Labour In. Blair Out.
It would appear that for some Labour MPs (17 so far) enough is enough. In an act of defiance they have decided that the issue of Tony Blair's trustworthiness over Iraq is so significant that they are making their continued opposition to the war an election issue. The group of MPs is calling itself Labour Against The War, and has recognised that one of the most significant election issues will be Iraq and Tony Blair's handling of the whole issue.
The full story can be found in today's Independant, which also highlights a counter-weight group from within the Labour Party. Yet interestingly, the Labour Friends Of Iraq is focussing on the need to sort out the mess Bush and Blair have made, and does not support Blair's original decision to invade Iraq in support of Bush.
So on this matter alone the Labour Party is falling into several camps:
1. Labour Against The War - believes the invasion was wrong and occupying troops should be removed as soon as possible.
2. Labour Friends Of Iraq - believes that regardless of the rights or wrongs of the invasion, we've made the mess and should stay to clear it up.
3. Anti-War MPs - candidates such as Des Turner who has made a statement on his website confirming his opposition to the war.
4. Sycophantic Blairites - MPs and candidates who believe that we should move on from Iraq.
We'll publish the list of MPs supporting Labour Against The War shortly, but you shouldn't assume that simply because they're anti-war they are deserving of your support. We'll be checking their voting records first.
Thanks to http://www.perfect.co.uk/ for the link.
The full story can be found in today's Independant, which also highlights a counter-weight group from within the Labour Party. Yet interestingly, the Labour Friends Of Iraq is focussing on the need to sort out the mess Bush and Blair have made, and does not support Blair's original decision to invade Iraq in support of Bush.
So on this matter alone the Labour Party is falling into several camps:
1. Labour Against The War - believes the invasion was wrong and occupying troops should be removed as soon as possible.
2. Labour Friends Of Iraq - believes that regardless of the rights or wrongs of the invasion, we've made the mess and should stay to clear it up.
3. Anti-War MPs - candidates such as Des Turner who has made a statement on his website confirming his opposition to the war.
4. Sycophantic Blairites - MPs and candidates who believe that we should move on from Iraq.
We'll publish the list of MPs supporting Labour Against The War shortly, but you shouldn't assume that simply because they're anti-war they are deserving of your support. We'll be checking their voting records first.
Thanks to http://www.perfect.co.uk/ for the link.
3 Comments:
The war is only one of several reasons why Blair is a liability. For me, tuition fees were an act of complete and deliberate betrayal of generatiuons to come. His allowing the Brown raid on pensions is another reason he can't be trusted. And he will tell any lies, pay any price (or make us pay it) to get UK into the dodgy Euro, and thus secure a future for himself in EU politics. He is dangerous, very dangerous.
Hi all,
Just to let you know that I have sent the superb animation links around to my contacts, and I've just heard back from the fantastic American website Ericblumrich .com that he has linked to them (on the home page).
P.S - was very pleased on discovering this site wasn't REALLY backing Blair!
Good work!
We need to list the Labour MPs for War!
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