Welcome to the modern Labour party, where it appears that, after less than 18 months of penitence, an anti-Semitic comment can be forgiven. Then, er, unforgiven shortly after, once the story’s been published by Guido Fawkes. The story: Sepember 2014, Kirby is suspended from the party after offensive comments comparing Israelis to Hitler. Not to… Continue reading Vicki Kirby McCluskey: more allegations of anti-Semitism, as the party’s entry procedures descend into farce
Month: March 2016
The slow, inexorable takeover of the party machine
And so it was that, last Thursday, we learned that John McDonnell MP wanted to abolish Labour’s Compliance Unit (£), which deals with constitutional and disciplinary issues. “The NEC of the Labour Party are looking at the whole exercise — how we can move away from this regime that expels people, prevents people joining.” Not… Continue reading The slow, inexorable takeover of the party machine