O/T:- Deserving of the sack?

[BigFatPie]

Perhaps it takes a left-leaning satirical comedian like Jonathan Pie to make the point.

I took the time to read Maxine Peake's article in the Independent. She did indeed make one ridiculous statement referring to American police and Israeli secret service training, which people may or may not interpret as anti-semitic. Peake has since said it was not intended as such. Either way, the main thrust of the article and the majority of Peake's comments were just a bog-standard anti-Tory, anti-capitalist Corbynista rant.

There's no doubt in my mind that when Rebecca Long-Bailey retweeted the article, with a brief accompanying comment describing Maxine Peake as an "absolute diamond", she was referring to the predominant anti-Tory sentiment of the article rather than endorsing one particular paragraph within it.

I thought it was spurious in the extreme for Keir Starmer to use that re-tweet as grounds to sack her, but as Jonathan Pie says, Long-Bailey's cause for complaint is undermined because this is precisely the sort of 'woke' environment she has sought to create, where people can be hung out to dry for even the slightest suggestion of a view that some might interpret as offensive. The oozlum bird really has disappeared up its own posterior.

Starmer has made it clear time and again that rooting out antisemitism in the Labour Party is his top priority.

Personally I think RLB knew exactly what she was doing when she retweeted that article. Aside from the AS it also contained veiled criticism of Starmer himself. It dared Starmer to sack her, knowing that if he did she would instantly become a martyr to the Corbynite cause. They now have the excuse they’ve always wanted to oppose everything he does.

His poll ratings suggest they’re not to be taken seriously.

[jackal2]

Another important point is that before he sacked her, Starmer gave her the opportunity to apologise. She wouldn't.

Well it's certainly not my job (or inclination) to defend Rebecca Long-Bailey, but in the interests of clarity, she claims on her Twitter account:


I wished to acknowledge these concerns and duly issued a clarification of my retweet, with the wording agreed in advance by the Labour Party Leader’s Office, but after posting I was subsequently instructed to take both this agreed clarification and my original retweet down.

I've got no idea who is telling the truth, but I think this whole episode is exactly the sort of nonsense that leaves the average man and woman on the street feeling ever more distant from the people who claim to represent them. And I don't reserve that criticism only to Labour politicians by any means.

[Notsohumblepie]

"Bring me Sunshine" Oh Dear Eric . Anyone got a hammer ?

WRONG THREAD BUT NEVER MIND !

[jackal2]

Eric Morecambe still making people laugh. Even if it's indirectly and unintentional through a poster on NCM!

[EwarWooWar]

Yes. PSAW is a Cambridge supporting far right plonker who thinks anything on the left side is a Communist plot.

So similar to the types that anything that isn't socialism is far right?

Anyone, no matter their overall position on the political spectrum, can occasionally have a valid point. I'm not the type of person that blindly follows a political tribe because it is my tribe. I will support a position based on whether it is a good idea, not because it came from a certain tribe.

[jackal2]

Anyone, no matter their overall position on the political spectrum, can occasionally have a valid point. I'm not the type of person that blindly follows a political tribe because it is my tribe. I will support a position based on whether it is a good idea, not because it came from a certain tribe.

Sounds sensible. What the hell are you doing on here?

[EwarWooWar]

Sounds sensible. What the hell are you doing on here?

Trying to find updates on Notts but there's feck all happening

[jackal2]

Trying to find updates on Notts but there's feck all happening

The Reedtz bothers are in charge, therefore all is calm and the ship is steady and gently sailing forwards. Enjoy the zen!

[SwalePie]

The Reedtz bothers are in charge, therefore all is calm and the ship is steady and gently sailing forwards. Enjoy the zen!

'Zen and The Art of Football Club Ownership'

It's a right rivetin' Reedtz!

[navypie]

So similar to the types that anything that isn't socialism is far right?

Anyone, no matter their overall position on the political spectrum, can occasionally have a valid point. I'm not the type of person that blindly follows a political tribe because it is my tribe. I will support a position based on whether it is a good idea, not because it came from a certain tribe.

Good but not good enough. The left tribe believes in free speech but only if it fits their narrative. They are the modern day National Socialists.