Saturday, October 27, 2007

Wreckers and Splitters – Split

It’s happened, and it is just such a shame. Completely unexpected of course and very sad. Diss-Respect has split. Check out the East London Advertiser. The 4 SWPers (ish) Respect Councilors in Tower Hamlets, the home of respect, have left the other Islamic Extremists and resigned the whip.

The four include Oli Rahman (PCS activist – who’s actually got a sense of humour, how on earth did he ever got involved with this shower?) Respect’s first councillor in 2004. The others are Lutfa Begum, her daughter Rania Khan (keep it in the family) and Ahmed Hussain.

There are a number of rumours that they have now been expelled from Respect (of course they should be). But I suspect this is mischief making, since it would be amazing if Respect could organise it self to do anything so quickly.

Workers Weekly has a long (as ever) account of rows, fights, threats and recriminations. Probably mostly true. I love Galloway description of the SWP as Russian dolls. (I never thought I would say such words).

The anti-SWP “socialist unity Blog” is scenting blood and after years of claiming that Galloway is the equivalent of a trot Antichrist, are now crawling all over him asking to be their leader and for them to become the next victims of his Stalinist abuse. Good luck to them I say!

Hat tip thingy to Nedlud for the photo montage (he’s used a few of my blog pics – I’ll let him off)

Update: Jerry Hicks the trade union activist sacked by Rolls Royce has resigned from the SWP over their lies.

11 comments:

marshajane said...

Yes it is a shame they have split, I wont post about comrades private grief.

Off topic just watched you on the Politics show and blogged about it

Well done

John Gray said...

Hi Marsha

Not sure why you feel its a shame?

But thanks for your comments about the Politics Show.

marshajane said...

I was being sarcastic JG :)

John Gray said...

Ah - good!

Anonymous said...

yes -well done JG. Sorry didn't see it -up north wi' ferrets and whippets. kat

John Gray said...

Hi Kat
Check out the latest post http://grayee.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-we-dont-want-pensions-paid-by-blood.html

And you can find link to BBC site and have a look at interview. Guaranteed to cure all forms of insomnia!

Anonymous said...

Yes, John - I too wonder why Marsha thinks it a shame that Respect have split? Isn't she a Labour Party member? Aren't Respect a rival party, standing candidates against Labour and cheering to the rafters when it has an impact (no matter how minuscule) on the level of the Labour vote? So what's the story Marsha?

Anonymous said...

Graysee just to put you right from one that knows RESPECT that is the real RESPECT are on the way up now that US people of Tower Hamlets and accross the country are sure that the WASPS (which there IS less than eight percent of members in TH )are on there way out this is the best news for respect shame about Ollie must have got stung by a wasp the other three are no loss really Ahmed has always had his eye on the next rung of the ladder regardless of who he trod on to get there his nickname has always been Gerald the mole (tinker taylor bla bla)shame about Rania had a lot to learn but was a quick learner would have shown some promise over time her mother Luther suffers sorry others around her have had to suffer with her wild crazy behaviour patterns as i say the memberships have been going crazy with new members now its got out that the unelectable wasps are leaving the hive the sooner they buzz off the better for politics bring on the next elections

marshajane said...

Well Jerry - as I said Sarcasm - not my fault you dont understand.

Andrew has done a good p ost on the split over on unionfutures

John Gray said...

Hi Anon

"Graysee just to put you right from one that knows..."

The problem (or rather “problems”) with your apparent arguments is that what is the point of a Bengali only party in Tower Hamlets? I doubt (certain) you would ever win a majority of council seats (and if you did the Government would just cut off funding). Why spend the rest of your life as opposition Politician’s with no power to do anything?

Also, at the risk of being pedantic, WASP’s refer to Protestants. Many of the White SWPers are ex-Roman Catholics (I think there is a connection)

John Gray said...

Hi Marsh

“Well Jerry - as I said Sarcasm – not...”

Yes, good article by Andrew about respect (don’t agree with much of it of course). I saw Andrew today at NHS march and said “better late than never”. He reckons he’s done other stuff on Respect. Not seen anything apart from one thing on education.