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To those of you who support Corbyn as Labour leader.....

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onlyconnect · 27/09/2016 16:45

I know there are other Corbyn threads but I have a specific question I haven't seen a thread on:

Do you think that in fact he is a competent leader? Could he lead this country effectively?

I'm not asking about his views, I can see why they appeal to some.

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onlyconnect · 27/09/2016 17:11

I see most of your point allotmentuplenty but would ask three things:
Why would someone with real leadership qualities wait until their mid-sixties to become "head"?
Why would everyone take against someone with strong leadership qualities right from the very off?
Would not someone with leadership qualities be able to turn just a few of those people who are against them around?

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AllotmentyPlenty · 27/09/2016 16:52

Possibly, yes.

I think we cannot tell as almost no-one could lead with outright mutiny from those below them, which is what he has had.

Think of your child's school, for example. If all the teachers were refusing to do what you said - from day one - and telling the parents, local authority and local papers you were useless, how much difference do you think you could make as Head?

That is why MPs are supposed to support their leaders once chosen. If the PLP had done this appropriately from the start, we might be able to make a decent assessment of the man by now. Because of their behaviour, we can't tell if it is a "boy who cried wolf" scenario or whether there is actually a wolf.

One MP resigned from the shadow cabinet before Corbyn had even finished his acceptance speech last year. That cannot possibly have been an assessment on his actual leadership as he hadn't had time to lead anyone anywhere yet!

The whole situation is a total fiasco and if Corbyn has faults, he is certainly not the only one.

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