THREAD: Johnson government is no longer an administration in the normal sense: it's a campaign to turn Britain into a xenophobic, de-industrialised pariah-state 1/: newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
2/ Liberal Tories were purged in September: February was about purging the conservative Tories... now it's just a Cummings, Elliott and the eugenics crew in charge - but what do they want? To destroy the multilateral order... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
3/ Frost speech in Brussels charts a path to no-deal/WTO Brexit in which UK leads race to the bottom... it's not a bluff: the "weirdos" want exactly what Trump wants... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
4/ ...so ppl asking "how does he deliver jobs/growth to the Red Wall?" are deluded: all Johnson intends to deliver there is a narrative of racism and xenophobia and permanent conflict with the EU... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
5/ Immigration Act will destroy care sector, construction, hospitality ... but they don't care: Johnson does not represent any major sector of business - he represents the global billionaire class and hedge funds... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
6/ That's why Labour leaders#'s first take is to understand the nature of the enemy - sub-theoretical debate soundbites don't allow this: if the threat changes the strategy must change ... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
7/ So let's stop apologising for our resistance to Johnson's xenophobic hard Brexit plan; and let's stop clinging to a "one more push" strategy that didn't work... newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
8/8 There's a majority for a close relationship with Europe, for a liberal, tolerant society, decarbonising the economy and for redistribution: Labour has to lead that alliance. My @NewStatesman column - newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
