Subjective opinion from Professor O'Hara and the NewStatesman still gets it wrong

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2016/11/moment-when-labours-poll-rating-gets-lot-lot-worse

This is the moment when Labour's poll rating gets a lot, lot worse

Rambling and contrived, the NewStatesman publishes an article which seems to be no more than speculative opinion on what their editorial "team" would prefer as the outcome of the next general election. Describing itself as occupying " a left-of-centre political position" the NewStatesman can hardly be described as being in the Jeremy Corbyn camp. In fact with their articles going back over the months since Corbyn was elected as Labour party leader, the general tone and direction of the NewStatesman, can at best be described as more in tune with "Labour First" and that organisations determination to undermine the current leadership and restore the more autocratic Labour Party of the mid-1990s and early 2010s.

Professor Glen O'Hara. NewStatesman 

Until yesterday's article (21st December 2016) the NewStatesman has been quite frank in its criticism of Corbyn ever since the candidates for the 2015 Leadership election were confirmed. During that contest, the NewStatesman endorsed and supported Yvette cooper (NewStatesman 19th August 2015) and from comments and editorials from earlier this year, we could reasonably assume that Owen Smith was their preferred candidate this year. However, yesterdays article seems to be a departure from the tactics employed thus far, by now resorting to a less direct, more subtle form of subversion by attempting to plant seeds of doubt amongst Corbyn supporters to the effect that all is already lost and that they might just as well not bother.

I am reminded of a certain buffoon of a conservative politician, (Boris Johnson is not the first nor will he be the last), who admittedly in another context, accused, I think that it was James Callaghan, of "Rushing around drumming up apathy". The NewStatesman is employing a variation of this gambit with a not very subtle piece from Glen O’Hara. 

Comments

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.

Agenda 2019

Search This Blog