Dear All
One thing you can count on in the Labour Party is diverse
opinions, in the party you have all sorts, the extreme left and the extreme
right in among the vast membership. At present, the leader of the Labour Party
is Jeremy Corbyn, his election, then re-election was a response to having what
some termed the extreme right dominating the party.
This crew are known by many names, the ‘Blair Faction’ or ‘Progress’,
these are the middle class people who preach endlessly about their love for a
fair society and wanting to end injustice and inequality for the poor and disadvantaged.
At present, these people are railing against all kinds of government policy, conveniently
for getting about the fact that some of the current policies were introduced by
a Labour Government. Under the Labour Party, the poor found out the ‘joys’ of
ATOS assessments and everyone’s all time favourite, the bedroom tax.
One thing, I see as a Labour member is a striking lack of
people in the party as members who aren’t active for the party, this is the
real legacy of the post Blair era. I love pictures because a picture tells you
a story, if you know what you are looking at. So, to educate you on the health
of the party, have a look at the picture which accompanies this post.
What do you see?
This is the people who turned out at Glasgow South West for
the Labour Action day, sadly I wasn’t able to go as I had studying to do,
planar tracking (don’t ask)! Most of the people in this picture are either
elected or connected to the party, you might think that the 27 people seen
there were Pollok CLP members, this wasn’t entirely the case.
It seems that the Labour Party has a lot of work to do to
win back voters and their own members. Interestingly, the Times says 60% of
people feel their views are not represented in British politics, something
which the Labour Party needs to tap into on both sides of the border, if they
want to form a government.
I notice some people in the Labour Party are saying ‘General
election in 2018’ to the membership……….. bollocks!
I have to say, that I have never been a fan of Labour peer, Lord
Mandelson, he was to me, everything which was wrong about the Blair era….. for
the few, for the rich and his own personal agenda. I find it no surprise that Mandelson
apparently wants to stab the people of the UK
in the back with his alleged secret vow to help Brussels in Brexit talks.
It seems the Labour peer is more 'deeply committed' to the
EU than his own countrymen, in a letter to Michel Barnier Mandelson, he is
offered to brief him on current pressures facing the Europeans. Mandelson was a
former EU commissioner. One thing we know is that the EU project is dying; it
isn’t just the UK
leaving but the disquiet of other people in member states.
The Hungarians have been in the forefront of being vocal
about what has gone wrong in Europe .
Anyway, Barnier has said however that he didn't have time
for a meeting but expressed his 'sincere thanks' for offer; Mandelson is in
line for an annual pension of £35,000 from Brussels . European commissioners must remain
loyal to Brussels
to guarantee a generous pension. EU rules also state that they have to maintain
a 'duty of loyalty to the Communities... both during and after their term of
office'.
Annual pension of £35,000….. not enough for bought loyalty I
would suggest!
The Labour Party has many issues to address and it better
start soon, people like Mnadelson are sailing their own ship.
Personally, I would remove him as a Labour Peer; however the
problems at ground level are even more important for the party, particularly in
Scotland .
Seats are won by hard graft and commitment on a week in and week out basis; so
far I have seen polls saying support is falling, not a recipe that wins Westminster .
Finally, here is an example of bullshit in the Labour Party.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
This part struck me as relevant, Citizens Advice suggests that “Someone providing
goods, facilities or services must not … provide any of these things on
less favourable terms or conditions because of your race”, suggesting the
Labour Party’s decision to financially penalise white people in Loughborough
may well be illegal.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
2 comments:
Mandleson is toxic. Even his own party members despised him. I know this because a few years ago I saw a play in Newcastle Upon Tyne, which was called 'A walk-on part' from the point of view of Labour backbencher Chris Hedges. Their description of him was colourful. "He never entered a room, you just got a sudden cold feeling and he'd materialise."
If Corbyn has any sense he'll ditch him as soon as possible. Besides, anyone who's not woken up and smelled (smelt?) the coffee should realise, we're leaving the EU, decision has been made and that's that.
And 'white people charged extra to see Corbyn'? Big mistake.
Lie@bour and their mirror image, the Scottish European Not Nationalist Party, Two cheeks one ass. There should be laws in a democracy to protect the people from fake politicians. Is it any wonder the Tories are winning seats in Scotland’s poorest areas.
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