Was invited to attend a very crowded meeting on Saturday evening in Brighton where there was a lot of debate around the bad Euro election results and the doom and gloom we will all be facing if or when Labour lose the next election and we get a Tory government. I stood up and said that whilst I agreed that things were looking bad we would all be doing better if we put our energy into making sure that a Labour government was returned. I invited the comrades at the meeting to join the Labour party and put their energies into changing things from within rather than staying out and criticising non stop! My question to them is a simple one. Do you really want to help throw Labour out? And if yes what would come in? Another 10 to 15 years of a Thathcarite type of reactionary government determined to destroy public services? Why would that be a good thing?
I was approached at the end of the meeting by a number of friends who smiled and said that I was very brave to say what I said at the meeting. In fact I wasn't brave at all I was stating the bloody obvious! Stop helping the Tories win power! There is (not for the next 10 years anyway) no alternative to Labour. If you have issues with the Labour party try and change what they do from within. You don't agree with most of what Unison does and you have constant debates within the Unison structures on how to change policy and direction but you don't resign or leave (which is good and positive) so why not do the same with the Labour party?
Labour party membership forms can be obtained from the Labour party link (goodle it!)
Nick Venedi
Nick mate you should stick to comedy you are better at it!
ReplyDeleteA Frank
Why don't sensible activists like yourself drop the New Labour party and join the real workers movement? You have a position of influence and responsibility within the TU and you therefore have a moral obligation to lead by example. Think about it?
ReplyDeleteKat Aragon
Spot on Nick,Spot on!
ReplyDeleteAnon 22.38
ReplyDeleteLife is a comedy Frank!
Anon 21.47
ReplyDeleteBut I am leading by example and trying to change a party that can and has won elections from within? I think that is far more realistic, don't you? I am sure you mean well but look at what Henry did to you??
John Gray at 1.12
ReplyDeleteThanks mate but what are you doing up so late? 1.12? How is Jon of the Rogers doing down there?
Enjoy the rest of the conference
Nick
Hi Nick
ReplyDeleteJust back from the London Social! You missed a good night.
Look out for a guest post and youtube link that I will hopefully post soon.
Any news from Lambeth then? No rebellions to report?
ReplyDeleteKat Aragon
Would be good to see what the rest of London has been missing John? What was Linda wearing is the big question and was it true that Jon of the Rogers was getting too merry? Or was he with Mary?? Please clarify... re London social in Brighton
ReplyDeleteAnon or Kat of Aragon (Or is it from Catford??)
ReplyDeleteNo there are no rebellions as you call them , in fact there never have been any. Lambeth Unison is well and expanding, We are a branch of free thinkers, is that difficult to come to turns with? Are you still in a twist over what Henry did to you then?
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