Frances O'Grady says Labour should get on with being an effective opposition.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/07/tuc-leader-says-labour-is-failing-to-act-as-effective-opposition

TUC leader says Labour is failing to act as effective opposition

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady

Frances O'Grady could well be right."“It is important that Labour does not just focus on members and MPs but actually unites and gets on with being an effective opposition and map out a route to victory".

However, O'Grady and others who repeat this "selective" view of reality fail, either by accident or more probably design, to mention even in passing, the reasons for the party being " focused on internal rows". Even before the leadership election of last year, there were those elements within the Parliamentary Labour Party (as well as in the media), openly stating that in the event that Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour party, they would launch a coup to remove him from the leadership "within days". From that time, there has been an almost daily dose of PLP "briefings" and media speculation with the clear intent of undermining and discrediting the leadership, which has become even more intense since the orchestrated coup of June this year, failed to achieve their objective of compelling the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

Under these circumstances, what are the people who disagree with the objectives of the coup organisers and the constant barrage of negative press and anti Labour party leadership briefings from the Parliamentary Labour Party expected to do? 

There are those who would dearly love to see the people resisting to coup, to just acquiesce and accept that the democratic decision taken by some 251,400 (59.5%) can be simply rejected and overturned by 172 people who did not want that result. The majority of Labour party members did not wish to see another leadership election, less than 9 months after the election of September last year. Members have repeatedly argued that another election would be divisive within the party and have consistently called for party unity to focus on opposing the conservative government and attacking their policies on the NHS, working peoples rights, welfare, civil liberties, Europe and all the other measures which are destroying peoples lives and society in this country.

It is the 172 of the Parliamentary Party and those who support them who are determined to perpetuate this division and turmoil within the Labour party, presumably until those who are resisting them, surrender unconditionally to their subterfuge, intimidation, threat and bullying and meekly accept whatever terms the 172 dictate. However, surrender is not likely to happen anytime soon, resulting in the distinct probability that the divisions will continue to be the focus of media attention. 

It is still not too late for unity to be restored in the party ranks. The 172 can still even now, accept the democratic decision of the party membership and unite behind the leadership.  Jeremy Corbyn and others, have frequently appealed for a coming together of personalities but this has been ignored so far.

Perhaps Frances O'Grady should direct her comments towards those who's personal agenda's seek a different Labour party to the one which, together with the Trade Unions and affiliated organisations, strives to fight the excesses of business and corporate interests and conservative government, rather than members of their own party.  

Northern Ireland and Brexit. The return of "The Troubles"

Northern Ireland: police attacked in another night of disturbances | Northern Ireland | The Guardian When the "Brexit" debate was still filling our newspapers and our television screens, readers may remember why I had changed my mind since voting to leave at the referendum vote. Apart from the economic arguments, which had become crystal clear after peeling away all the lies and misrepresentations trotted out by Bozo Boris and his "Get Brexit Done" conspirators, there was always the problem of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Would it be possible to have a border between the European Union and the United Kingdom where people, goods and services could pass freely between the two nations without customs restrictions, tariffs, duties and all the other formalities? Would it be possible to have one part of the United Kingdom treated differently from other parts of the United Kingdom, particularly when Scotland for example had voted overwhe

The Parliamentary Labour Party conspirators are hatching another coup.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/corbyn-labour-leadership-rebel-mps-a7202641.html Labour MPs plan for Corbyn victory and plot how to confront an emboldened leader Even for the "Independent", the number and use of unnamed anonymous "sources" in this article is quite astonishing. However, amongst all the usual speculative delusion, there is one factor which causes concern to anyone who believes in the Labour Party, its principles and in he democratic process of the Labour movement. It is abundantly clear that elements within the Parliamentary Labour Party, are even now, planning another coup in the event that Jeremy Corbyn should emerge as winner in the current ballot. The failed coup of earlier this year, has now descended into a sham leadership election, because the conspirators still fail to accept the democratic decision of the Labour party membership and cling to

Plemont development or return to nature?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey- A date has been set for a public inquiry into plans for Plemont Headland. This exceptional location must be sold to the National trust for Jersey, and returned to nature. Any other outcome involving development of the site, can only demonstrate the extent to which greed and self interest have become endemic in Jersey.

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