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MattP

(3,304 posts) Thu Jun 8, 2017, 10:12 PM Jun 2017

Corbyn just gave a speech that makes me wish I could have voted for him

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Corbyn just gave a speech that makes me wish I could have voted for him (Original Post) MattP Jun 2017 OP

Interesting night RandySF Jun 2017 #1

It's a bit frustrating... renegade000 Jun 2017 #2

I watched a speech he gave in a pub around the time he became labour leader killbotfactory Jun 2017 #3

RandySF

(58,798 posts)

1. Interesting night

Reply to MattP (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 10:23 PM

Jun 2017

Labour's peeling seat form the Conservatives while the Tories make gains in Scotland.

renegade000

(2,301 posts)

2. It's a bit frustrating...

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 10:27 PM

Jun 2017

A handful of those Scottish seats the Tories won were because the SNP and Labour split about 60% of the vote down the middle... alas...

killbotfactory

(13,566 posts)

3. I watched a speech he gave in a pub around the time he became labour leader

Reply to MattP (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 10:47 PM

Jun 2017

I was impressed, and then completely unsurprised when the powers that be started throwing as much shit at him as possible, even from those in his own party.

Watching him close a 20 point gap within a few weeks has been inspiring.

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