Labour tax manifesto

[BlasterBates]

Tories are consistently > 40%. Unless some very odd things happen repeatedly at a local level, they get a majority.

...of 10 according to the ICM poll.

[malvolio]

I've resigned myself to waking up on Fri 13th with that.

Such a missed opportunity by Labour not having an electable leader.

While Corbyn is a liability to any right-thinking person he didn't write the manifesto, that was McDonnell and McCluskey. If they win the election, a possibility since too many people seem to have been taken in by Corbyn's doddery grandfather act, he will be gone in a matter of weeks.

If, as seems slightly more likely, there is a narrow Tory majority, you can blame the Labour manifesto, not Corbyn.

IMHO the real nightmare would be a minority Labour government, with Lib Dem support (and again, without Corbyn). Then we would be in real trouble...

[Old Greg]

While Corbyn is a liability to any right-thinking person he didn't write the manifesto, that was McDonnell and McCluskey. If they win the election, a possibility since too many people seem to have been taken in by Corbyn's doddery grandfather act, he will be gone in a matter of weeks.

If, as seems slightly more likely, there is a narrow Tory majority, you can blame the Labour manifesto, not Corbyn.

IMHO the real nightmare would be a minority Labour government, with Lib Dem support (and again, without Corbyn). Then we would be in real trouble...

Remember kids, a Corbyn minority government is just for Christmas. Brexit is forever, along with the virtual elimination of British manufacturing (according to the Brexiteer econimist-in-chief).

[BlasterBates]

The biggest problem that the Tories is the Lib Dem vote, because the Tories are basically at the level they were in the last election. If the Lib Dem vote collapses then it's a hung parliament.

The Lib Dems only need to swing 2 percentage points to Labour for a hung parliament.

[DealorNoDeal]

If, as seems slightly more likely, there is a narrow Tory majority, you can blame the Labour manifesto, not Corbyn.

On Ch4 News they've done many interviews with the general public, up and down the country, and people almost always cite Corbyn as the reason they won't vote Labour.

The manifesto is just a reflection of Corbyn.

[BlasterBates]

There was more than one poll in the same week as the 2017 election which had the Tories with a lead of over 10%.

I would have a contingency plan.

[malvolio]

On Ch4 News they've done many interviews with the general public, up and down the country, and people almost always cite Corbyn as the reason they won't vote Labour.

The manifesto is just a reflection of Corbyn.

Well, kinda. Momentum found a figurehead that wouldn't oppose their extremist views: a "useful idiot" to use an old cold war term. He was elected mainly as a protest against the other candidates so was something of a gift, but we are where we are.

[DealorNoDeal]

Well, kinda. Momentum found a figurehead that wouldn't oppose their extremist views: a "useful idiot" to use an old cold war term. He was elected mainly as a protest against the other candidates so was something of a gift, but we are where we are.

Assuming Tories get a majority, Corbyn will be gone. Unfortunately, I've little confidence the Labour membership will replace him with anyone more electable.

[Platypus]

Unless some very odd things happen repeatedly at a local level

You mean, like the postal vote in Peterborough? It's odd and I can see it being repeated.

[Platypus]

On Ch4 News they've done many interviews with the general public, up and down the country, and people almost always cite Corbyn as the reason they won't vote Labour.

By the same token, I wonder how many are voting Labour BECAUSE of him. I suspect it's a lot, e.g. anyone under 25.