Corbyn - We can't stop Brexit

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Corbyn (just let me remind you all that his highest educational attainment was two Es at A level) has been interviewed by a German Newspaper Der Speigel.

In it he was asked about Brexit, his response was this.

“We can’t stop it,” he said. “The referendum took place. Article 50 has been triggered. What we can do is recognize the reasons why people voted Leave.”

Leaving aside the fact that yes we can stop Brexit at any time. Does that not clearly show where his thinking is that. He is a Brexiteer, he is on the same side as Farage, JRM, Boris etc. And we will do serious damage to this country AGAINST the wish of the majority of people.

The question is what will Labour MPs do?

you folk blame Corbyn..

He's being blamed for being a leader of an opposition party that has forgotten how to oppose, at a time when Britain urgently needs a functioning parliament to hold the worst government of our lifetime to account.

In addition...sigh...Corbyn was privately educated. A fact most fans like to overlook

WTF is there to overlook???? his parents schooling somehow rule him out of being a party leader? grow up.

Its irrelevant, judge him or anyone else on their abilities in the job not on sort of reverse snobbery.

Mistigri

Labour have opposed almost all Tories policies BUT they cannot stop them as they are not in power, until the electorate turn against them, then May will carry on her sweet way.

Why not blame Labour for Austerity because they didn't get it stopped?

Brexit is not a party political thing. The forthcoming shit is the fault of everyone who voted Leave. Or who tacitly approved when they could have stood up against it. Corbyn is one of these.

bellini I completely agree with you.

It is not irrelevant to state his education when others state that Tories are in an advantage to him due to theirs. RTT

Perhaps you should? can't read anyone suggesting this and certainly not "others"

Regardless, A levels are hardly the worth of a man or woman and plenty of politicians have done very well in Westminster without a string of A stars.

WTF is there to overlook???? his parents schooling somehow rule him out of being a party leader? grow up.

Hmm....Tory politicians’ private schooling is constantly being derided on mumsnet and used as an example of their elitism.

Labour have opposed almost all Tories policies BUT they cannot stop them as they are not in power

A determined and effective opposition should be all over an incompetent government with a wafer thin majority and no discipline in the ranks.

There really is no excuse for not even trying.

@smilethoyourheartisbreaking I do say so :)

If Corbyn was caught deleting information about his lack of educational attainment from his Wikipedia page, Wikipedia would be all over it. What's more, this sort of on-line misconduct would probably end up on ... his Wikipedia page.

I give you Grant Shapps as evidence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrantShapps#AllegationssofWikipediaaediting

Sorry Bell, just don't see any logic in your argument.

In fairness to Corbyn, he is not as stupid or as egotistical as Grant Shapps, and he probably (rightly) thinks that not having lots of qualifications is not a bar to being a good MP if you have other qualities.

I think both sides are in a competition to see who can come across as the most shit and incompetent and undeserving of power.

The Tories want everything to fail so there’s a snap election they can lose.

Labour really don’t fancy shovelling the shit the Tories have landed us in. And they really don’t fancy carrying the can for the completely undignified shitstorm that will befall us post-March.

Corbyn will keep them out of power til Starmer is up to speed. Then hopefully he’ll be the second coming of Jesus Keir, here to save us all from ignominious poverty and utter irrelevance.

Brexit, it’s like pass the parcel with a radioactive turd.

Mistigri
Starmer is utterly hamstrung by having a boss who wants to do the wrong thing
Starmer is ultra clear on how damaging Brexit will be and would love the opportunity to oppose the government

but Corbyn and Macdonnell will not let him - as both have always wanted a hard Brexit

One could argue that his low attainment is something that makes him more equal?

D.Cameron on the other hand has a whole section devoted to his schooling, numerous O levels, A levels, gap year and degree but it omits his failure to get even a CSE in common sense.

I don't think that getting into a good university after 14 years of intensive preparation at expensive private schools which exist for that very purpose necessarily shows "critical and analytical" ability.

The expensive private school that is Eton works hard to develop the critical and analytical skills which the good universities look for. That's what the parents are paying upwards of a quarter of a million for. Eton does not accept pupils who do not show the potential to be developed. It's hard to get into.

Oxford is not just a good university. It's a world class university and admits only the most able students. It's much harder to get into than Eton. David Cameron graduated with a first in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Boris Johnson with a 2.1 in Classics. Their critical and analytical skills have been further developed and fostered at one of the world's best universities.

I don't like either of them but I don't question that they both have the benefit of an excellent education. Know your enemy.

Have any others posted their actual A level results? They are not common knowledge especially from the 1960s

Why would he hide it though? He's been an MP for much of my adult life - in fact I voted for him as a student in the 1980s. His background has been in the public domain forever, the idea of that he would try to hide something that could easily be discovered by a trainee journalist in their first week on the job bemuses me.

I'm sure Corbyn would argue - and he would be right to a certain extent - that high educational attainment isn't necessary for an MP. Even ministers are often wholly unqualified for their posts. Look at Karen Bradley, for example: she's far less knowledgeable and probably less able than Corbyn.