The image of the left was shared on Facebook 21 September 2021. It is one of many Sun front pages churned out ahead of the General Election 2019. It is easy to see why many of us on the left of British politics call the Sun the Scum and avoid it like the plague. However, some Labour MPs dabble with the Sun as they try to win over voters. It was always called something of a working men's paper, though in truth this working class Northern woman knows few if any people who read or even glance at the garbage it shares daily. But take a good look at this particular front page. It promises sunshine all the way in a land of golden opportunity as long as the country returns a Boris Johnson Tory government to parliament. Its alternative vision shows a Jeremy Corbyn led Labour government heralding in a dark new era which includes the lights going out across the U.K. With the sub heading Save Britain it is so wrong it is farcical. It would be hilarious if times were not dire. Currently smaller energy companies across the U.K. are going bust at record speed, energy customers face massive price hikes, supermarkets are running low on stock, and Johnson today received the bum's rush from Joe Biden as he visited the States in person. In the last week Michael Gove was given a whole new title which encompasses "Get Christmas Done" and it is "Secretary of State for of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations!" The country is currently in such a mess Christmas as most of us know it is under threat. Look how a different Scum front page calls Corbyn's manifesto pledges "bribes" and talks of a "grim vision of Marxist Britain." But such verbal attacks, including calling Corbyn Red Jez worked on some voters. That and a desire to "Get Brexit Done" returned Johnson to office portraying him as some sort of pal called Boris. It will be interesting, though painful for many of us, to see how events pan out. The covid19 crisis has certainly played a part but that is true in all countries. After all it is a pandemic. One big difference between a Johnson and a possible Corbyn led government has been priorities. Even in the throes of a pandemic the Tories have tried to help their friends and donors do well financially out of the crisis. I know which type of government I would prefer, and it is not this Johnson living nightmare we are experiencing. The British electorate was sold a pup! www.indy100.com/news/nhs-testing-programme-talktalk-dido-harding-matt-hancock-9505216 Op-ed:In 2019 the then Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a barnstorming speech to conference. Ultimately, it was only words as a General Election in December 2019 reinforced a Tory government with a huge majority and Mr Corbyn was consigned to the dustbin of political history. But Jeremy fights on, though for now as an independent MP. He was told earlier in September that he could address fringe events at this year's conference; he remains a party member though will not be allowed to stand for any office on a Labour ticket. That could of course change. A lot has happened since enough of the British electorate fell for Boris Johnson's catchy slogan, "Get Brexit Done", returning him to 10 Downing Street with a big majority. Covid19, actual Brexit, allegations of Tory Party cronyism and the ongoing threat of the break up of the Union are just a few challenges we are all facing. With a more compassionate government in power we could all sleep more soundly each night. Mr Corbyn quickly accepted his time as Labour leader was over and in time Sir Keir Starmer became the new party leader. Starmer has worked with Corbyn and promised many things on his election trail but it did not take long for Corbyn to be out in the cold. A purge of all things Corbyn seems to be ongoing ahead of conference 2021 as Starmer gets ready to face his first face to face Labour Party conference. Reports that he is writing a 14,000 word essay to give as a speech at conference have been seized on to jeer at Starmer. Those who thought the jeering would end with Corbyn's demise were wrong again. Mr Corbyn faced an unbelievable level of abuse and criticism, not least from some in the party. Johnson's "get brexit done" was a big vote winner in parts of the country, even in some remain areas of the U.K. where people were just so sick and tired of political wranglings. Starmer is a remainer and was a thorn in Corbyn's side though a covert one. Whether he will remain as party leader and, or, win any General Election in the future is debatable. New Labour General Secretary David Evans is expected to win approval at Conference 2021. That may not happen. |
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