My third piece for the New Statesman, about Diane Abbott and Paul Flynn is here.
By the way, the original Centre Left piece about Paul Flynn, in case you missed it, is here.
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- Rob Marchant
- Activist, free thinker, Labour Party management team through 2001 and 2005 general elections, responsible for Labour's early web presence and creator of its first-ever national electoral register. Happily married to Mireia and dad to three year-old Zoë and baby Dixie. Now work as an advisor to small business, interim manager, social entrepreneur and all-round communications guy
Politically think of myself as a loyalist (rather than a parrot). Member of Progress, the Fabians and the Co-op. My posts are vetted only by my, er, own sense of discretion and propriety. I've worked in business for many years, so have no truck with anti-business prejudice. Like social/ethical business, co-operatives and sustainability. Fought one general election and longlisted by NEC panel to be Labour candidate in 2010.
Nothing wrong with wanting to change the world, is there?
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One will get racists in every political party. Yes there is a skein of anti-Jewish sentiment in Labour. Yes many Jews hates schwartzers. Yes on the one occasion I met Abbott (Brixton mid 1980s) she (IMHO) was anti-white. That, sir, is a form of racism - Ken will lose votes over his (mis)handling of the Lee Jasper affair. Yes Jasper is threatening me with a court action, tel him libel and slander are civil not criminal issues and must be paid without recourse to public funds!
ReplyDeleteI suspect that Ken will lose votes over other issues as well, the residual disgust people have with the Evening Standard journalist affair, and association with prominent Islamists (see Centre Lefts passim). Oh, and his ridiculous deal with Chávez, who has since been shown to be a card-carrying anti-democrat (see Centre Lefts passim).
ReplyDeleteI quite like Hugo!
ReplyDeleteOh, purleese.
ReplyDeleteIt seems Dianne Abbott has been at it again this time telling a Conservative supporting Black student trying to find work to go and work for a white Conservative,wouls you agree that Labour can no longer ignore what she's saying and have to take action otherwise this shows the loony lala brigade are on the way back!
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