Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Jeremy Corbyn Elected Labour Leader

Oh dear! I dont want to be mean, he is probably a very nice chap and the world would be a better place if everybody in it was as nice as Jeremy, but its not and never will be.

He has to start taking his new job seriously and make an effort on the presentation stuff too, whether he likes it or not - he is the opposition leader and represents the country to some extent.

He looks like a Geography teacher who has had a bad day on a school outing.

Has he forgotton Michael Foots donkey jacket, and the trouble that caused?

Apart from the other stuff, his tie is undone and he has a biro in his pocket.

He has to accept and deal with the world has it is, not how he dreams it might be.

I'm afraid he's too old to change easily. His world is one of ideology without accountability. Now he's accountable and it won't be a comfortable place. If he stays in his rut he'll get constantly criticised. If he changes now he'll be criticised for bending to pressure from the press, who he clearly has little time for. Sad to say that Gordon Brown could teach him a thing or two about PR. I'll tell you what - I can see the peripherals getting to him eventually, and who knows, he may get sick of it and resign.................
After all he's 66 - and now he's taken an unexpected route HaHa.

Corbyn is entitled to have his opinions and fight for them

He is not entitled to turn up for a service of remembrance dressed like a tramp who rummaged through some rubbish to find a suit and tie.

Even school kids have to do up their ties.

it's an absolute bloody disgrace

Yes. A scruffy oik.

But he doesn't identify with the "pomp" and has no respect for the past.

So don't expect any change.

Interestingly Michael Foot's coat that was called a donkey jacket by the press that he wore to the rememberance service was an expensive duffle type coat bought specially for the occasion by his wife and the Queen Mother commented on how smart she thought he looked but the press were desperate to get at him and ridiculed his dress

You're not from Tunbridge Wells by any chance?

I have been involved with royals and prime ministers in a previous role and it has always struck me how different they are from the public perception to how they are in private.
Jeremy Corbyn is trying to be as he is, which is why he struggles with the press.
He was elected by the Labour party on those principles and his beliefs.
He has a long track record and it is going to be very difficult for the Labour parliamentarians to portray him as anything different.
Not singing the national anthem, talking to terrorist organisations, embracing Putin etc. is what he believes and none of this was unknown.

"Dress for the job you want and not the one you have" - clearly Mr Corbyn missed that memo.

PMQ's Wasn't a train crash though.

Apparantly tory strategy will be to focus on Labour policy rather than attack JC directly, otherwise Cameron might suffer a Corbyn sympathy backlash and come across looking like a Bullingham bully boy.