Dear All
Kezia Dugdale had a dreadful time as the former leader of
the Labour Party, the problem was that she made a spectacular amount of bad
judgments which blew in her face and made her look weak and out of touch.
Kezia Dugdale should never have put herself forward for
leadership, but she did and history is already written on this period. You
could say she picked the wrong time in Labour’s history, the trend was
downwards, and saw the party become the ‘third party’ at Holyrood.
When she left and then did a spot on TV in ‘I’m a celebrity
get me out of here’, she was condemned by many in Labour, personally, I said at
the time, I had no problem with her doing it, or the fact that she was getting
paid, in her case, it was said to be £70,000.
Well, a girl’s gotta eat!
Kezia Dugdale resigned as leader, jumped before she was
pushed, however she made the decision to go, which is why I am surprised that Kezia
Dugdale has declared war on Richard Leonard over Brexit. The question of bad
judgment arises not just from the time but also on the issue of running a
campaign doomed to failure.
A campaign in support of single market membership is a
loser!
Richard Leonard as far as I am aware didn’t have anything to
do demise of Kezia Dugdale, so her timing of trying to inflict a damaging
defeat on his leadership of Scottish Labour is uncalled for. Kezia talked
about loyalty, so why attempt to cause a scene for a fierce clash over the EU
at Scottish Labour's annual conference in Dundee .
At the conference in Dundee ,
Party delegates will be asked to support a pig in a poke, called the single
market, the stance of her campaign, Scottish Labour for the Single Market.
A campaign in support of single market membership is a
loser!
Given that is the reality, what can Kezia Dugdale achieve
from her campaign, nothing positive, in fact there is a downside, that is her
rebuilding her career in Scottish Labour and be a contender for a Shadow
Cabinet position. This campaign to me which is doomed appears to be all about
undermining the leader, and as Leonard backs Jeremy Corbyn, this seems to be a
continuation of Momentum Vs Progress fight.
As to the Labour’s position coming from Jeremy Corbyn, the
customs union doesn’t look too good either, so one side of the party you have
an unacceptable position for the British people in the single market, and on
the other, a restrictive customs union. The Labour Party has singularly
failed to understand the direction of travel that was clearly voted for on the
23rd June 2016…… leave the European Union!
Dugdale's campaign seeks to undermine the claims that
Corbyn's policy shift did not go far enough, she wants free movement of goods,
services, money and people, the issue of freedom of movement, uncontrolled
immigration hasn’t worked, it has worked right across the EU, you chuck the
migrant crisis and you can see the importation of the problems which is leading
Europe to the brink.
The Campaign is co-chaired by Dugdale, Edinburgh South
MP Ian Murray and Catherine Stihler , a Scottish Labour MEP, Catherine is going
to have to find another job, because no matter what she does, her job as an MEP
is toast. Catherine Stihler would be better served seeking a candidacy for Westminster
One claim which is odd; is the claim that single market
membership is the only way to tackle austerity, protect jobs, and defend
workers' rights.
That is bullshit and to show you that single market
membership doesn’t protect jobs or defend workers’ rights, here is a link, a
court case.
Dugdale said:
"Jeremy Corbyn’s welcome decision to support a customs union
puts clear blue water between us and the Tories, however – if we are to leave
the EU – the least-worst option for limiting the damage caused by a Tory Brexit
is to also remain in the single market. This is the only way to tackle
austerity, protect jobs, and defend our hard-won rights for workers and
consumers. Scottish Labour can lead the way and help persuade our party to
ensure the UK
Pat Rafferty of Scotland
He said:
"It's a continuation of people trying to undermine the
leaders of the Labour Party at Scottish and UK
Leonard said he was "relaxed" about Dugdale's
campaign launch and that he welcomes discussion and dissent.
The fight in Dundee is a
non event, it isn’t going to go anywhere, wouldn’t move events forward the Labour
Party, but then some people already know this.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Kezie Dugdale has screwed herself over. Question is, has Jeremy Corbyn?
ReplyDelete