Abrahams Accord?

The death of David Irving was a masterpiece of a hoax. And not only on those grounds should Kim McGuinness have no fear. She is presumably being supported by North East voter David Abrahams, who tweeted as recently as 2017 that black South Africans, "preferred white rule as less corrupt and more viable and professional."

Abrahams gave up funding the Labour Party while it was led by a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, but he resumed doing so once it was led by the man who, as Director of Public Prosecutions, had declined to prosecute him for his dodgy donations under Tony Blair. Will Abrahams be voting for McGuinness? If so, then why would you?

Do the Holocaust Education Trust and the Anne Frank Trust consider acceptable the following form of words? A leading Labour member of Durham County Council has been, and may still be, a Patron of the Anne Frank Trust. Will he be voting for a candidate who thus expressed herself? Will he be signing her nomination papers? Will Abrahams be signing those? Who, exactly, will be doing so? Such signatories would deserve political, professional and social ostracism. It may be possible to articulate that in two words.

Even 20 years on, it is easy to picture McGuinness at 18, holding court from the show ponies' stable that is the mean girls' table. The Total Transport Network was reason enough to vote for Jamie Driscoll. More Labour Party members in the North East were always going to vote for Jamie than were going to vote for McGuinness. But here are no fewer than 17 more reasons to vote for Jamie. McGuinness should not withdraw. She must be defeated.