Labourism, Starmerism, imperialism
JVL Introduction
Where is the programme to unite the Party, promised by Keir Starmer in the leadership election in 2020?
He has a quite different agenda, suggests Jonathan Cook.
Turning aside from the open goals which Boris Johnson keeps offering, Starmer is instead determined to wage internal war, shedding large chunks of the young, vibrant, enthusiastic membership attracted by Jeremy Corbyn.
Demanding unconditional loyalty to Nato, rushing to Israel’s defence when human rights organisations everywhere are finally drawing a line and naming realities, trying to outbid Johnson’s patriotism from the right.
Remember the ten pledges? They included one to “put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice. ”
Starmer is choosing instead to return Labour to the old days of being a loyal subordinate to Western imperial interests.
This article was originally published by Jonathan Cook's blog on Tue 17 May 2022. Read the original here.
Keir Starmer has returned western imperialism to the core of Labour policy
Two years in, the Labour leader’s war on the left has shifted to ideological tests that even Pope Francis and Amnesty International would fail
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Yes, yes – we all know the case against Starmer and no doubt it is good to keep being reminded in case we forget. But, what is to be done? I resigned from the LP on 6 May for reasons given above. I could see no point in remaining in the LP when all the democratic channels have been closed down.
This is why a new political party is needed. There is no point in being sentimental about “Labour”. It is gone, irredeemably corrupted, and soon to be devoid of members who believe that human beings matter, whoever they are.