to ask if you would vote for Corbyn and what area of the country you are in?

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Just curious as to whether Corbyn's re-election means his popularity is better than the polls suggest and also if there is a divide in the geographical location of his supporters.

So, would you vote for Corbyn if there was a GE tomorrow and what part of the country are you in?

Me: I would vote for him. I am in London.

Not a Labour party member but Corbyn and co are making me seriously consider it - and this is for the policies, not for the individuals involved. I care about policies. If I'm going to vote it's going to be for the policies that I believe in, for the policies that I think will make the country a better place.

meadow can you tell me what policies you mean?

Any Labour seat outside 'LIVERPOOL' with a majority of less than 6,000 is under huge threat. This means up to 80 seats could quite easily go, add in the boundary changes it becomes more like 100 seats lost ! Potentially giving the Conservative party a majority of 150-160 seats.

This is provided the Labour support does not drop below '25%' which looks very likely indeed !

This will be tragedy for British politics and is also a disaster for parliamentary democracy !

However, the wounds are 'self inflicted' by the Labour party themselves or Ed Milliband in particular for allowing 'Moronic ' £2 members to out vote elected members of parliament !.

Corbyn is a hateful Ego Centric HORROR . I actually think MC Donnell thinks its all bit of fun 'while' it lasts and is actually 'privately' taking the MICHAEL out of JEREMY !.

Never. London. Will as usual be voting LibDem.

Yeah probably

Surrey

He has no costed policies. He's an idiot. A puppet.

Detest Andrea 'let's tweet a picture of a working class persons house' and Dianne ' I support state education except for my child Abbott'

Vile chancers.

sandy

190 No and 105 Yes (approx) and excluding conversations between posters. Interesting when you consider how left wing MN is, and it must be heartbreaking for those who have been Labour members for years who are now cutting up their membership cards.

I think cult is not too strong a word when you look at how many have been taken in by him. Either that or Darren Brown has been practicing some mass-hypnosis

I live in Scotland. Stopped voting them years ago. Wont vote again for many reasons but certainly because of their arrogance in assuming they would always have the Scottish vote and failing to understand why they don't. Too many clowns up here ran by an even bigger clown, Kezia.
Re Corbyn, I don't mind him. However he doesn't seem electable. While I agree with some of his principles being to the left myself, he doesnt get that he wont be elected in England either, as politics has moved on from Socialism and has become more centrist.

It's amazing that is has inspired a cult though given his poor leadership skills. I keep thinking "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"

Mumsnet is the most right wing place I frequent on the internet by a long way! Bemused to hear people saying it is left wing.

I don't think that Momentum is anything like a cult, and it's certainly not a cult of personality. Most of the people in it don't actually believe in traditional leadership, but in more direct/grassroots forms of democracy - therefore it matters little to them whether Corbyn is leader or someone else, provided that the party is moving leftwards. It will be interesting to see whether that energy can be sustained when Corbyn's leadership comes a cropper, either inside or outside the party. Historical experience suggests this will be difficult.

Shove. Mumsnet is the most right wing place I frequent on the internet by a long way! Bemused to hear people saying it is left wing!.

Goodness me Mumsnet because a large no of its demographic are teachers or people working or have worked in the public sector , is actually as a rule politically 'left' of centre ! . Most 'right' wing people keep their opinions to themselves , this is known as the 'Shy Tory' effect. This helps explain why Labour always poll 3-5% lower at GE than opinion polls suggest.

I am 'baffled' why Corbyn and other members of the Labour party are trying to goad the government in to a 'election'. They are either the most 'idiotic ' people on earth , who are so wrapped up in their 'shit' and believe they are destined to be in power despite 'conclusive' proof showing they will be wiped out . The Labour party will be in no fit position to fight an election in 2020 let alone this coming 'May'.

The other conclusion is they are goading for an election because they believe it would be impossible to get 66% of MPs to vote for an early General Election.

This is now required due to the fixed parliament term agreement agreed when the coalition came in 2010 !

The SNP surged to power in Scotland on an anti-austerity ticket. If they want it in Scotland why not here?

It's a myth that the SNP are left wing. There're a broad spectrum.

