It always feel like such a privilege when I see there's a new episode of the podcast awaiting me. I try to save it for when I need a real pick me up, but always listen at the 1st opportunity. Then again this Tory government is so full of scumbuckets, every waking moment I need a pick me up! Big love Alexei & Talal ❤️
Still listening as I write so it's possible that I'm jumping the gun here. I'd add two things. One, the people who perpetrated the antisemitism scam can be divided into two groups. There are the minority who actually believed the allegations, as you say, and then there are the bandwagon-jumping majority who knew it was rubbish but spotted a handy way to undermine the JC leadership. The latter group are the real problem. Two, the entire thing was based on a total lack of evidence. All we ever got was a version of 'some people say so', which is impossible to dispute. If hard evidence had been provided, it could have been challenged, so they didn't risk that. Feelings!
I am an Holborn and St Pancras Labour party member. Frank Dobson, of blessed memory, was my constituency MP. He smiled at and kissed my baby (in her mother's arms) in Coram's Fields. I will never vote for Keith Stormer.
The fact that Blair wanted Dobson to stand as Mayor against Frank's wishes tells us a lot. What a contrast in MPs. Dobson worked his way up, Starmer given permission to stand in a safe seat when he hadn't even been in the LP five years. That's democracy in the LP. It's no wonder thousands of us left.
Thanks for this discussion. I found it so useful to hear a what I take as a powerful synopsis of the elements that have been utilised in the purging of Corbynism. Thanks so much for getting this together.
There was a Vote Nobody campaign in Bristol about 20 years ago, run by Ian Bone, founder of Class War! "Nobody will sort out your health service", "Nobody will sort out your education" etc, etc...
The person in the bodysuit should just give them all the finger, put in questions by standing up and just flipping everyone off silently and sitting back down xD
Hi Alexei, i'd just like to say you are a legend you've made material that has had me literally nearly piss myself. Hope you are doing well, i just wanted to leave a message while you might see it. Thanks for your work, one of the funniest men ever.
The idea of a nobody party is fantastic. There's been loads of discussion over here in frogland about "counting" spoiled ballots, but not for it actually counting for anything. This is a far better idea - a "party" that stands for nothing, except a representation of voter disenchantment, a "party" that promises nothing except to do nothing. Unfortunately, it's an idea that risks being massively popular, and an idea like that should be used to actually do something - maybe getting PR pushed through - but to do so would ruin the entire conceit.
Surely one of the strangest episodes of the Jeremy Corbyn period was the decision to nominate McNicol and Watson for seats in the House of Lords. Given their behaviour it was completely bizarre.
my favourite cat Pinkles has been eaten by a golden eagle or possibly a fox. Littles, pinky. pinky littles and finally Pinkles, was my constant companion for 4 years at least, after being recruited for Rodent control activities by virtue of my cattle rearing activities. She gave us 5 kittens , she slept in my bed when she wanted, she accompanied me into the campo for walks & when I did tareas in my finca. I miss her terribly. She will always be in my heart. Adios pequeña. xxxxxxx
There you go alexi theme tune for your new nobody party, by my fave chill DJ mixmaster morris-ruclips.net/video/4AT-nuC5PKs/видео.html&ab_channel=TheIrresistibleForce-Topic
Sorry you've had to suffer for LT's demise. , your sandwich bar is much more durable than a lettuce & more paletable. I lost A thought there but never mind. I remember this period. The UK has become s disaster and with K S at the controls you can expect anything.
alexei sayle podcast is one of the best things on the internet
thank you!
I agree - the perfect balance of fascinating and important information and foul-mouthed irreverent humour
It always feel like such a privilege when I see there's a new episode of the podcast awaiting me.
I try to save it for when I need a real pick me up, but always listen at the 1st opportunity.
Then again this Tory government is so full of scumbuckets, every waking moment I need a pick me up!
Big love Alexei & Talal ❤️
Here for u pal!
Still listening as I write so it's possible that I'm jumping the gun here. I'd add two things.
One, the people who perpetrated the antisemitism scam can be divided into two groups. There are the minority who actually believed the allegations, as you say, and then there are the bandwagon-jumping majority who knew it was rubbish but spotted a handy way to undermine the JC leadership. The latter group are the real problem.
