 50% , Murnaghan switched his bile to "Ah but none of the women have the top jobs". Even that is wrong, but that did not deter Murnaghan from pressing the point. He used the "top jobs" snipe at least 10 times and must have said "Ah Yes, But" at least as many times. St...
BBC and Sky become more biased and more scurillous by the minute. Jane Secker Victoria Derbyshire When I went to bed last night, Sky News, BBC News and doubtless many other stations, were bleating on about the lack of women in Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow cabinet. I got up this morning at my usual early time, and those same channels were still hysterically screaming about the lack of women, but now had been joined by the usual suspects in the press. A few hours ago, it was announced that the Shadow cabinet will have over 50% women members. I have just turned off the television in disgust at the scurillous, biased, distorted and hysterically hpocritical reporting which continues on television. Victoria Derbyshire on BBC News Channel and Jane Secker on Sky (and no doubt others) are now hysterically questioning every guest on the programme and shouting out in mock indignation that there may be over 50% but none of the women have the top jobs! (and even that slur ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/dont-mistake-the-freshfaced-enthusiasm-that-jeremy-corbyn-has-inspired-for-a-new-politics-10499227.html Don’t mistake the fresh-faced enthusiasm that Jeremy Corbyn has inspired for a 'new politics' This is not a movement – it is a sense of frustration looking for people to betray it John Rentoul: a "Labour-leaning journalist" with slavish admiration for Tony Blair John Rentoul really is a spiteful and vindictive individual, and bad looser which seems to be typical of those sharing his side of the Labour party. Moreover he is wrong. By venting his spleen against Jeremy Corbyn, who after all gained a stunning victory with 59.5% of the votes cast from all sectors of the party in the leadership election, (a figure which Blair came no way near to achieving) Rentoul reveals his acute disappointment, pique and frustration that his preference gained little support. Th...
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/even-a-vote-for-nick-clegg-is-better-than-not-voting-8930814.html "Even a vote for Nick Clegg is better than not voting" says John Rentoul. John Rentoul. "Independent" Refusing to vote, stems not from voter apathy, but from the cynicism and hypocrisy of politicians of all parties. A vote, even for Clegg (perhaps the most hypocritical of all the motley collection on offer) as you suggest, indicates an endorsement of the party or the policies proposed. The "party manifesto" has only ever been (with the possible exception of the 1945 Labour Party manifesto), an inducement to place your "X" in a particular box on the ballot form.The reality is that following the election, manifesto commitments are discarded because "it is not possible to implement them during this parliament due to mess left by the previous administration". The government of whatever political positi...