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Latest voting intention (16-17 Aug)
CON 38
LAB 30
LD 9
UKIP 13
OTH 11
Conservative lead of 8

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[redsimon]

https://medium.com/mosquito-ridge/the-sound-of-blairite-silence-aed2ef726c8a#.vce1lltu2

[Tal]

Not to everyone's taste, but Alastair Campbell has been the interviewer-in-chief for GQ for a couple of years and is a smart cookie, who doesn't ask all the dull stuff we couldn't care less about.

This month, as what I can only surmise was a reward, the editor, Dylan Jones, asked him to interview himself. Campbell on Campbell, as it were. Of course, it's a backhanded opinion piece, but well written, informative, self-aware and typically slick.

If you're passing a newsagent's this month, pick up September's Gentleman's Quarterly and indulge.

Of course, there is also the usual fashion and important people stuff. But this is the wrong thread for that. Actually, what is the thread for that..? DaveShoelace, is your diary still open?

[DaveShoelace]

Things could get a bit testy tomorrow for the 'kinder gentler' folks

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[Doobs]

these hustings are throwing up some interesting storylines

Corbyn won't take part in Mirror, and Guardian debates as he believes they are biased http://huff.to/2b1GFhI

And the New Statesman too?

I saw a half page story and film the other day in The Guardian of Corbyn sat on the floor in a train.  He was saying something along the lines of if other commuters had to stand/sit on the floor then he should. 

It wasn't until you read the bottom that you realised that the paper acknowleged the maker of the film was part of Corbyn's csmpaign and not some random on a train. 

After I read it I was pretty sad about what The Guardian had become.

And his campaign still thinks The Guardian are still biased against him?  Making enemies of The Mirror just seems madness too.  People may hate it, but Blair realised you needed The Sun on side, this lot don't even seem to want tye left wing press onside.  I have read numerous complaints against the BBC on Corbyn propaganda twitter too.  The BBC didn't lead with Comrade Corbyn visited xyz trade union and met 100 cheering people kind of thing.

Will find the article later.

just remembered I never posted this

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/16/jeremy-corbyn-floor-three-hour-train-journey-london-newcastle

and my favourite bit

The freelance filmmaker Yannis Mendez, who has been following Corbyn and volunteers for his campaign, filmed the footage.

Not sure you could get a more gushing article, goodness knows why the Corbyn supporters think they are the enemy.

Strongly suspect If I had been editor, I'd be telling them to get out and find some bloody news.

[TightEnd]

to be fair to Sadiq he always said Corbyn couldn't win an election. Even as, er, he nominated him for Labour leader (to help him get left of the party votes to get nominated ahead of Jowell)

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Denis MacShane, who predicted Brexit, says it may not happen after all

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-article-50-leaving-eu-wont-happen-after-2017-european-elections-france-germany-a7198736.html

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How useful is Sadiq Khan's endorsement of Owen Smith?

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/useful-sadiq-khans-endorsement-jeremy-corbyn/

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UK officials are staggered by how little Brexiteers know about EU.

its a steep learning curve

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/20/tory-brexit-negotiators-unpromising-start?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[MintTrav]

How useful is Sadiq Khan's endorsement of Owen Smith?

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/useful-sadiq-khans-endorsement-jeremy-corbyn/

His brother trains an Olympic medallist. That's gotta count for something.

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interesting

Word cloud from YouGov based on reasons given by Ex-LAB voters for moving

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Some Labour MPs want second challenge if Corbyn wins. Other rebels say they should "just shut up".

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/08/what-happens-labour-if-jeremy-corbyn-wins-again