Understanding #Moggmentum: the hollow cult of Jacob Rees-Mogg – New Statesman

Jacob Rees-Mogg taken at Chew Stoke Harvest Home

Jacob Rees-Mogg taken at Chew Stoke Harvest Home (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Conservative Party (UK)

Conservative Party (UK) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here’s a fascinating article in the New Statesman exploring the question, ‘What is behind the social media stardom of parliament’s most cartoonish toff’?

Source: Understanding #Moggmentum: the hollow cult of Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg went to the centre of my political radar last week when he was voted ahead of the Tory big beasts to replace the weak and wobbly Theresa May. The source was an online survey on Twitter sponsored by a Tory MP known to be a passionate Brexiteer.

As Jeremy Corbyn gets set for an Autumn election, the Conservative Party are still floundering. Jacob Rees-Mogg is popular, independent, highly privileged, a toff and a traditional Tory, surely he’s not a serious candidate against Corbyn?

Thoughts?

Opinion – Jeremy Corbyn embarks on whirlwind tour of marginal seats as he makes Labour election-ready | The Independent

The Independent reports that Jeremy Corbyn will embark on a whirlwind tour taking in half of Labour’s target seats over the next few weeks, as he makes his party election-ready if Theresa May’s administration collapses. It adds that shadow Cabinet members will also fan out across the country in a bid to convince voters in up to 70 seats that Mr Corbyn’s time has come and that the Conservatives have run out of ideas.

Source: Jeremy Corbyn embarks on whirlwind tour of marginal seats as he makes Labour election-ready | The Independent

With speculation of an Autumn election coming from Washington as well today, it seems like Corbyn’s in the know. Meanwhile, Conservatives are accused of partying with too much warm prosecco.

There are a number of worrying factors here.

  1. Conservatives are too slow to fire May.
  2. Conservatives assume that May can be replaced without calling an election
  3. Disgraceful that Conservative MPs go off on summer holidays whilst Labour campaigns for the next general election
  4. Jeremy Corbyn’s behaving like he has insider knowledge

Regular readers will know that I have long been worried by the Far Left radicals who hijacked the Labour Party and regard Jeremy Corbyn as their puppet. For the Far Left, the end justifies the means, including suppressing the truth, false news, violence and targeting minorities. Indeed many are speculating on a Marxist Government in the UK, with or without a revolution toppling the institutions of government.

The nightmare scenario begs the question, ‘How far will the Far-Left go to precipitate a change of government in the UK?’

Thoughts?