Labour’s leader candidates seem determined to destroy their own party. Here’s how it works
Labour: why are those at the top consciously colluding on activities that are undermining the party?
This Site recently published a story about Simon Maginn calling on the Charity Commission to investigate examples of interference in politics by the Board of Deputies of British Jews – in what seem to be clear attempts to prevent the Labour Party from being elected to form a government.
He had already posted a 15-tweet thread on Twitter, detailing ways in which Labour’s leaders were themselves sabotaging the party by kowtowing to the desires of the Board of Deputies and like-minded anti-Labour groups.
But after This Writer’s recent run-in with people claiming to be acting against transphobia, it seems the steps work very well in relation to that, too.
See for yourself:
How to destroy a political party.
1. Select your cause. This could be anything, but it’ll work better if it’s simultaneously highly emotive, imprecise, and presented as something people will find it difficult to argue against. (‘Let’s fight antisemitism’, for instance.)
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
3. Denounce. Denounce publicly, denounce often, denoune repeatedly. Repetition is key: the messages must be repeated sufficiently that they become ‘common sense’, something people keep on hearing about so it ‘must be true’.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
5. Divide. Make sure your issue is one that will cause division. Set factions against each other, foment intra-party tensions and get party members fighting each other.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
7. Recruit the media. Make sure your issue is one the media will find ‘sexy’, and will want to report. Your ‘ambassadors’ will have good links and contacts here. Media are scandal-hungry and credulous. Flood them with stories.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
9. So give comedians material. Give them caricatures of reality, exaggerated characteristics. Comedians, like your media ambassadors, will be eager to be recruited if they can ‘make material’ out of your issue.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
11. Now complain the complaints process itself is ‘too slow.’ The massive backlog you’ve created becomes a new campaigning tool. The party is ‘in denial’, ‘not taking the issue seriously’, etc.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
13. Demand 'action'. Your demands must increase as concessions are made. Every concession muct be denounced as insufficient. Whatever is offered, it must be refused and condemned. No apology should be accepted, but rejected as ‘too little too late’.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
15. Be relentless. Never stop.
— simon maginn (@simonmaginn) March 3, 2019
Note the part stating that no attempt will be made to resolve the issue. That’s how you know that the plan is simply to disrupt the Labour Party.
And pay close attention to the participants.
Now watch the news and see if Mr Maginn – and/or This Writer – is right.
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention. ☺
Steve mentioned the thread in a “not for publication” comment a few days ago. I had already seen the thread anyway, and was waiting for a good moment to use it – but thanks anyway; I’d rather have a tip-off I didn’t need than miss a potentially good story.
No link?
To what?
There are links on each Twitter quote (it’s the blue “xxx are talking about this”)
The Charity Commission received no such request….I just checked. Nothing more than an anti-semitic article and not even very convincing.
How do you know that, then? Who are you?