@ KenDodd ... I don't know if this is of any interest to you.
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Three months ago journalist Peter Oborne wrote this article.
Peter Oborne today: "Exactly three months ago I wrote this article arguing that Jeremy Corbyn is far less of an economic risk than Boris Johnson. The arguments hold good today:"
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Today Oborne announced (on twitter) that he is voting for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour (despite being a lifelong Conservative and member of the Conservative party. Not sure if he still is a member now.)
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Oborne is a political writer for the Mail, he was chief political editor for the Telegraph for years. He left in 2015. He also writes on politics for Middle Eastern Eye.
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Oborne in the Middle Eastern Eye "Debunking many myths about Jeremy Corbyn".
'Jeremy Corbyn can save the UK economy from the perils of a no-deal Brexit. A new false narrative centres on fears that a government led by the Labour leader poses a mortal threat to the British economy'
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'Corbyn is more mainstream than some of his political opponents allow. More to the point, I can’t help but notice that Corbyn and his shadow chancellor McDonnell go down well in the City. Better by far than Boris Johnson.
There is now undeniable evidence that markets are actually rising on prospects of a Corbyn government, not the reverse
Most tellingly of all, in recent weeks an unexpected pattern has emerged on the currency market. When the Tory government is hit with a setback in the Commons, the value of sterling tends to rise, sometimes quite sharply.
One would expect that if the markets were terrified of Jeremy Corbyn, they would fall sharply as Corbyn’s chances improved. But there is now undeniable evidence that markets are actually rising on prospects of a Corbyn government, not the reverse.
As the Financial Times, not a left-wing publication, noted last week: “Markets are warming towards Jeremy Corbyn. Yes, you read that right. In a sign of just how unpredictable UK markets have become, analysts are starting to believe that the diehard socialist leader of the Labour Party could be just what sterling needs in this, its darkest hour.”
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/debunking-many-myths-about-jeremy-corbyn?fbclid=IwAR3kGR3AXoUSszEWDup_Z4deZrGJjPItKwVXvFAwUsJrKq9IWAln1PcEf_Q
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Peter Oborne is clearly not sure about all of Corbyn's policies, but he is sure enough to vote Labour for the first time
twitter.com/OborneTweets/status/1204834654299344907
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...and to warn about Johnson's Tories, as he explained today in this piece in the Guardian:
'Boris Johnson wants to destroy the Britain I love. I cannot vote Conservative. Johnson’s Conservatives are a revolutionary sect and should be understood as such'
'’ve been a loyal Conservative voter. Until very recently, I’d exclusively worked for Conservative-leaning publications: the Telegraph, Mail, London Evening Standard, Express and Spectator. Most of my friends and relations are Conservative. But I cannot vote Conservative tomorrow.
Something horrible has happened. The Conservative party lies. It cheats. It bullies. It’s not the wise, gentle, decent party of the postwar era.
I wonder whether Boris Johnson and his squalid associates are Conservatives at all. The Conservativism I understand is about public duty, generosity, the instinct to conserve what is good in our society; the importance of the rule of law and of institutions; suspicion of leaps in the dark. I am thinking of the Conservatism of Burke, Lord Salisbury, Oakeshott.
Johnson has become the leader of a project – his adviser Dominic Cummings is an important part of this – to destroy Conservatism. This is why during his brief term as prime minister Boris Johnson has attacked parliament, mocked the rule of law, abused the monarchy, and shown a total disregard for the truth....'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/11/boris-johnson-destroy-britain-conservative-revolutionary-sect?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1576089179