Labour could win a general election by promising to end destitution. Why not do that?
Jamie Driscoll: good advice for his old party.
North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll, who quit the Labour Party to stand as an Independent, has provided useful advice to his former political home – and it is good.
You may have missed it among the torrent of opinions on Israel and Gaza, so here it is:
I would like to see @UKLabour say it’s going to end destitution in 5 years. We’ve got working people using food banks. Children are going hungry. My politics is simple. Britain should be run in the interests of the people who do the work. @PoliticsJOE_UK #PoliticsJoe @AvaSantina pic.twitter.com/bGLgDHtvk1
— Mayor Jamie Driscoll (@MayorJD) October 13, 2023
Promise to end destitution within five years and the election is won.
It’s a valid point, isn’t it?
The question is: why won’t Keir Starmer do it? Is he too heavily in thrall to big business by now?
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With austerity, Brexit, poor handling of COVID, spiralling interest and energy costs and the ‘cost of living’ crisis then add to that the constant sleaze and corruption at it’s peak during Johnson’s leadership and the fact that the voters are just ‘fed up’ after 14 years it’s an open goal for Labour.
Starmer knows this and knows that by making a few basic promises and actually sticking to them he could get a landslide easily. He’s not interested. He’d rather ‘just’ win with him having reneged on any such promises (NB I see how loudly he makes promises and how quietly he reneges) and, perhaps, not break those promises that he DOES make prior to the election?
No vision, no values, no sense. He’s banking on Labour supporters not having anyone else to vote for. It’s a slap in the face for anyone with true Labour values.
Seeking volunteer admin please, to bring into existence oven ready new political party that offers such as below policy pledges:
– £16 per hour minimum wage, with 16 hour minimum working week and end to zero hour contracts, from age 16 upwards the same.
– Free breakfasts and lunches for all state schools, from free kindergartens from age 9 months to end of high school.
– Living amount of state pension.
– Price control on staple foods.
– Renationalise energy companies and National Grid and make energy bills fully affordable.
– Price control on private rentals.
– Build around 400,000 social homes with fully affordable rents.
Contact through website please
http://www.over50sparty.org.uk