Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party has confounded sceptics, even in the so-called British liberal media, by putting up a strong showing in the UK general election.
Critics who had labelled him as “unelectable” and mocked him relentlessly now have to eat humble pie. Labour posted strong gains, increasingly its share of the popular vote by 10 per cent to 40 per cent, just behind the Conservatives’ 42 per cent.
Although the Tories lead Labour by 318 to 261 seats, it is a hung Parliament, with no single party able to command a parliamentary majority on its own. UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives lost their parliamentary majority – ironically in an election she called much earlier than she had to in a bid to increase that majority.
Before the elections, Labour under Corbyn had trailed far behind in opinion polls, and few expected the party to do well given the hostile media barrage against him. Yet, Corbyn defied the odds and Labour put up a robust showing. Not bad for someone who was once a 100-1 outsider to take over the Labour party leadership.
A real alternative
How did Corbyn’s Labour do it? Chiefly by presenting a real alternative to the policies of the Conservatives. Labour focused on tackling wide income inequality in British society and reversing the neoliberal trend and the damage it has caused. Full article in Aliran website
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39 Comments on "A real alternative: Jeremy Corbyn’s strong showing has lessons for Pakatan"
Isa Samad appointed as new acting SPAD chairperson shows a lack of young talent within Umno?
What say you, Umno Youth?
ISA Samad (allegedly) has the ‘Port Dickson incident’ evidence to scare the … out of MO1. So he gets the SPAD reward to replace that Botak guy now getting new ambassador role.
A real alternative: Look for better alternatives –
Chow Kon Yeow, Ramkarpal, Wan Azizah, Yap Soo Huey (potential), Pakatan Harapan.
Abstain from arrogant politicians.
Abstain from ex-triad turn politicians.
‘Ex-triad chief now Penang politician’
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/09/05/ex-triad-chief-now-penang-politician/
Need to recover the loot from 1MDB.
Just avoid those Gerakan jokers and MCA clowns at all cost to deny Umno.
PCM also dedak addict, avoid at all cost!
The outcome of the next GE will be determined by bread-and-butter issues instead of 1MDB scandals and headline-grabbing deals with China investors, reported Straits Times today.
In a forum titled “Malaysia’s Next GE: The Perils And Prospects” held in Singapore yesterday, panellists agreed that these scandals were not enough to oust BN in the next general election.
http://m.malaysiakini.com/news/385513
After so many days, no one add to the list. Go and jiak kai kee.
Fatigue from Money Game loss.
I got fatigue shopping for Raya when my Ringgit has little value!
No politician can deliver all promises.
Get real.
Focus is to deny those who cheated our money via political money game 1MDB – your next generation will bear the nation debt.
MBI and MonSpace likely to be politically linked?
Political fatigue happening so Anil should focus on daily issues faced by the people and how to overcome them with or without BN or PakatN Harapan.
If Anil cares to survey the ground, he will notice business climate now not rosy with many shops closure. Spending customers now becoming less and selective and many businesses cannot sustain. Likely many Penangites already got burnt big time by money games, and now have less disposable income to splash around.
The end of political ideology in Malaysia?
http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-end-of-political-ideology-in-malaysia
there are many dirty hidden skeletons concealed. if it is not exposed you still want to vote them like tunglang? people keep voting then election after election. policies are entrenched and will take some time to change. further new government may find how deep in debt we are in. of you can continue to vote the same parties and tell us what future will hold for you and children having the same parties in power?
Vicky,
Have you seen who I voted everytime came GE?
Why I contributed some money to bail out your Deity?
Pls be matured in your comment!
Spinning won’t help but makes you looked foolish like zoro!
Spare the criticism & spoil the Niao Kong + CAT, understand?
your money is king and can talk big? no knows you contribute not a sen?
Vicky, you want to see the official receipt of my other contribution?:
Donation to the Coming Battle for Justice, Equality & Truly Malaysia
Online payment to DAP: RM100.00
Date: 61-2-2008
Appointed payment gateway: NetBuilder (M) Sdn Bhd
As for LGE bailout fundraising, my payment via ATM to Maybank account: “DAP Penang – 5070 1301 4596” has no official receipt from DAP.
This I cannot show (only God knows), you can curse me if I lied.
RBA alert! They keep changing their names every week it is so obvious…shan, vicky, zoro, shukor, etc etc…..
RBA alert! They keep changing their names every week it is so obvious…shan, vicky, zoro, shukor, etc etc…..
calvinsankaran, UR spot on!
I subscribe to one political doctrine:
Either you carry out (fulfil) what you promised, or you are out.
Forget about more than 2 terms in CM office.
Penang is not a political temple for worshippers of one & only one deity.
Ram Karpal, Chow, other promising Penangite politicians, you have my words.
Life is too precious for realist politicians to subscribe to a surreal 9-Lives Politician preying on politics of Absolute Vodka blindness.
Go on spinning. Still want to see receipt?
Maybe, you will spin on it.
Vicky or more like zoro!
Btw, your Niao Kong won’t last in Penang! Go on spinning on this one!
I am waiting.
Fyi, at least PH has more harapan for a better Penang & Malaysia. We don’t need no Deity.
If Anil to helm Penang Labour Party, most supporters are foreigh expatriates labourers, but at least his presence can stir up the scene, so wh not?
I’m just a humble blogger..
Keep up your good work, Anil.
If Gelakan or Huan or Kaffa Ooi can provide disgruntled Penangites better housing and transport plan then we can expect The Cats going back to the basics rather than allegedly overzealous in developing in concrete highways and lifestyle homes.
But I doubt they can domesticate the cats running wild with ideas apparently not friendly towards planetization efforts.
That’s all? Lucky Bonnie and Clyde can list them as compare to the other side. The other side piles up that even kalvin never bothers to analyse and tell us about 1MDB, FVG, 9.5 M man and many more circumvented the solar system many times.
T.Q. calvinsankaran.