Wednesday 20 January 2016

Jeremy Corbyn's Party Political Broadcast

Okay, it's Labour's party political broadcast:



I perhaps wouldn't have included the Saudi prisons issue on the grounds it's not particularly well-known among the public, but the rest of it was fine. It was clear, set out an alternative to what the government's doing, focused on matters of everyday concern, and did a good job of positioning Jeremy as a man with a coherent view and obvious sense of direction. As a Corbyn sceptic, I thought it was very good.

Thoughts?

9 comments:

BCFG said...

"I perhaps wouldn't have included the Saudi prisons issue on the grounds it's not particularly well-known among the public"

My god, you are wretched.

Phil said...

Or just aware of what people know and don't know. But still, as you were.

Speedy said...

Yes. It's not about Saudi prisons, its about Saudis, and I think more people are aware of them than you may think.

The trouble is that it is a reminder of what is wrong and what could be right, only won't be.

Phil said...

I would have kept the reference but added a couple more words; I agree that the prison deal isn't already common knowledge, but I think it's actually a good example of Labour changing the agenda.

I'm not the target audience, but I thought it was pretty good too - inspiring in a solid, realistic way, as Labour should be. (By the end I was wishing he'd stand up straight, though.)

Anonymous said...

It's a thousand times better than the Scottish Labour one that was on TV this week

asquith said...

As a liberal, I won't be supporting Jezza, but I applaud his challenge to the Islamic State of Saudi Arabia. Doesn't it beggar belief that Dave arms people who commit atrocities in this way, there's no strategic or moral ground for supporting them but apparently the Islamic State of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic State of Turkey can strut around doing whatever the hell they want and Dave will be there to underwrite them.

But I'm the terrorist sympathiser for pointing out that Dave's "strategy" won't work unless he stops acting at the behest of people that I'd love to hear another word for than terrorist.

But then, the issue of the Gulf Islamic States has also been taken up by Tim Farron, hasn't it?

Gary Elsby said...

In Jeremy we trust.
Apart from the bit about...

Steve said...

Jeremy should have mentioned the importance of sitting down to talk with our comrades in ISIS to negotiate with them and find a way round their policies of aid worker beheading, Yazidi women enslaving, gay men killing, child crucifying, pre-pubescent girls raping, French people massacring, disabled Californians massacring and English people massacring.

Phil said...

But Jeremy didn't say anything about Britain or the US negotiating with IS, did he?