Walterp
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Farmers often bemoan (among many other things) the absence of conviction politicians in the UK.
Well, here’s one - John McDonnell. Working class boy made good, a graduate, a trades union background, extensive experience of helping disadvantaged children, and a burning conviction that the Thatcherite revolution has ended, as revolutions often end, by consuming itself - “They’ve got no mission, no objectives and I think they realise. What is the point of them being there?”
He is also in charge of Labour’s economic policy, and has this week requested Civil Service access for Labour shadow ministerial teams to 'learn the ropes of running government departments' as the Tories continue on their self-imposed slow road to oblivion.
And instead? McDonnell advocates re-nationalisation of public utilties, £500bn of public spending, higher taxes for the better off, big cash injections into the public services including an extra £6bn immediately for the NHS, and a huge housebuilding programme.
Attlee reprised, and equally likely to enjoy widespread electoral support.
Try this: “When people are having those school gate conversations saying, ‘oh they’ve just laid off so and so, our teaching assistant in the class’, or ‘last night I was at A&E and we waited eight hours before we actually saw anyone’ and then they read about the Paradise Papers and the super-rich avoiding taxes, no wonder people are getting angry.”
There’s going to be a General election soon. Corbyn will probably gain power. McDonnell will be Chancellor.
Enjoy.
Well, here’s one - John McDonnell. Working class boy made good, a graduate, a trades union background, extensive experience of helping disadvantaged children, and a burning conviction that the Thatcherite revolution has ended, as revolutions often end, by consuming itself - “They’ve got no mission, no objectives and I think they realise. What is the point of them being there?”
He is also in charge of Labour’s economic policy, and has this week requested Civil Service access for Labour shadow ministerial teams to 'learn the ropes of running government departments' as the Tories continue on their self-imposed slow road to oblivion.
And instead? McDonnell advocates re-nationalisation of public utilties, £500bn of public spending, higher taxes for the better off, big cash injections into the public services including an extra £6bn immediately for the NHS, and a huge housebuilding programme.
Attlee reprised, and equally likely to enjoy widespread electoral support.
Try this: “When people are having those school gate conversations saying, ‘oh they’ve just laid off so and so, our teaching assistant in the class’, or ‘last night I was at A&E and we waited eight hours before we actually saw anyone’ and then they read about the Paradise Papers and the super-rich avoiding taxes, no wonder people are getting angry.”
There’s going to be a General election soon. Corbyn will probably gain power. McDonnell will be Chancellor.
Enjoy.