So he's going to sever ties with the unions, the unions who practically fund the Labour party..okay great Oracle whats next Turkey's voting for Christmas ?
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So he's going to sever ties with the unions, the unions who practically fund the Labour party..okay great Oracle whats next Turkey's voting for Christmas ?
dannyboy
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Exactly. The sad thing is they've done all the things the left was accused of during that period and there's been a barely a whimper from the media.
If they're in government, they govern for all people in the UK, not just the 6 million people in a trade union.
Yes I agree my point is they will not sever ties with the Unions. Do you agree with that ?
Probably not. It wouldn't be a bad thing. We complain (rightly) that Tory donors get all kinds of political backhanders. It seems an inevitable quid pro quo that financial support results in political support for the donor, which I'm not sure is all that healthy for a democracy when you want the government to follow unbiased evidence rather than the views of an interest group.
Correct, the way it works they are both beholden to their paymasters, remember years ago the Tories actually got an investigation into where the Labour parties funds were from, changed union laws because of it. But really I'm biased i know, the reply murky funding comes from big business, knighthoods, but contracts etc, funny how that was never looked into by the Murdoch press and even now.
And it obviously happens on an individual level as well with 2nd jobs etc. It's not great.
It's not as if it's a poor first wage either, most of us would be ecstatic with an MPs wages.
If anything I think it would probably be the other way round. Unions cutting ties from the Labour party.
Not sure they'd all do it at once, but some I could see doing it. Unite have been making noises for a while.
mightymoyes
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Labour have parachuted this racist filth into a northern constituency
To be honest maybe it's not the Labour party that was, but this is the only party that gives the union a voice and a sympathetic ear every now and again. The Tories hate the unions, so it would probably still be in the best interests of the unions to stay together. They may not be the bedfellows they once were but still need each other from time to time.
Ming the merciless
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They’re doing their best. Starmer’s made a complete balls up of two issues, Gaza and the Diane Abbot situation, that were both easily avoidable. The bloke hasn’t got a political sixth sense. I fear the worst if he ever gets to be PM.
Spadge Vernacular
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What has this rat said, mate?
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