And so Labour’s terrible dissipation continues. This is the summer the UK lost its opposition party: once the vanguard of the working class, to use a hilariously outdated term; now a sort of vast and imbecilic student union at a recently upgraded poly.
But that’s not the important point, is it?
What is important is which faction will give Ritchie his peerage?
How does a peerage fit in with his role as a campaigner for ‘equality’ and ‘democracy’?
Nothing says ‘unearned undemocratic privilege’ louder than a peerage.
Of course he isn’t interested in equality or democracy, just power for himself. The peerage would just confirm this.
Even a stopped clock….. That’s a pretty good description of where Labour is.
Best pay no attention: it’s only another baleful howl from a voracious ego.
Oh how he sneers at the working class.
Murphy is still a WGCE but his criticisms of the left actually seem pretty accurate, whatever’s motivating them.
Charlie,
That one is okay, but McDonnell as a right wing neo-liberal? The guy’s a Maoist, ffs.
Mike up north said:
“Of course he isn’t interested in equality or democracy, just power for himself. The peerage would just confirm this.”
I’m not sure; it looks like he’s more interested in money than power. Didn’t he turn down a post on McDonnell’s advisory board because it didn’t come with enough cash?
I can only see the first paragraph, but it seems to be a Rod Liddle article. Does he mention Murphy?
Seems even Marxist-in-Chief Paul Mason is having a go at Ritchie now…
http://www.t*xresearch.org.uk/Blog/2016/08/21/the-left-can-win-but-only-with-competence-and-vision/#comment-764185
“now a sort of vast and imbecilic student union at a recently upgraded poly.”
A nice turn of phrase.
Good grief, the cappuccino analogy makes a comeback. This is Murph trying to do thinking again. He is better when he sticks to self-important revenge fantasies