The SNP talk a good game and do nothing. They have powers to spend and raise taxes which they don't use.

I think you're not understanding the factional nature of this,

From an evil, politically pragmatic perspective: May would probably be disadvantaged in the long run by calling an election right now. Yes, she would probably win. But no-one is seriously raising the democratic problem of her unelected status, so it's a non-issue right now. With the media brainwashing the country into thinking Corbyn is a no-hoper without the Tories having to lift a finger, an election that would potentially replace him as leader of Labour with someone potentially stronger can only be a bad thing for her. Particularly, as she knows there is a choppy ride ahead with Brexit. If there's one thing that woman can do, it's looking out for her own interests. She's practically the only major politician who played a blinding hand in Brexit, from a pragmatic perspective.

This is why those Labour members who dislike Corbyn are now trying to make May's unelected status an issue. Because it works for them to have a contest sooner - they can get rid of Corbyn then, and put in place someone with less socialist views. The more left-leaning wing of the party is not, I think, really wanting anything of the kind right now. Though they may talk the talk about being 'ready' for an election, they know the numbers better than anyone.

The big question is: can the socialists find new, efficient ways of reaching mainstream voters? The mainstream press is not going to be on their side - they are too corporate, too complacent, too wealthy, too London-centric. The existing channels for their views are largely preaching to the converted. It's a huge deficit, and an indication of the major problem posed when a central lynchpin of democracy - the media - no longer does its job of questioning power.

It's more likely that that fixed term parliament agreement will be reversed than an election called via that route.

As a politician, TM must be very tempted to force an election and cement the Torys majority, but as leader of the country, she's aware of the impact - economically and socially.

The Government needs to get on and Govern, and Parliament needs to start holding them to account, not continually be distracted by party politics.

The media are not being brainwashed the public into thinking Corbyn is unelectable people are quite capable of making judgements themselves

Many people also access information on line so are not getting all their information from Murdoch

Absolutely we want a new leader of the Labout Party sooner as we are not blindly being led by a few far left of the party the sooner we do the better chance Labournhave of being in power

The press haven't even started in Corbyn for most it suits them him being leader of the Labour Party in the run up to a general election the press will absolutely pull apart the myth of him being a principled man

I would rather have a leader the didn't have so much on so we had a chance at the moment we don't

That should have read the media are not brainwashing the public ....

shovetheholly I think that even if Labour lose an election badly Corbyn will stay on, and be re elected, as leader. I can only see him losing his position when his health fails, which could be a long way off.
So, if TM did call and win an early election I don't think it would change anything vis a vis the Labour leadership. They'd have fewer MPs though.

Yes I would, I'm working class and live in London but lived the majority of my life in the north. I feel his vision for the country is good for working class people and he addresses many of my concerns that I feel had been largely ignored by politicians in recent times.

God, I wish Sadiq was leader...

Nope. Hell could freeze over and I still wouldn't want him.

I am in the east mids

Corbyn has as much chance of being PM as I do - in fact, I probably have a better chance.

He may well be better off with the SWP.

I'm a fully paid up member of Labour and sit uneasily alongside zealots (some of whom want to see a return to capital punishment - I kid you not).

I'm from the North West, Cheshire East.

No.

South East.

It matters not how I vote, but I won't be voting Labour in this safe Conservative seat. And they can kiss my ass when it comes to distributing leaflets. They can surely rouse all those young people, and principled well off toffee nosed old hippies to help out!

I would vote Labour, but I am in Scotland, so I am voting for Scottish Labour and Kezia Dugdale, rather than Jeremy Corbyn. And I vote Labour because they are the only party with any chance of ousting the SNP in my constituency.

Given my choice, I would vote LibDem, because I am a left of centre woolly liberal type. I believe in a fairer society (and firmly believe that the Tories will never, ever move us towards that), but my fear is that JC has not, and is not doing enough to appeal to the voters like me - and whilst he is tremendously popular with many Labour members/activists, this will not be enough to win a General Election - and the greatest principles in the world are of no use unless you have the power to put them into action.

More baby boomer bashing on here again. The reason the baby boomers had it so good is because they were in the main raised under labour governments.