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A scurrilous non story.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/16/jeremy-corbyn-antisemitism-chakrabarti-inquiry MPs accuse Jeremy Corbyn of incompetence over anti-Jewish abuse Why is this rag of a newspaper carrying a clearly biased conclusion from a point scoring "committee" who have historically been opposed to the Labour party leadership? The Home Affairs Select Committee, grudgingly concede that there is "no reliable evidence" to support their views, thus leaving the reader to draw their own conclusions as to the motivations of the committee members and the "newspaper" for carrying this scurrilous "non story" "The committee acknowledged that t here was “no reliable, empirical evidence to support the notion that there is a higher prevalence of antisemitic attitudes within the Labour party than any other political party” The Observer rag, no better than the Guardian rag.

Shami Chakrabarti criticised for award but Tory donor give £2.5 million for a peerage.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/05/new-peer-on-camerons-resignation-honours-list-gave-tories-25m New peer on Cameron's resignation honours list gave Tories £2.5m Keith Vaz Wes Streeting Tom Watson Yesterday, Tom Watson, Keith Vaz, Wes Streeting and others, were grabbing television interview time and inches of column space in the media, to proclaim hypocritical indignation at Shami Chakrabarti and her peerage nomination, when their real agenda was to have yet another swipe at Jeremy Corbyn. Shami Chakrabarti who has done much for human rights and civil liberties over the years, is criticised not because she has been nominated for a life peerage, but because the nomination was made by Jeremy Corbyn. Shami Chakrabarti Today, after examining David Cameron's Resignation Honours list, which takes cronyism to a new level even for Cameron, the news is revealed that at least one of ...