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@Sheelbs @LeftieStats obviously, because they disagree with your worldview; baffling that people still think today is how politics should be run, baffling!

@LeftieStats useless stats

🚨 YouGov ratings show that amongst Labour voters, Corbyn is the most popular current / former Leader. [ Labour voters ] ⚪️ Corbyn 55% 🔴 Brown 51% 🔴 Starmer 40% 🔴 Kinnock 37% 🔴 Miliband 36% 🔴 Blair 33% Via @YouGov, Apr-Jun 2023 (+/- vs Jan-Mar)

@mxwebs20 @LeftieStats Anyone would think what you have now is a paradise. It's a total failure and Corbyn has been right on pretty much everything - housing, NHS, digital access, green issues, social care, poverty, tax on wealth, nationalisation - what is it about NOW that is so good? baffling!

@LeftieStats And yet when JC was leader of Labour - the most left wing leader of a purportedly left wing party - he failed to get elected not once but *twice*. People seemingly like the whimsical notion of having Magic Grandpa in charge but the electorate isn't naïve enough to actually do it

@JohnHad96453660 @LeftieStats myopic viewpoint; vote share says otherwise, higher than Blair in 2017, and that's after the press and his own MPs tried to torpedo him at every corner.

@LeftieStats @YouGov Third time you’ve posted this. He failed - twice. He was a failure.

@Michael75036094 @LeftieStats his vote share was still high - that's the biased electoral system for you; plus it was voters over 65 that actually swung the election away from Corbyn, the detail of who did what is in the demographics and you need this to understand what happened

@LeftieStats The biggest election defeat in almost a century would suggest otherwise.

@PaulBrandITV @BBCr4today It's concerning that a politician who makes promises to become leader can break these without a sweat or apology. Is it old-fashioned to want trustworthy politicians? Calling yourself 'pragmatic' is not an excuse to mislead voters. If you can't keep promises, don't make them!

Keir Starmer confirms that Labour is likely to drop its promise to scrap tuition fees. “We are likely to move on from that commitment”, due to the economic situation he says. @BBCr4today

@OppositionWe @TimesRadio @MattChorley 2017 was exceptional for Corbyn (higher vote share than Blair in 2001 and 2005, and a PLP against him), but 2019 was not great, though his votes still exceed Miliband and Brown, neither of which are being thrown out of the party.

Noam Chomsky claims Jeremy Corbyn won an “enormous victory” in the 2017 election. @MattChorley challenges him on the facts of Corbyn’s leadership Tune to Times.Radio from 10am 📻

@pzparker @TimesRadio @MattChorley LSE analysis of antisemitism provides an objective picture. 34% public thought Labour antisemitic, 0.3% members found to be antisemitic. It's up to you if you agree this is 'exaggerated' - all cases are tragedies however.

@TimesRadio @MattChorley Some of Chomsky's assertions may have been a little far-fetched, but about the *swing* to Labour in 2017 he looks to have been right. In 2017 the swing to Labour was 9.6%: compare that to Blair's landslide in 1997 (8.8%) & just maybe he had a point. About anti-semitism, less so.

@TimesRadio @MattChorley Chomsky is one of the greatest philosophers in the 20th Century so to shout at him, interrupt him and score points off him is not good journalism . We know Corbyn lost two 'elections' - his 'victory' , says Chomsky, is the giant swing to Labour on a left ticket despite the odds.

@owlsgreen @OwenJones84 If I'm correct, Corbyn has more than 40 years as a successful local MP and his CLP adore him and have written a letter stating they want him. His constituency is also multicultural. You either stand for democracy or you don't.

@OwenJones84 The thing is- NO one wants Corbyn back in the Party. He doesn’t even believe in what the Party stands for. He wouldn’t accept scrutiny or criticism any more than the Tories.

Keir Starmer’s cheerleaders would be screaming blue murder if a politician they didn’t like was this two faced and duplicitous. It’s not even subtle!

@wesstreeting @OwenJones84 It's a disgraceful slur, which insults so many different groups, so I'm surprised that there has been no admonishment from Labour HQ.

@OwenJones84 In jest, but I accept in poor taste. I’ve dropped Jeremy a note directly to apologise for any offence caused.

This is gross, @wesstreeting

3 months ago @tandfonline published my article. Has your research been impacted by it? tandfonline.com/10.1080/135967… #AcademicTwitter

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Joining the dots: theorising professionalism in the English Further Education Sector: Research in Post-Compulsory Education: Vol 27, No 1 tandfonline.com/doi/figure/10.…

@Johnnyrelevant @ginandfred @NewStatesman Oh dear!

In a wide-ranging interview, Noam Chomsky, speaks to @georgeeaton about Brexit, the war in Ukraine and the return of Donald Trump.

@NewStatesman Spot on! Starmer - a leader who makes promises to his members and then promptly breaks those promises and pretends he meant something else, who is currently supervising a mass purge of socialist thinkers, many from the Jewish Voice for Labour and thinks Blair was an honest man!

🔴On Keir Starmer: “He’s returning the Labour Party to a party that’s reliably obedient to power, that will be Thatcher-lite in the style of Tony Blair and that won’t ruffle the feathers of either the US or anyone who’s important in Britain.”

@SKinnock @Keir_Starmer Your behaviour leading up to 2019 Stephen was one good reason why my vote didn't count when I chose Labour at the ballot box. We have Boris Johnson today because of the sabotage you and other PLP instigated. A sorrowful reflection on Labour democracy, so no preaching please!

This was a game-changing speech by @Keir_Starmer. Law & order, work & good jobs, community, family, partnership with business. #Labour is well and truly on the path back to government 👏👍 #Lab21

@GeraldJonesLAB @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour @WelshLabour @WelshLabPress It was competent Gerald but I think you are over-reaching and doing so for mischievous reasons. Long and occasionally self-indulgent. But mostly words and actions (e.g. care, tolerance) not being synchronous as Andy McDonald exposed. Keep promises. Stop attacking your own side.

An absolutely knockout address by @Keir_Starmer to @UKLabour conference. The bar was set incredibly high for today’s speech, but he cleared it with room to spare. #Lab21

@patmcfaddenmp @Keir_Starmer You've chosen to see this as a binary offer which is showing deep disrespect to many thousands of activists who campaign and vote for labour, a party that once boasted 500,000 members, the biggest in Europe. You insult them by suggesting that what went before was illegitimate.

Strong economy and good society. Prosperity and security. You need both. @Keir_Starmer setting out the best Labour leader’s speech at party conference for many years. Hecklers helping him define the choice facing Labour.

@IanDunt My understanding is that the hecklers were specifically holding Starmer to account for his support of a £15 minimum wage when it suited him, and his subsequent disavowal thereafter. Saying one thing, and doing something different is not dignified, whatever your soundbites express

The speech is really very good. Those going on about length are barking up the wrong tree. No-one normal sees more than a few seconds clips on the news anyway. And they will see Starmer standing up to Corbynite hecklers talking about work and security. He'll be happy with that.

Starmer speech starts in a bit - livestream here youtube.com/watch?v=wcz817…

@ayeshahazarika It's a sad indictment that you must forever continue to malign the last leadership, despite his influence on changing the mood-music of austerity, so you prefer to alienate many thousands of young activists. Humility and empathy are also part of a caring environment - missing!

Starmer will be pleased with that. Lots of affection for him in the room. The Corbyn idiots actually elevated his speech & performance. Good speech. Lots of colour and some policy but most important message to public was “I am not Jeremy Corbyn & he’s not coming back”