Just found out my sister's a Corbyn supporter

[MikeRox]

smm30081 said:

MikeRox said:

Nobody has ever voted for a prime minister in this country unless they happen to live in the constituency of the leader the biggest party. Just like if (when) Corbyn survives this leadership challenge and goes into the next general election, nobody outside of Islington will have the opportunity to vote for him. Parties pick the potential prime minister, not the electorate.

Personally I think the OP is overly harsh towards Corbyn and his supporters. But I am far from a fan of his and think if he were ever to get the top job, it would be a disaster.

 

I don't think he is capable of winning a general election and pretty much guarantees Theresa May will meet your definition of an elected leader in the future. But he is more than welcome to try and prove me wrong.

 Ok so you vote for the party not the leader in the GE, but I think most people vote for the the leader not the party, hence why Corbyn has no chance of winning.

 Even though I support and agree with Corbyn's ideals, I also agree that he's not the top man for the job, though I don't think it'd be a disaster, just not as good as it could be however. That said I don't think that the Tories have done us many favours in their tenure (as a working class Northerner). 

 The Tories being in control is probably the best option we have at this moment in time, with the whole Brexit deal going on, I think that they'd be able to get the best deal from the EU and beyond. 

 I think that moving forward we need a more left-wing leader, who'll try their utmost to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, and also improve equality.

 

 -Sam

As a fellow northerner. I agree. I really hate that the Tories are the best option atm.

 

Theresa May is actually saying the right things at the moment. But there's a huge difference between saying and doing. If she does half of what she has outlined though, Cameron resigning could be the best thing to happen to this country in a long time.

 

And you never know, labour might sort themselves out by 2025.