Sam Tarry’s Sacking is self-defeating and “pathetic”
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Phil Burton-Cartledge exposes Keir Starmer’s hypocrisy and double-dealing over the sacking of Sam Tarry from the Shadow Cabinet.
He finds Starmer’s position (“it’s about discipline”) both self-defeating and “pathetic”.
“History teaches us where labour movements are strong, societies tend to be more equal, democratic, and pleasant to live in. Enough, you might think, for the most milquetoast Labourite to make the link between victorious strikes, stronger trade unions, and a fairer society.”
This article was originally published by A Very Public Sociologist blogspot on Wed 27 Jul 2022. Read the original here.
On Sam Tarry's Sacking
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Starmer shows his true colours yet again,
Macron, a Gallic Blair tribute act & Starmer, the blunderstorm? One out of two ain’t bad but Starmer is cynically & carefully removing the soul of the Labour Party aka Socialism. This is not being done through a series of ‘Johnsonesque’ blunders, but in conjunction with the real McCoy Blairites who have dominated the PLP for decades. Socialism is seldom mentioned in MSM & only the Guardian is acceptable to represent ‘the left’ as Jermy Corbyn’s character has been successfully assasinated & ‘Identity Politics’ replaces the Socialist agenda.
Leading Trade Unionists appear to be incapable of organising anything as a Labour Shadow Minister is removed from his post because he showed solidarity with striking workers? This is beyond a joke & Trade Unions must take responsibility for their failure to act & organise; we need another ‘New Labour Party’ to represent the interests of working people as the Starmer/Blairite’ version is not fit for purpose. Get up off of your knees because now is the hour.
Current New Labour and Starmerism spells the end of Labour as originally established. That Labour is either totally imprisoned or being eradicated by the current neo-Tory outfit. It must be liberated from those shackles and together with the trade unions and the mass pro-Corbyn membership and real Labour MPs, a true Labour Party formed that would catch the imagination of the country tired of the two outdated old parties that are not fit for purpose.
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Unions need to pick up the phone and teach Starmer a few facts of life
Members who havnt cancelled their Direct Debits hang your heads in shame for enabling Red Tories
You can always pay off the arrears if the left ever grow a spine and challenge this charlatan
Starmer’s aversion to publicly supporting striking workers’ demands for pay increases to keep up with inflation and for better working conditions calls into question what does Labour stand for. The members of the CWU, GMB and UNITE whose political levies help bankroll the Labour Party might say, “what are getting from our financial contributions?” It is time for the trade union affiliates of the Labour Party to tell Starmer et al we expect support for our struggles.