No Respect Without Self-Respect

In place of the singing of "Oh, Jeremy Corbyn" to the tune of Seven Nation Army, get used to hearing "Oh, Rebecca Long-Bailey" to the tune of Hi Ho Silver Lining. Long-Bailey as the Left's candidate for Leader is John McDonnell's final triumph over Corbyn, whose own preferred successor has just lost her seat.

If I were to enter the premises, then I would be kicked down the stairs. So could someone please check this for me? Since one good turn deserves another, is Ben Sellers now employing Laura Pidcock as a shopgirl? If not, why not?

Away from this nonsense, though, no, I am not going to be joining George Galloway's Workers' Party of Britain. As the presence of Joti Brar as Deputy Leader makes clear, just as Respect was the SWP plus George, or vice versa depending on how you look at it, so this is the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) plus George, or vice versa depending on how you look at it.

The what? Well, it has deep roots, but in its present form it is the result of a breakaway from Arthur Scargill's party because the latter was insufficiently supportive of North Korea. As with the SWP, I am afraid that George is being rather opportunistic here. His old allies did share his opposition to the Iraq War, but he has never been a Trotskyist. And his new allies do share his support for Brexit and his opposition to "woke" identity politics, but he will never be a Maoist.

I will be standing for Parliament again here at North West Durham next time, so please give generously. In any event, please email davidaslindsay@hotmail.com. Very many thanks.