Anti-Catholic sentiment has no place in the Labour leadership contest
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Richard Kuper
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Candidates should be judged on their merits and their views assessed on the basis of what they say about them, not what is read into them because of their religious affiliation.
MPs Mike Kane and Conor McGinn attack an anti-Catholic sentiment which they argue lies close to the surface, and which they believe can damage Labour’s credibility among millions of voters.
This article was originally published by PoliticsHome on Sat 18 Jan 2020. Read the original here.
Mike Kane and Conor McGinn: Anti-Catholic sentiment has no place in the Labour leadership contest
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I have absolutely no problem with the premise of this article. There is a strong tradition of practising Catholics active in the Labour Party, and it has never been an issue.
But the point is that a few ill-chosen or prejudicial remarks don’t undermine that fact, and I groan at yet another cultural/religious group claiming exceptional discrimination whilst the roof of the underpinning of progressive politics is falling in.