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Corbyn Rally
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20th May 2017 10:54pm
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I went to the West Kirby Rally today, and got there about an hour and a quarter before the great man arrived. The crowd was already huge and swelling. For curiosity I counted arrivals coming from the promenade over a one minute period and got a figure of about ten a second.
Joining the crowd I kept an eye on the flow of people and it stayed at about the same or more for at least an hour. That means 36,000 people.
Imagine my surprise to find the figure of 2,000 bandied about by the likes of the Wirral Globe. I have no experience of estimating the size of crowds, but stand by my estimate based on the rate of arrival. If anything my estimate would be low; I had no view of people coming from Dee Lane.
It is an indication of the bias that exists in the media that such a low figure should be published. But never mind. The polls are swinging Labour's way. The Tory lead is now about 9% and falling fast. I don't think Treeza's going to get quite the coronation she was hoping for. Even the Mail on Sunday is showing a 12 point lead, down from its previous figure of 18%
Personally, seeing what she's promising in her manifesto, I wonder how much worse she will be in power, and would be very glad to see her lose.
Last edited by Excoriator; 20th May 2017 10:57pm.
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Re: Corbyn Rally
[Re: RUDEBOX]
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21st May 2017 8:05am
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Did you have your picture taken, with your banner Rude ?
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Corbyn Rally
[Re: Excoriator]
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21st May 2017 8:46am
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Labour would build 1 million new homes ,half of those 500,000 of those would be for social housing ! Blair and Brown built 7,780 council houses.(562 per year average) 0.3% Jeremy's promises and probably on green belt too. It all seems very ambitious. Been done before though !
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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Corbyn Rally
[Re: Excoriator]
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21st May 2017 9:45am
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I've always thought that with this housing shortage why don't they build prefabricated houses as they did just after the war. Surely with todays technology they could build cheaper,better, and quicker homes than traditional bricks and mortar. You could train men to erect them and possibly construct the sections in shipyards. (Why not also have a small room for an exercise bike that could generate a small amount of electricity for storage and use, thus also making some a bit more healthier) Have a look at click
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Re: Corbyn Rally
[Re: Excoriator]
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21st May 2017 3:37pm
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Ex. you might only be referring to this area. I would suggest from accounts in general, people across the country have no faith in the man or his policies at all. That's going by other social media groups, and anti Corbyn feelings running very high.
I do think the gap is narrowing at the moment, but what difference does any of it make ? People vote, and half the people will be happy, the other half won't. Who at the end of the day gives a monkeys ? Unless of course we have a re-run General Election, as it seems to be the suggested 'thing' now. Have a double 'go' on everything ! Someone will soon say the elections are fixed and all the rest of the propaganda that goes on .
I've listened to recordings of yesterday, and although uttering the words many want to hear, it was just uttering words that sounded weak with no clout. Very good as an activist, but not as a politician !
Last edited by granny; 21st May 2017 3:40pm.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Corbyn Rally
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21st May 2017 4:15pm
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We have had pain cools, and are being promised a lot more to come, how is it that those least able to pay are repeatedly being targeted by this government? austerity is a farce an ideal forced on us by those that are well able to afford it, for all the austerity measures they have put in place to what end? they have still borrowed more money than all the last Labour governments put together, the sixth richest country in the world, and we have food banks, poverty and people sleeping in the streets, wow what a wonderful job they are doing, it cant get much worse , can it?
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Toyah . .
by GaryFromWirral. 10th Jan 2021 1:39pm
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AQUARIUM
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Toyah . .
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