Labour’s campaign at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election has rightly been attacked for
its blatantly racist nature, as well as it’s hideous (and hideously ineffective) attempts to write-off the Conservative candidate, Edward Timpson, as a “toff”.
The Labour tactics have been almost uniquely depressing, so I thought I’d cheer myself up by pointing out that not all decency has vanished from the Left: John Harris at the Guardian wrote adevastating article decrying the Crewe tactics.
Even more satisfying, in the “injection of optimism regarding human life” category of satisfaction, was the article by Sunder Katwala. Katwala’s article is a shameful, ridiculous defence of the Labour tactic at Crewe. But the response from his readership is worth reading, particularly from June15, who wrote
John Prescott criticised the treatment he got from idiots on the Tory benches who asked him to fetch drinks for them. He had been a steward in the merchant marine you see. Just a bit of a laugh eh Sunder?
Black footballers that have bananas thrown on the pitch and monkey noises made when they touch the ball. Just a bit of a laugh eh Sunder?
And New Labour has previous on this. Remember Michael Howard not a toff a gramar school boy from South Wales but jewish. He was depicted as Fagin in the 2005 election. Or Letwin and Howard as flying pigs? Remeber that. Just a bit of a laugh eh Sunder?
Timpson’s dad may have made a load of money but he fostered over 80 kids with that money and as well as his own 3 kids he adopted another two. Just because he made money does not make him a greedy self interested toff.
Timpson himself, what does he do with his excellent education? Sit back an run daddy’s business having an easy life. No he’s a lawyer. Does he work in the City on M&A or corporate law making even more money? No he works in family law not the place to make your fortune. Why does he do that. The kids from the broken homes and family breakdowns and bereavements he grew up with in his home made an impact.
For Christ’s sake Sunder. Disagree with the Tories. I do. But Timpson sounds like a decent person and so does his mum and dad.
This kind of thing makes me really want him to win you know. I couldn’t give a toss now about this or that policy in this by-election. This made me sick. If Labour have to make personal attacks on decent people they disagree with to win then the game’s up anyway.
Says it all, doesn’t it?
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Unfortunately, the complete absense of principle within NuLabour has led to the presnet position. They have nothing to offer apart from unfounded hatred and jealousy.