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As you probably know I've been to see Corbyn at one of his rallies, and got the chance to meet him and chat to him afterwards. (How often can you say that about other politicians?) and was very impressed by what he had to say, and also by the measure of the man. Very impressed indeed.

 

I bet that's what Gillian Duffy thought about Gordon Brown until she heard what he said in the car....

 

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Blair was the right man at the right time, when the country was doing well, and 'we were all middle class now.'

 

Sadly that's no longer true, and a lot of the things people took for granted as being permanent fixtures, (and were very hard won over many years,) have all but disappeared. Free Education, health care and dentistry, social care etc and then there are the things under serious threat, like housing, decent jobs, training, crime fighting, welfare, libraries, investment in infrastructure and so on.

 

We need to rethink where we are now, and what we want to do about it. The Tories have cut all these things and we are on a downward path, productivity and exports down, stress and worry up. Only Labour will work to restore them.

 

When was dentistry free under Blair? What healthcare do you pay for now that you didn't before,,,same for education...

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I bet that's what Gillian Duffy thought about Gordon Brown until she heard what he said in the car....

 

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When was dentistry free under Blair? What healthcare do you pay for now that you didn't before,,,same for education...

 

That just sounds like wishful thinking on your behalf.

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'Corbyn supporter' will do just fine thankyou.

 

As far as I'm aware I've hardly mentioned people being brainwashed, in fact in post 4443 I particularly stated that you were not brainwashed, in response to Hackney's (tongue-in-cheek) accusation. However it is sometimes used as a shorthand for people whose minds are closed to new ideas and who fail to do look any deeper into what they are being told.

 

Which brings me to point number 1. It's very difficult these days to get an impartial opinion on anything, particularly now that the internet also feeds self-supporting propoganda, fake news etc to it's clients. So it's important to use a wide number of sources and check out their sources too. (It gets ever more complicated.) Personally I would think going to the horse's mouth is the most reliable source, but even that needs to be taken in context.

 

As you probably know I've been to see Corbyn at one of his rallies, and got the chance to meet him and chat to him afterwards. (How often can you say that about other politicians?) and was very impressed by what he had to say, and also by the measure of the man. Very impressed indeed.

 

You did in fact state that I was not brainwashed, but by the same token you have also implied that those who aren't Corbyn supporters are duped by the media. So by my reckoning that makes me both not brainwashed but stupid enough to be duped by the people who are brainwashing people, which makes me believe you have realised your error and are now backtracking.

 

Regarding meeting politicians face to face, I am sure that I already told you that I'm not going to trust anyone just because they speak scented words. Our political system is hardly renowned for its political elite coming to power and keeping their promises. To me Corbyn has a long way to go before pleasent words convince me.

 

There's stuff he has, and hasn't done which has lead me to believe he's no different to any other politician, and having a fan base that bend over to defend him and go around wearing t shirts with his name on is not enough for this old dog to fall for it. If he comes to power and proves me wrong then brilliant (the same as if any party leader did that, regardless of party) but until that happens a bunch of hardline, he never does any wrong-ers telling me that he's wonderful just isn't going to cut the mustard.

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I bet that's what Gillian Duffy thought about Gordon Brown until she heard what he said in the car....

 

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When was dentistry free under Blair? What healthcare do you pay for now that you didn't before,,,same for education...

 

After the rally, he met with a lot of people who were milling about, shaking hands, joking, chatting, all very natural and informal. He also had a discussion with a man who I gather (from the body language) put some tricky questions to him. I couldn't hear it all, but they had a conversation. He listened to the guy, and responded to his concerns, afterwards they laughed and shook hands before moving on, must have taken a few minutes.

 

I am reminded of after the time he was criticised for not bowing his head deeply enough after a service at the Cenotaph, and not attending a formal follow up dinner. In actual fact it turned out he was the only politician to stay behind afterwards and hang out with the war veterans. (there's photos to prove it. Y'see that's media bias...)

 

I thought dentistry was free, braces stuff like that. It was when I was a kid. Now I can't get an NHS dentist at all and have to pay for it. The NHS is so pushed that you now may well have to pay for treatment to get it done at all. And don't get me started on having to pay for carers and extortionate amounts for care homes.

 

Higher education used to not only be free, but a student grant came with it. There were also free classes at night school and free training for jobs. Now training is expensive. Last time I looked, (a few years ago,) training to be a bricklayer came in at £650, it's probably more now. It's expensive, and therefore not available to some if you want to improve your chances and upskill. Even Nursing comes at a price I believe. Yet we now have a shortage of craftsmen, and have to rob countries abroad of their nurses to supplement our own.

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After the rally, he met with a lot of people who were milling about, shaking hands, joking, chatting, all very natural and informal. He also had a discussion with a man who I gather (from the body language) put some tricky questions to him. I couldn't hear it all, but they had a conversation. He listened to the guy, and responded to his concerns, afterwards they laughed and shook hands before moving on, must have taken a few minutes.

 

I am reminded of after the time he was criticised for not bowing his head deeply enough after a service at the Cenotaph, and not attending a formal follow up dinner. In actual fact it turned out he was the only politician to stay behind afterwards and hang out with the war veterans. (there's photos to prove it. Y'see that's media bias...)

 

I thought dentistry was free, braces stuff like that. It was when I was a kid. Now I can't get an NHS dentist at all and have to pay for it. The NHS is so pushed that you now may well have to pay for treatment to get it done at all.

 

Higher education used to not only be free, but a student grant came with it. There were also free classes at night school and free training for jobs. Now training is expensive. Last time I looked, (a few years ago,) training to be a bricklayer came in at £650, it's probably more now. It's expensive, and therefore not available to some if you want to improve your chances and upskill. Even Nursing comes at a price I believe. Yet we now have a shortage of craftsmen, and have to rob countries abroad of their nurses to supplement our own.

 

Anna , may I ask what led you to attended this rally and what other rallies have you attended ?

 

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If me calling a Jeremy supporter a "Jeremy lover" upsets anyone then ,so be it . Ive been called far worse on here and not cried about it

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