Thursday, December 06, 2007

PFI firm run by Tory Peer fund SWP "Fighting Unions"

Just when you thought that fact could not get any stranger than fiction with regard to the Diss-respect farrago, it appears that their general secretary, John Rees (pre-split) accepted a dubious $10,000 company cheque from a Dubai construction company, Khansahed Civil Engineering.

This is owned by Interserve, who are a leading Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contractor, chaired by Tory Peer and former Head of the John Major’s policy unit, Lord Norman Blackwell.

It was I suppose pretty amazing was that this cheque had been previously been sent back by Galloway (unheard of him to refuse money!). However, apparently he suspected a “sting" by an undercover reporter.

The money was later used by Rees to cover a £5,000 loss made by the SWP/Respect backed “Organising for a Fighting Trade Union”. There may have been nothing “illegal” about this payment but it is particularly shameful of the SWP who have constantly jeered at the Labour Party and other democractic political partes who have dug themselves into big holes over funding. For them to now deliberately take money via a company cheque made out by a foreign construction company on behalf of trade unions? A company who in the UK openly makes money out of privatising British schools and hospitals?

I wonder what it is like to be a member of the SWP at this time. Their activist's excuse may be that they are “Lions led by Donkeys” but in reality are they just “Sheep being led to Slaughter”?

Another Hat tip to Ted Jeory at the East London Advertiser

9 comments:

Tom Powdrill said...

It just gets better doesn't it?

I think the vanguard of the working class may have made a few missteps on the road to socialism.

Anonymous said...

This weeks Socialist Workers slams Labour for taking doggy donors money

and yet all along .....

reminds you of Animal Farm......
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

Sectarian and Sleazy

Anonymous said...

Its so sleazy....not at all like the current funding problems faced by the Labour party - a Government of all the talents?

Anonymous said...

Wait till they get to the bottom of Ashcrofts donations

cannot wait

John Gray said...

Hi Anon

"This weeks Socialist Workers slams Labour...."

Yes, their hypocrisy is breathtaking.

John Gray said...

Hi Anon

"Its so sleazy...."

Yes, I agree that the row over Labour Party funds is sleazy as well. Peter Watt has paid the price. Will the SWP politburo do anything about their boss John Rees?

John Gray said...

Hi Anon

“Wait till they get to the bottom of Ashcrofts donations...”

Very true, Ashcroft has been flooding tory marginal and target seats with money.

Anonymous said...

Socialist Worker Fund this week
headline
claims millionaires need not apply !

should say

unless Foreign millionaire !

I see on Socialist Unity site, swp members keep posting comments stating

why are you do the right wing media job, if you believe in unity why are you attacking socialists

strange

The SWP and Socialist Worker newspaper attack Labour evry week

But thats different.......
The SWP is a Revoluntinary Party

no your not...

The SWP is a group of students, lead by Public School Kids -

Just how many of their leaders have gone to private school

John Gray said...

Hi Anon

Yes, it is always amusing to look at the comments made on the Socialist Unity site and contemplate the words “Socialist” and “Unity”. Andy really ought to consider changing to name to something more apt. How about “Splitters and wreakers deathmatch”?

Just a comradely suggestion.....