Another Damning Indictment of New Labour
Posted April 18th, 2009 by Davide Simonetti
It's getting hard to keep up with the torrent of sleaze, corruption, authoritarianism, abuse of power and mismanagement coming from a governing party in its death throes. The resignation of former Halifax Labour MP Alice Mahon from the party sums up the disillusionment and sense of betrayal felt by those who didn't sign up for the 'New Labour' agenda.
“This has been a difficult decision to take as I feel I was almost born into the Labour party. However, I can no longer be a member of a party that, at the leadership level, has betrayed many of the values and principles that inspired me, as a teenager, to join. . . My final reason for leaving the party is because it is no longer democratic ... Quite simply, I have had it with New Labour”
Check out her interview with the BBC.
Wow, I was wondering what
Wow, I was wondering what had happened to all the decent posters. Maybe Tom will be back soon.
throes, not throws. See
throes, not throws. See George Orwell's guide to writing if you're not sure how to use the language.
Thanks, corrected.
Thanks, corrected.
Will the last decent
Will the last decent person to leave the Labour Party kindly switch the light off.
Alice Mahon is a true
Alice Mahon is a true patriot. She's served in Labour for about 50 years. Hate to see such a good person go.