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I agree the BBC is terrible. I loathe the institution and resent paying for the drivel that it is currently producing and the absurd salaries it pays utterly incompetent people. I just don't think the footage in question warranted some ridiculous petition and yet another volley of abuse.
The results can be spun whichever way you want - every party in the country claimed it was a success for them! Corbyn said Labour 'clung on'. Great. That's inspiring stuff in the current climate.
'Mob' might not have been the best word - it was more a word to represent their abusive behaviour than their size. Corbyn supporters were indeed a majority of Labour members when he was elected. Those who supported him however represent just over 2% of the people that voted Labour in the last general election. Just because Corbyn has the support of 250k members (35% of whom were the £3 sign-up and vote type) doesn't mean he will attract broad support where it matters.
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I thought the results were quite good for labour, no big losses despite being trounced at the last General Election. Two new mayors. I voted for local issues rather than to give Corbyn a big thumbs up, as did most of the people I spoke to (Labour got in again in my ward).
The BBC is terrible at the moment though - all the reporting was about it being bad for Corbyn, then under headline, saying Labour had done better than expected. It made no sense.
I think the idea of a 'Corbyn Mob' is misguided as well - 'mob' sounds like a minority, when actually the majority of the party voted for him. Most people probably just want everyone to stop moaning and get on with their jobs.