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The
disgusting, fabricated anti-Semitism row that has engulfed Labour over the past
week is, I fear, the start of a putsch against Jeremy Corbyn. I'm not going to
get into the details of the row, except to say that I broadly agree with Ken
Livingstone and the other Labour MP about the evils of the Israeli, Zionist
elite. Now, as my readers will know, I'm
no supporter of Labour, but I do feel that JC is for all his faults - and there are many - an
honest and decent politician, at least as honest and decent as a politician can
be. I think he is principled and believes in traditional Labour ideas. That is
probably why the many Blairites who still haunt the party can't stand him and
want him out. They are arguably still reeling from the fact that one of their
own didn't get the leaders job last year and the pesky grass-roots supporters
used democracy to put someone in power that they wanted. Imagine that, the
Labour party, the supposed party of the working man allowing its members to
have a direct say in the running of the party. Good grief! Arguably, that was
what really pissed the Blairites off. That was the whole problem with Blairism;
it was complete style over substance and was about as far removed from
democracy as you could feasibly get without going over the threshold into
complete totalitarianism. Although some, like me, would argue that it was
completely totalitarian in nature and ideology. But I digress, slightly.
Anyway, this
manufactured row is nothing but the warning shots being fired at JC. It is the
first salvo in the battle to have him removed. I would bet good money that if
Labour don't make significant gains in this month's local elections, the
Blairities will use that as the excuse they need to oust their leader. Now,
historically, Labour are far more tolerant of their leader than say the Tories,
who can organise a coup very easily if need be. However, after the disaster
that was Milliband and now Corbyn, the disgruntled factions within the party
will be looking for any and every excuse they can find to kick him out. In this
respect I've always thought of JC as a bit like Ned Stark from GOT. Honest,
principled and loyal, but rather weak and out of his depth and totally
unprepared to play the Game of Westminster. Granted he was a very militant
back-bencher and often voted against his own party, specifically under Blair,
but that was ill training for the role he now finds himself in. Much as Ned did
himself when he moved to Kings Landing. I just wonder which member of the
Labour party will take the role of Joffrey and order Corbyn's head removed.
Tragically, there are far too many traitors to choose from.
