14 December 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Jeremy takes his eye off the ball by Don Urquhart 7 December Jeremy used his 6 PMQ’s questions to attack the government’s Brexit performance. It was a big mistake. The PM was well rehearsed on this one and stuck obstinately to her script. He should have gone… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14: Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
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Issue 132:2017 12 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
07 December 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Trump and May show us what leadership is all about by Don Urquhart 29 November I attended the premiere of John Pilger’s film “The Coming War on China” – a must see for anyone interested in world peace. You don’t have to agree with his conclusions. However,… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 131: 2017 11 30:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
30 November 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Spin at home, thuggery abroad by Don Urquhart 22 November Hammond’s budget will be a feeble affair. He will make gestures in the popular directions – NHS, Housing, Education, Infrastructure. He will claim success in terms of employment and deficit reduction, although the most recent deficit figures have… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 130:2017 11 23:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
23 November 2011 Diary of a Corbynista EU Withdrawal Bill, Philip Hammond budget coming – no end to the excitement 15 November So begins the 8 day marathon that is the EU Withdrawal Bill. The Daily Telegraph has on its front page photos of 15 potential Tory rebels. 16 November If you were the Housing… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 129:2017 11 16:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
16 November 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Cabinet Purge:Priti off a cliff, Boris running out of road by Don Urquhart 8 November Priti Patel hasn’t resigned yet. The bookies reckon before 11.00 this morning. Apparently she had meetings with Israeli politicians in September as well as her well chewed over holiday in August. The affair… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 128: 2017 11 09:Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista The recess cannot come soon enough by Don Urquhart 1 November 2017 Sexual harassment interests most people. The Harvey Weinstein affair seems to have opened Pandora’s Box. That powerful people in organisations intimidate and exploit employees is hardly news. There is a bandwagon and I suspect that some people are… Continue reading Issue 128: 2017 11 09:Sleazebusting Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
02 November 2017 Halloween Diary of a Corbynista Things can only get scarier by Don Urquhart 18 October The BBC has announced an online NHS Tracker which allows you to view performance of NHS Trusts against three key targets. Wait for treatment at A&E (target 95% within 4 hours). Wait for cancer treatment (target 85%… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
19 October 2017 Diary of a Corbynista To the Conference and Beyond by Don Urquhart 26 September Theresa May desperately needs something before next week’s Tory Party conference. This week she is meeting Donald Tusk, the European Council President. If it looks as if she has achieved a breakthrough she can then proclaim herself a… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
07 September 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Silly Season-Back to Skool Edition by Don Urquhart 9 August Health Minister Philip Dunne announced a small increase in the number of doctors to be trained and majors on offering opportunities to people from poorer backgrounds. It’s hard enough to get any good candidates so why introduce a… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 115:2017 07 27:End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
27 July 2017 End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista Now off to the marginals by Don Urquhart 12 July Simon Hart is a Tory MP who is organising a Westminster Hall debate about abuse of MP’s. He has tried to blame Momentum for this but there is also ample evidence of organised defamation of Corbyn… Continue reading Issue 115:2017 07 27:End-of-Term Diary of a Corbynista(Don Urquhart)
Issue 113:2017 07 13:Campaign diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
13 July 2017 Campaign Diary of a Corbynista Maybot in Flames by Don Urquhart 27 June This government cannot last long. Sir Keir Starmer presented David Davis with a negotiating option which meant effectively staying in the European Union. Davis looked very weak indeed. 28 June Today should be dramatic. Jeremy Corbyn has tabled an… Continue reading Issue 113:2017 07 13:Campaign diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 111:2016 06 29: Post-Election Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
29 June 2017 Post-Election Diary of a Corbynista Extracts by Don Urquhart 9 June At just after 10 pm the exit poll summary said “HUNG PARLIAMENT”, and so it was to remain until this morning when we are just waiting for Kensington and Chelsea. Piers Morgan was right to point out that the Tories had… Continue reading Issue 111:2016 06 29: Post-Election Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Issue 68: 2016 08 25: The Olympics (Don Urquhart)
25 August 2016 The Olympics A Recipe for Success by Don Urquhart I cannot envisage a situation where I could present my physical being as aesthetically pleasing, even taking account of the eye of the beholder thing. Years ago I was on a sales mission to Toronto and had bonded with some clients over a… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: The Olympics (Don Urquhart)
