Thursday, 28 May 2009

Categorically Speaking

I think we all know what Peter Mandelson's "categorical assurance" about Vauxhall is. It is his own categorical assurance to Unite that he will nationalise it if necessary. After all these years of his trying to drive trade unions and trade unionists out of political life, you really do have to laugh.
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5 comments:

  1. Charlie Marks28 May 2009 at 20:58

    There's no guarantee. That's the problem - he isn't willing to back a nationalisation of Vauxhall.

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  2. David Lindsay29 May 2009 at 17:09

    Peter Mandelson has dropped more than enough hints that he has promised Unite that he will do this if the Germans cannot come up with anything better.

    Old Labour support for nationalisation has always been strictly pragmatic, whereas of course New Labour was totally opposed no matter what, a position far more extreme than that of, say, Margaret Thatcher.

    And an old CPGB hand Mandy may be. But he is still Herbert Morrison's grandson.

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  3. Charlie Marks29 May 2009 at 23:19

    Not sure Tony Woodley takes these hints seriously! Can't say I blame him, I wouldn't trust mandelson as far as I could throw him.

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  4. David Lindsay30 May 2009 at 00:28

    Two marginal seats in Luton.

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  5. Charlie Marks31 May 2009 at 02:59

    I doubt New Labour would weep if Kelvin Hopkins lost his seat! He puts New Labour to shame - commuting to work, fancy that ;-)

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