By Rwendland - Own work, CC
Like many others I stopped supporting or voting for the Labour Party when Jeremy Corbyn and his opportunistic followers took over the Labour Party. The extent of the hate poured towards those who dared to differ was just too much add to that the virulent antisemitism that Corbyn enabled the party crossed the Rubicon into the reams of the unacceptable.
Over the years as an active trade unionist in the (non-affiliated) Civil Service unions I had been an advocate of backing Labour as the only pragmatic and sensible choice against the Conservatives. Once or twice in specific seats I argued for a Lib-Dem vote.
In the PCS a far-left controlled union the leadership and various factions argued for Respect, the trade Union & Socialist Coalition and denounced Labour at every opportunity. Some of those folk where in or around competing political parties such as the SWP or Socialist Party.
Most of these individuals sans what was left of the SWP and SP flocked to support Corbyn along with large numbers of people who attended demonstrations , shouted a lot, trolled on-line and became members of the party. The General Secretary of PCS Mark Serwotka joined to help "deselect" (purge) MPs whom he labelled as "right-wing" whatever that means in the context of a world revolving around Marxism, Trotskyism and variations thereof.
They made the Labour Party a scary place. Locally i saw a rabid anti-Zionist selected as candidate and the open involvement of the far-left in the form of the Labour Party Marxists.
I had always planned on becoming active in Labour when I retired but medically enforced retirement aside chose not to because the party under Corbyn was not fit for anything frankly.
With Starmers ascendancy the left has been engaging in what can only be described as political cannibalism as they all blame each other in addition to the Blairites and Zionists (by which they actually mean Jews) rather than find fault with their own inward looking selves.
They told us to go and join the Tories then got a shock when the "Red Wall" fell to the Conservative Party. Not just working people but a whole community turned away from Labour. I was part of that. Keeping Labour out of power became a priority for so many former supporters.
Now Kier Starmer has begun to act. And the future looks like it might be bright. I live in hope but the far-left and their hate machine is still there. A hardcore remain and ar active in the constituencies. The there's McCluskey and his Unite union waiting in the wings to pounce.
I'm only one person with a blog but there are others like me. Three Jewish peers have rejoined but the bulk of my community and many others remain to be convinced. For some, if not the majority the break with Labour may be permanent. I hope not because if the Party changes for the better under Starmer than there may be a chance to return to common sense and social democracy.
This country needs a responsible opposition and one that can be trusted if chosen to govern. Labour has begun to take some steps in that direction but there is a long way to go.
With Starmers ascendancy the left has been engaging in what can only be described as political cannibalism as they all blame each other in addition to the Blairites and Zionists (by which they actually mean Jews) rather than find fault with their own inward looking selves.
They told us to go and join the Tories then got a shock when the "Red Wall" fell to the Conservative Party. Not just working people but a whole community turned away from Labour. I was part of that. Keeping Labour out of power became a priority for so many former supporters.
Now Kier Starmer has begun to act. And the future looks like it might be bright. I live in hope but the far-left and their hate machine is still there. A hardcore remain and ar active in the constituencies. The there's McCluskey and his Unite union waiting in the wings to pounce.
I'm only one person with a blog but there are others like me. Three Jewish peers have rejoined but the bulk of my community and many others remain to be convinced. For some, if not the majority the break with Labour may be permanent. I hope not because if the Party changes for the better under Starmer than there may be a chance to return to common sense and social democracy.
This country needs a responsible opposition and one that can be trusted if chosen to govern. Labour has begun to take some steps in that direction but there is a long way to go.
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