Corbyn Sweepstake

[vetran]

Don't count on it.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...mmon-good.html

Tax relief on gambling is one thing they could be looking at.

If they did most gambling would move offshore.

[MicrosoftBob]

They are going to keep going at it until either he's out or he wins.

Why wouldn't they? He represents everything they despise.

As I said before he's a big, easy target.

Not singing the national anthem on your first public engagement. How stupid was that? It's obvious that the press are going to have a field day on something like that.

Stealing veterans sandwiches was another first day blooper

[DaveB]

If they did most gambling would move offshore.

Nope, your winnings would still be paid to you in the UK and so be taxable. Would have zero impact on the Bookies and gambling sites. Most of them are hosted offshore already anyway.

[BA to the Stars]

I wonder if the scruffy git will fasten his top button and wear his tie correctly, unlike yesterday.

[tomtomagain]

Imagine that you, as a contractor, suddenly and unexpectedly and after a lifetime of doing a technical job, wandering from company to company whilst claiming to despise HR, Office Politics and "Managers" become the CEO of a FTSE 100 business.

The chances are you'd be totally out of your depth, unprepared for the job, the life-style and scrutiny that goes with it. Unable to understand the language that the people reporting into you speak and not commanding their respect or loyalty.

Inexperienced in leadership, unable to formulate or articulate a cohesive vision and unable to effectively execute a plan as you have no track-record of running a large national organisation the chances are high that you would fail and be fired within months.


That's the position Corbyn finds himself in.

Some may say that this is "Refreshing" and that he is "genuine" but like it or not leadership of any organisation is far more than just having "radical ideas" and objecting to every decision made.

A lot of it is about how you show up. How you present yourself and how you are presented by others and like it or not, politics, like life involves a lot of compromise.

I am concerned about Corbyn's appointment. I have voted in 6 general elections. 4 for Labour, 2 for the Tories. Nothing I've heard from Corbyn so far encourages me or makes me think that he can run an effective opposition, never mind actually hold the office of Prime Minister. Nothing I've heard makes me think I'll vote for him.

It's very bad for the country as a healthy democracy needs good opposition parties. Someone who can really offer an alternative to the governing party.

Labour look like they'll move to the left and the Tories will respond by flooding into the centre ground, taking more of the moderate votes, pushing back a future Labour recovery.

Maybe he'll find his feet in the next 3 months and get into his stride. It's not impossible. But it seems more likely that he's going to be mullered every day by the press until he's ousted.

I am going to say no more on the subject but will continue to watch with interest!

[d000hg]

Luckily, Corbyn is elected right at the start of the governmental term though. So he has breathing space to find his feet. He has also been around the system for rather a long time and of course, now will have advisors (Sir Humphrey).

[Ticktock]

Imagine that you, as a contractor, suddenly and unexpectedly and after a lifetime of doing a technical job, wandering from company to company whilst claiming to despise HR, Office Politics and "Managers" become the CEO of a FTSE 100 business.

The chances are you'd be totally out of your depth, unprepared for the job, the life-style and scrutiny that goes with it. Unable to understand the language that the people reporting into you speak and not commanding their respect or loyalty.

Inexperienced in leadership, unable to formulate or articulate a cohesive vision and unable to effectively execute a plan as you have no track-record of running a large national organisation the chances are high that you would fail and be fired within months.

Have you been reading MF's threads? He wasn't made CEO you know.

[minestrone]

Cameron will make sure he wins this PMQs by a small margin, it is not in his interests to land a knock out blow in the first round on the biggest electoral gift since the Falklands conflict.

[DimPrawn]

Old scruffy git living in cloud coockoo land.

Michael Foot back from the grave.

Electorate will give him the support he deserves.

[d000hg]

Cameron will make sure he wins this PMQs by a small margin, it is not in his interests to land a knock out blow in the first round on the biggest electoral gift since the Falklands conflict.

If Corbyn actually sticks to his guns and refuses to engage in the game of PMQs, he could get a lot of credit.

I sure wish someone would do this - Cameron claimed he would but later admitted failure to do so.