Charlotte Leslie

The Times has commissioned a YouGov poll which suggests that Corbyn is preferred over May as Prime Minister, and that the vote to leave the EU was wrong, in hindsight.

Interesting.

It's only a poll, of course, but still interesting.

What are we to read into this?

Acceptance of a socialist agenda?

Probably not.

Rejection of austerity?

Perhaps.

Rejection of a hard Brexit?

Probably.

P.S. For those who don't understand what a hard Brexit means, I refer you to the global media over the last 12 months, who seem to refer to it every day.



www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/corbyn-takes-first-poll-lead-as-voters-say-trade-is-the-priority-qt6mrhnpp

Does make you wonder how old the makeup of this forum is, given Labour was comfortably ahead in age ranges up to 50. In fact they were ahead for those in work according to YouGov, full or part time.

Odd given the sort of statements which get wheeled out.

I think we probably do.  LBJ was still teaching High School, during the great depression.

Can't always get the Presidents in the correct order. What do you think I am, an anorak?

Mostly 45 and over i think?
What lots of people haved missed with the labour party under corbyn is that its a movement and its been gathering pace for a long time.
First of all with unheard of membership numbers in the labour party.
Secondly despite all the unelectable clap trap the party ran a clear campaign concentrating on the things most people worry about like work contracts,health and housing.
And most important for the future is a massive increase in young people getting interested in politics and the message of hope for a better and fairer world.
They suddenly feel empowered and although the tories will hang onto power for as long as they can they face a heavy defeat at the next election.
And they know it!

If your prepared to accept a private health service,massive debt by goin to univerity,zero hours contracts,massive class sizes for working class people and no chance of getting on the housing ladder for your children and grandchildren then stick with old etonians but young people are rising up against such things.
Maybe you dont have kids and have a good job and maybe inheritence so it dosnt affect you?
But thank god young people are waking up and realising they can change things for the better.,

Council Estate menials? What a lovely human beings you are.

Zero hours contracts are very useful for lots of people.
My children will get on the housing ladder as I have saved for them since birth and am working hard to pay my own mortgage.
The University thing is pie in the sky! 

Massive class sizes you tickle i pink ,  at school classes were large then and still are ,so i ask how many schools have labour built since the late 70's.
NHS what has labour done for the nhs in recent history.
Council housing erm so what has labour done since the 80's to address the lack of council housing , ask post 80's as prior to that labour had stopped building them.
Why shouldn't people who go to uni pay for their courses ,after all the reason for uni traditionally was higher wages in a students chosen work path , still trying to work out how this fits in with your views on some getting high wages some getting low wages ,as surely you are paying for someone to potentially e3arn more than you will ever see .
Interesting you should mention housing ladder as wasn't it the tories who started the craze for everyone to own a house in the uk ,that you seem to support ?? .
Zero hours contracts , difficult one as it allows some the freedom of getting kids from schools ,maybe taking time off during holidays , fitting work around studies ,good for small businesses who need help seasonally or at busy times ,not good for large company employees,  lets not forget that labour mp's ,party members and supporters will employ people using them.
Just remembered ending zero hours contracts was a big promise in a previous labour election campaign ,guess what again when labour got in nothing was done ,kinda see a pattern developing.