Two, the entire thing was based on a total lack of evidence. All we ever got was a version of 'some people say so', which is impossible to dispute. If hard evidence had been provided, it could have been challenged, so they didn't risk that. Feelings!
Just started reading THATCHER STOLE MY TROUSERS, love it and love everything Alexei Sayle. xxxx
I thought it was KEIR STARMER ATE MY DOG. Maybe I'm confused. I do know that KS is becoming referred to as 'Kryten' on The Indy comments pages.
I am an Holborn and St Pancras Labour party member. Frank Dobson, of blessed memory, was my constituency MP. He smiled at and kissed my baby (in her mother's arms) in Coram's Fields. I will never vote for Keith Stormer.
The fact that Blair wanted Dobson to stand as Mayor against Frank's wishes tells us a lot. What a contrast in MPs. Dobson worked his way up, Starmer given permission to stand in a safe seat when he hadn't even been in the LP five years. That's democracy in the LP. It's no wonder thousands of us left.
I’m of the firm belief the more silent they are the more nervous they are. There’s so many loose threads to they risk exposing themselves
Thanks for this discussion. I found it so useful to hear a what I take as a powerful synopsis of the elements that have been utilised in the purging of Corbynism. Thanks so much for getting this together.
Excellent work. Great to let the journalist speak.
There was a Vote Nobody campaign in Bristol about 20 years ago, run by Ian Bone, founder of Class War!
"Nobody will sort out your health service", "Nobody will sort out your education" etc, etc...
Ian bone didn’t found class war but he did try to turn it into socialist workers party
Hope. A scary thing. We need PR but Kieth isn't having it.
SUPERB one of your best - I learned a lot, even though I had watched the films already
The person in the bodysuit should just give them all the finger, put in questions by standing up and just flipping everyone off silently and sitting back down xD
Hi Alexei, i'd just like to say you are a legend you've made material that has had me literally nearly piss myself. Hope you are doing well, i just wanted to leave a message while you might see it. Thanks for your work, one of the funniest men ever.
The idea of a nobody party is fantastic. There's been loads of discussion over here in frogland about "counting" spoiled ballots, but not for it actually counting for anything. This is a far better idea - a "party" that stands for nothing, except a representation of voter disenchantment, a "party" that promises nothing except to do nothing.
Unfortunately, it's an idea that risks being massively popular, and an idea like that should be used to actually do something - maybe getting PR pushed through - but to do so would ruin the entire conceit.
Ian Bone, the most dangerous man in Britain, ran the Vote Nobody campaign in Bristol about 20 years ago!
Surely one of the strangest episodes of the Jeremy Corbyn period was the decision to nominate McNicol and Watson for seats in the House of Lords. Given their behaviour it was completely bizarre.
An Independent journalist, when I challenged him on Twitter for being actively dishonest, admitted that was exactly what he was being.
Alexi will always be Mr Balowski off the Young Ones...That's another £500 you owe me...Classic television Boys and Germs...
my favourite cat Pinkles has been eaten by a golden eagle or possibly a fox. Littles, pinky. pinky littles and finally Pinkles, was my constant companion for 4 years at least, after being recruited for Rodent control activities by virtue of my cattle rearing activities. She gave us 5 kittens , she slept in my bed when she wanted, she accompanied me into the campo for walks & when I did tareas in my finca. I miss her terribly. She will always be in my heart. Adios pequeña. xxxxxxx
now that is weird. I had no idea you were going to talk about cows.
Bad journalism isn’t journalism
the black bodysuit should be in vanta black so you can only make out the outline
I'd love to vote for nobody; I think it's an inspired idea!
👍🏽👍🏽
There you go alexi theme tune for your new nobody party, by my fave chill DJ mixmaster morris-ruclips.net/video/4AT-nuC5PKs/видео.html&ab_channel=TheIrresistibleForce-Topic
Nobody should be grey
Sorry you've had to suffer for LT's demise. , your sandwich bar is much more durable than a lettuce & more paletable. I lost A thought there but never mind. I remember this period. The UK has become s disaster and with K S at the controls you can expect anything.
This made me really angry.