,
10 tweets,
4 min read
Read on Twitter
1/ These are eloquent words but the only real question remaining for the Labour Party is what it has *done* to confront, smash and generally reduce antisemitism since it was raised, by many Jewish people who are not lying or smearing, years ago.
(thread)
(thread)
2/ First thing's first.
Many institutions have experienced problems with racism and culture.
Every institution is different but we have figured out, over the years and as a society, that there are some standard methods for making things better.
See
Many institutions have experienced problems with racism and culture.
Every institution is different but we have figured out, over the years and as a society, that there are some standard methods for making things better.
See
3/ Reality for Labour is 3 things which everyone accepts were needed have not been done:
(1) Develop an effective (swift, fair, transparent) disciplinary process
(2) Widespread political education (as Owen identified)
(3) Showing real leadership including empathy towards victims
(1) Develop an effective (swift, fair, transparent) disciplinary process
(2) Widespread political education (as Owen identified)
(3) Showing real leadership including empathy towards victims
4/ Institutions can't fight racism through flame wars on Twitter - in fact that makes things far worse as the issue is reduced to talking points and memes when it needs, instead, sensitivity and a strategic approach.
Victimisation becomes common in an atmosphere of distrust.
Victimisation becomes common in an atmosphere of distrust.
5/ It is also hopeless to expect this issue to go away just because people want it to - or write that they want it to, or say that they want it to.
We know that everyone wants it to go away.
It has to be addressed structurally, by the party, and it has to now failed.
We know that everyone wants it to go away.
It has to be addressed structurally, by the party, and it has to now failed.
6/ I just can't see how anyone can look at the Labour Party, with its
- broken disciplinary system,
- failure to implement recommendations Corbyn promised to implement *years ago*, and
- failure of political education,
And say it has done enough or even nearly enough
- broken disciplinary system,
- failure to implement recommendations Corbyn promised to implement *years ago*, and
- failure of political education,
And say it has done enough or even nearly enough
7/ Some more thoughts in this thread
8/ @RachelRileyRR and others who are taking the fight back to Labour supporters are not to blame for this.
When people look back on this period, they will see that - fundamentally - a problem with institutional racism was identified and the institution failed to address it
When people look back on this period, they will see that - fundamentally - a problem with institutional racism was identified and the institution failed to address it
@RachelRileyRR 9/ Here is more of the same from me. Sorry, but I'm going to keep the focus on these points as I think they are in many ways the most important though also the more boring .
Don't let the Twitter fireworks shift attention from what is actually happening
Don't let the Twitter fireworks shift attention from what is actually happening
@RachelRileyRR 10/ Try to keep an eye on the detail - not the rhetoric.
Almost none of the party's own recommendations - made years ago and accepted in full by Corbyn - have been implemented.
That is why almost nothing has changed
Almost none of the party's own recommendations - made years ago and accepted in full by Corbyn - have been implemented.
That is why almost nothing has changed
