I heard on this morning's news that Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the culture of drinking after work. Now, I very seldom drink alcohol myself, but most of the occasions when I did within living memory have been after work, with colleagues. But Corbyn is a vegetarian, and I am not. Perhaps he will have a go at those of us who eat meat next. Jeremy is an old Labour socialist, the kind who brought the country to its knees, and made us the sick man of Europe, in the seventies. Sadly, I have all too vivid memories of those dark days. Which they were, with the lights going out due to the electricity unions striking. Socialists believe the state has the right to try to control all aspects of our lives. Frankly, that is pretty much the reverse of what I believe. The state has a responsibility to provide things like health care, social security, education, and such aspects as are necessary to our wellbeing and protection. Beyond that, it should keep its hands off us. Goverments cannot organise the proverbial p__s up in a brewery, and should be actively discouraged from running most things. What we do in our leisure time, be it drinking after work, or anything else, is certainly not the states, or Jeremy Corbyn's, business. Does anyone think Corbyn was justified in making this comment?
It's not his business, but politicians are like that no matter which party they stand for, and he was not justified in making such comments. As for the rest of your paragraph, Labour are better at providing things like health care, social security, education, and such aspects as are necessary to our wellbeing and protection that the Conservatives ever were or ever will be.
One thing I do definitely agree with you on, Harry: "Goverments cannot organise the proverbial p__s up in a brewery, and should be actively discouraged from running most things". You are absolutely spot on there. Lol:)
Lol:)
From what I have read in your post, (i.e. without looking further into the context of it and his rationale), I agree, he has no place to make judgement on this.
Just as a side note, and I have no particular interest in defending Corbyn as such, I do recall from a while back that despite being a vegetarian, he was keen on improving farming practices as opposed to eradicating livestock production completely. I don't think anyone in their right minds could disagree that newer farming practices are not in anyone's best interest. He is clearly not going to be saying "I'm a vegetarian so you should be too". I do believe that he is vegetarian more because of some of the methods being developed in modern farming practices as opposed to the idea of eating meat as such.
Aha! I thought I'd take a quick look at the news story you were referring to, and it seems he has a very specific reasoning on his views on after work drinking, which you did not feel necessary to include in your post?!
Finally, I do think he is as entitled as anyone to express his opinions, however I doubt he would be stupid enough to believe the government could create some sort of ban on after work drinking.
He made the comments because he feels the culture of after work drinks is unfair to women who have child care responsibilities.
This is the left; an endless obsession with equality that can't possibly hope to be implemented without sucking every last bit of joy and prosperity out of life. The man is simply a threat to national security. He's a political weapon of mass destruction.
Thank you for your kind welcome.
Yes, I know, most of these issues are never black and white. He may have some good points, applied to some situations, but it is not, and never is, the whole picture. Black and white, binary politics don't sit right with me either. All it does is create conflict, which tends to mask the real issues.
I take your point re. the context where he made these statements.
Sadly, Harry, that is part of having a 'nanny state.' My husband, a Scot, laughed when he read this on-line.
