Politically Expendable Deaths
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Richard Kuper
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A heartfelt cry of woe at the lack of basic humanity shown by Downing Street as 31 people drown in the Channel…
As the author Phil Burton-Cartledge points out, “If Johnson and the rest of his gang truly cared about “evil” people smugglers and human traffickers, his government would set up multiple safe routes into the UK, so thousands aren’t left at the mercy of criminals, nor have to risk their lives in trying to reach these shores.”
When will we see Labour energentially challenging the premises of Tory asylum policy?
This article was originally published by All that is solid... on Wed 24 Nov 2021. Read the original here.
Politically Expendable Deaths
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This, from the Guardian, tells you all you need to know:
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said authorities are “not doing enough” to diminish the “power” of people traffickers aiding migrants to embark on sea crossings to the UK.
Jeremy Corbyn has called on the government to concentrate on the causes of mass migration, rather than trying to stop people getting to the UK.
I don’t, normally, listen to LBC. In fact, I have them ‘blocked’ on Twitter, but a couple of evenings ago, ‘Rachel of Swindon’ posted an interview with Jeremy Corbyn by Iain Dale.
JC was his usual, thoughtful self. Iain Dale surprised me with the civility he treated Jeremy. The subject was the migrant deaths, in The Channel.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1463624735372288005
This is a man with ideas and should be listened to. He spoke calmly and knowledgeably – without hyperbole.
Why should it be, only Iain Dale who was prepared to listen to him? Why have the BBC, ITN, Channel 4 News 5News or Sky News, not been in contact with Jeremy Corbyn to listen to his views?
Are all of these news organisation so mired in their ‘anyone but Corbyn’ tunnel vision, they’ll listen to any old nonsense about migrant deaths – ‘…make the UK less attractive…’ – rather than talk to the man who has thought this crisis through and has the pragmatic ideas to resolve it?
If they’re not willing to listen to him, then all their hand-wringing reportage is, simply, hypocrisy, on their part.
If they have the will to resolve this crisis and end the deaths in The Channel – listen to Jeremy Corbyn.
If they don’t have that will – and continue ignoring Jeremy Corbyn – they, simply, confirm their hypocrisy and should prepare themselves for the well-deserved opprobrium that follows.
Corbyn is 10 times the human being that Johnson is. He is one of very few politicians who are honest and trustworthy. Miriam Margolyes describes him as a man of principle. It is remarkable how many times he has been proved right. He was subjected to the most disgraceful ,carefully constructed and brutally executed character and political assassination. Everyone who believes in democracy should be concerned about what happened to Corbyn. Starmer in a recent interview says Jeremy knows what he has to do to get the Whip restored. This means he must admit to something he is not guilty of. I don’t think Corbyn will ever do that. If he stands as an independent candidate at the next election he will almost certainly retain his seat. I hope Starmer sees sense and readmits Jeremy. I am not holding my breathe.