[1/4] In March, my own general secretary, @MattWrack, rushed out a public statement condemning me, @KateHoeyMP and others on the Left as a ‘disgrace to the traditions of the labour movement’ because we shared a stage with political opponents at a pro-Brexit rally…
@MattWrack @KateHoeyMP [2/4] ‘There's no place in the labour movement for lining up with the Tories’ he said. Since then, there have been several examples of labour movement figures on the other side of the debate (inc some of Matt’s close allies, e.g. John McDonnell) doing precisely the same thing…
@MattWrack @KateHoeyMP [3/4] Yet, on these occasions, Matt has said not a single solitary word. He has remained utterly silent. This shows that his original public statement was driven not by principle, but by prejudice. If you are going to condemn people with whom you have stood on picket lines…
@MattWrack @KateHoeyMP 4/4] and who have dedicated their lives to trade unionism as ‘a disgrace to the traditions of the labour movement’, you had better damn well be consistent when your political allies do the same thing. @MattWrack wasn’t. That says a lot.
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