I have had some fun on here, baiting right wing loonies (and having some nice chats with folk to the right of me). But I shake my head sadly at comments like the above about Izzard. This bloke has campaigned eloquently and passionately for the labour cause for many years. And you sneer at him, for what? Being middle class and well off? Attitudes like that is what will keep Labour comfortably in opposition for the time being.
As a middle class, comfortably off, erstwhile labour supporter (albeit of working class roots, and having worked hard all my life for my lot, and having little time for Red Jezza Leninspart's form of shit leadership and complete policy vaccum) I regard your pathetic sniping at a very decent eloquent bloke utterly 'Class War' (the political equivalent of penis envy).
As for the Trade Union version of labour, my union, as I have mentioned more than once, is supposed to be protecting the future of its members (university academics like wot I am), but they are forever grandstanding about things that don't concern them, like the prospects of folk not yet employed in the sector (what?) and a few years back, crowing about their 'stop the war' banner in Trafalgar Square. The idea of unions is great. Industrial action - its the only weapon we have, isn't it. Unfortunately unions attract the same sort of idiots as any other power group, deluded, power hungry, exclusive shysters. Not all, of course. But far too many.
Taking money off trade unions to finance the party is why the party has always been emotionally in hock to the unions. Until Mr Tony came along. I still like Mr Tony. The 'war' may have had no exit strategy, but it was not illegal. There is no amount of shouting, bullying or bricks through my window that will change my mind.
From baiting right-wing loonies to swallowing all their ideas - the sad fate of the modern centrist "moderate"
I have had some fun on here, baiting right wing loonies (and having some nice chats with folk to the right of me). But I shake my head sadly at comments like the above about Izzard. This bloke has campaigned eloquently and passionately for the labour cause for many years. And you sneer at him, for what? Being middle class and well off? Attitudes like that is what will keep Labour comfortably in opposition for the time being.
As a middle class, comfortably off, erstwhile labour supporter (albeit of working class roots, and having worked hard all my life for my lot, and having little time for Red Jezza Leninspart's form of shit leadership and complete policy vaccum) I regard your pathetic sniping at a very decent eloquent bloke utterly 'Class War' (the political equivalent of penis envy).
As for the Trade Union version of labour, my union, as I have mentioned more than once, is supposed to be protecting the future of its members (university academics like wot I am), but they are forever grandstanding about things that don't concern them, like the prospects of folk not yet employed in the sector (what?) and a few years back, crowing about their 'stop the war' banner in Trafalgar Square. The idea of unions is great. Industrial action - its the only weapon we have, isn't it. Unfortunately unions attract the same sort of idiots as any other power group, deluded, power hungry, exclusive shysters. Not all, of course. But far too many.
Taking money off trade unions to finance the party is why the party has always been emotionally in hock to the unions. Until Mr Tony came along. I still like Mr Tony. The 'war' may have had no exit strategy, but it was not illegal. There is no amount of shouting, bullying or bricks through my window that will change my mind.
