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    That picture tells you nothing.

    The fact remain that Corbyn and Virgin now have the same story: there were not enough empty seats; another family was moved into first class to free up space for Corbyn's group to sit down. End of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo
    End of.
    Nope.

    Looks like he concocted a story for convenience.

    Even if the train filled up later he was still lying at the time.

    It would mean nothing if it were done by an ordinary TV crew of course, but the leader of the opposition getting caught out lying is definitely a story.

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    You & I simply do not know, we were not there... The fact that Virgin have now changed their story to parallel Corbyn's while Corbyn's story has stayed the same throughout should indicate something to you...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo
    The fact that Virgin have now changed their story to parallel Corbyn's...
    If you think Virgins story, backed up by video, is the same as Corbyn's then you probably qualify for priority seating.

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    some of these seats had bags on them which appeared to belong to people who had gone to the toilet.
    Virgin challenges Jeremy Corbyn train footage - BBC News

    As I've said several times, those pictures show nothing; you simply cannot tell from that still whether the seats are available or not...

    Many folks who were on the train also said it was rammed, I don't know why folks would question that. UK trains are expensive and over-crowded, it's hard to get a seat, and virtually impossible to get a seat during peak times unless you have booked well ahead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo
    The fact that Virgin have now changed their story to parallel Corbyn's...
    If you think Virgins story, backed up by video, is the same as Corbyn's then you probably qualify for priority seating.
    Laughable how people can even give a fuck about this. Politics for plebs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo
    Many folks who were on the train also said it was rammed, I don't know why folks would question that. UK trains are expensive and over-crowded, it's hard to get a seat, and virtually impossible to get a seat during peak times unless you have booked well ahead.
    You might as well say someone faking a video of a lion eating Theresa May shouldn't be questioned because lions do eat people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo
    Politics for plebs.
    Renationalizing the railways is quite a serious political issue, imho.

    (& Cyrille, calm down with the hyperbole... )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    Laughable how people can even give a fuck about this. Politics for plebs.
    The leader of the opposition making himself look rather silly is a news story.

    If it doesn't interest you then feel free to focus your piercing intellect elsewhere...how about a thread on who does the smelliest farts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Neo
    Politics for plebs.
    Renationalizing the railways is quite a serious political issue, imho.
    I'm not talking about you Betty. I think Corbyn is a great bloke and his attitude reflects the grass roots socialism that can be found in abundance in the UK if one is able to look further than the propaganda peddled by the Establishment media machine.
    Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo
    Cyrille, calm down with the hyperbole...
    ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    Politics for plebs.
    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    You might as well say someone faking a video of a lion eating Theresa May shouldn't be questioned because lions do eat people.


    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    feel free to focus your piercing intellect elsewhere

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    Nice one Betty and Neo, .

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    Cyrille.

    Carriages either have paper reservation tickets on the seatback or digital ones overhead. Not all carriages are the same in the UK

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