Newsnight - Diane Abbott

[don4l]

On Now.

Diane wouldn't send her kids to private school now because after 13 year of labour the schools in London are perfect!

Oh Diane .

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[offshorematt2]

I had to turn it off as I was getting too angry at her comments...

The Matrix Reloaded is on the other side

[johnfm]

The daft cow banged on "you cannot improve social mobility in a period of recessionary economy....".

Labour had a decade of BOOMING economy and didn't make a dent in it.

How do these people keep their jobs in politics? Would not last 10 minutes in a real job.

[Pesty]

johnfm said:

Labour had a decade of BOOMING economy and didn't make a dent in it.

It got worse didnt it?

[EdJ]

Pesty said:

johnfm said:

Labour had a decade of BOOMING economy and didn't make a dent in it.

It got worse didnt it?

I never understand why Labour claim to be the party of social mobility. If you throw money (ie benefits) at the poor, they're hardly going to want to get a job if a job means they would be worse off financially.

If the carrot is more money through reduced taxation at the lowest income levels, then social mobility will happen. I hope IDS's plans get approved as it makes a lot of sense to me.

[theaxe]

johnfm said:

How do these people keep their jobs in politics? Would not last 10 minutes in a real job.

I think it's cause and effect...

Would not last 10 minutes in a real job. [Therefore..] Get a job in politics.

[russ_a]

She has the answer about her kids school well rehersed now.

She got a bit of a hard time on PM last night too. She kept saying 'as a women' which was then retracted in her next statement.

To be honest I would send my son to public school if I had the cash. Though I wouldn't go on TV slagging off other people for doing the same thing! (Even though it was Harriet Unite Harman I think)

She has no chance of becoming labour leader, though If I was cameron or clegg I would be donating to her campaign fund.

[clonmult]

russ_a said:

She has no chance of becoming labour leader, though If I was cameron or clegg I would be donating to her campaign fund.

If she gets some magical fund injections from "C&C Political Developments".

I still can't believe that she's so deluded to think that she actually stands a chance of a more senior political position.