It’s pretty obvious that the British media aren’t exactly fans of Jeremy Corbyn – and their relentless negative attacks in the run up to the 2017 General Election were so hysterical that they wouldn’t have looked out of place in the State-run propaganda outlets of Putin’s Russia.

On the day of the election, the Daily Mail famously dedicated an entire 14 pages to attacking the Labour Party – an unprecedented barrage that fell completely flat when Corbyn’s Party managed to increase their vote share by a staggering 10%.

Their media’s negativity towards Corbyn was so relentless, and so ridiculously far-fetched, that the British public saw right through it – leading to the Labour leader openly mocking the right-wing publication in his 2017 conference speech, joking that:

“The day before the election, I remember it well, I was on trains all day long doing six rallies.

One paper devoted 14 pages to attacking the Labour Party and the following day our vote went up nearly 10 per cent.

Never have so many trees died in vain. The British people saw right through it.

So this is a message to The Daily Mail’s editor – next time please make it 28 pages.”

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And it’s not just pro-Tory publications that constantly attack the Labour leader, either. Supposedly progressive outlets such as The Guardian and The New Statesman join in with the hysteria too.

Indeed, after the row surrounding antisemitism within the Labour party had subsided, a study conducted by the Media Reform Coalition showed that there were “myriad inaccuracies and distortions“ which negatively portrayed Corbyn and the Labour Party within the reporting from the likes of the BBC, The Guardian, and other respected media outlets.



It is becoming increasingly obvious that the British establishment will stop at nothing – including outright lies and distortions – in order to protect their own wealth and power by stopping Jeremy Corbyn from getting into power.

And now, one incredible 52-tweet Twitter thread has exposed that whatever Jeremy Corbyn does, he is literally damned if he does, and damned if he doesn’t.

With the mainstream media – spurred on by terrified billionaire owners who can’t stomach the thought of finally having to pay their fair share in tax – it doesn’t matter what Corbyn says or does, he literally cannot win.

The meticulously researched thread, published by Richard James, pokes fun at how the media – even the very same outlets in some cases – cover all angles by attacking Corbyn from both sides of the argument.

James writes:

“I think a plausible explanation is that whatever Corbyn says or does, his critics will denounce – no matter how much hypocrisy it necessitates.”

The fantastic 52-tweet thread uncovers numerous examples of how, on one hand, the media attacks Corbyn for one thing – such as supposedly ‘being too left wing’ – and then for the total opposite, for supposedly ‘not being left wing enough’.

The incredible Twitter reads as follows:

I think a plausible explanation is that whatever Corbyn says or does, his critics will denounce – no matter how much hypocrisy it necessitates. https://t.co/pAUoU1nVQd — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Corbyn opposes the exploitation of foreign sweatshop-workers – Labour MPs complain he's like Nigel Farage:https://t.co/X5S6p8CxUL — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He speaks up in defence of migrants – Labour MPs whinge that he's not listening to the public's very real concerns about immigration: https://t.co/i8Z1BWP2uj — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong to prioritise Labour Party members over the public: https://t.co/kBcDLas9Rs — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong to prioritise the public over Labour Party members:https://t.co/xhUQgz29Ac — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's appealing too much to the middle class: https://t.co/z2XLCSdhua — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's not appealing enough to the middle class: https://t.co/ohhfwKyFul — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Corbyn is a Red Tory – who doesn't care about the problems faced by people on low wages: https://t.co/6TzRAhiBJE — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Corbyn is an anti-Capitalist – who is insufficiently grovelling towards companies which employ people on low wages:https://t.co/9QQkp1RFE8 — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's too radical (note the URL): https://t.co/CTa4JlXNvm — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's not left wing enough:https://t.co/t5xJ5Uy3wg — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's too much of a centrist, and too much of a fringe figure, in the same article:https://t.co/UcJxb07m0W — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Corbyn is like Donald Trump: https://t.co/buIeJWvKuK — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He makes Trump look like a genius:https://t.co/YC1XzBG67X — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's not like Donald Trump:https://t.co/dJ4Oz8O9pn — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's worse than Donald Trump: https://t.co/lPvGtG9Pnu — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

In fact he's putting principle before power:https://t.co/rMsSeaXP8H — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Actually, he's putting power before principle:https://t.co/93YT5VNina — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

A threat to life as we know it:https://t.co/aQFsWDVb9N — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Too mundane to be a threat to life as we know it:https://t.co/vLFrPzHoI7 — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's not interested in power: https://t.co/LYW7MZOIgq — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's too interested in power:https://t.co/g69CF9wCc4 — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

And too radically left-wing:https://t.co/Z9GNPrDBCg — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

And not radically left-wing enough: https://t.co/kfWR4seXhm — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Too keen on Brexit: https://t.co/T8a2pmC3GG — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Not keen enough on Brexit: https://t.co/EVxLX1OHch — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Not brave enough to reconsider his position on Brexit; https://t.co/GEWCxT0VzE — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Reconsidering his position on Brexit, due to cowardice:https://t.co/fCEoz2FZXV — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong not to oppose Theresa May's plans for Brexit: https://t.co/jR7Fuo9EV5 — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong not to support Theresa May's plans for Brexit: https://t.co/ICicJVo6CZ — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

By failing to oppose Tory Brexit, Corbyn is acting against the national interest: https://t.co/pGZjHxiEJm — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

By failing to support Tory Brexit, Corbyn is acting against the national interest:https://t.co/LzHgjWVjuT — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong for not wanting a general election: https://t.co/k6FH2vv8go — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

He's wrong for wanting a general election: https://t.co/k4IMOjhyYb — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018

Corbyn makes Labour's electoral oblivion inevitable: https://t.co/GBFNPCprpC — Richard James (@RJSHutton) November 4, 2018