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22 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: Joint statement by GMB/Unite Labour staff members in response to news of 90 redundancies.

Staff first heard of news through the Guardian after no consultation. Detail in thread:
Were alternative cost saving options explored? @UKLabour & @Keir_Starmer would rightly ask that of any other employer. Why not here?
There was no consultation around redundancy packages. Again, Labour would rightly ask that of ‘rogue employers’
Finally on compulsory redundancies. Unions say they will take all necessary steps to stop that (ie don’t discount industrial action).

Labour should be a model employer, this is the opposite of that. Important to also say staff aren’t on left. Unite branch nominated Coyne.

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21 Jul
People saying changes to the Official Secrets Act represents the 'end of British democracy'.

Are you aware of the already existing Official Secrets Act and its history? Or that Julian Assange is *already* in prison?

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There are a hundred other statues, besides the OSA, which forbid the disclosure of valuable state information. In Britain we have no constitutional right to free speech, tho we have some protections under European Law.

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What is more we live in one of the most secretive countries in the world. Mi6, as one example, has not disclosed one page of one file since its founding in 1909 (!) Even Russians, for instance, know more about the history of their security services than we do.

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19 Jul
I understand this gentleman not only used to be a labour councillor, but used to work for Labour chief whip Alan Campbell.

I didn’t think people like this existed until I used Twitter. Horrific.
The idea such a person would be a councillor is chilling to be honest. His timeline is littered with hate.
a "good friend" of Labour chief whip @alancampbellmp

In his own words.
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Good policy. When Corbyn announced similar it created an unhinged feeding frenzy among Labour MPs and centrist commentators. Thread 👇🏽
“Corbyn is going full Trump”

Will this gentleman say the same today? 🤔
This marked Labour turning into a ‘red UKIP’ lamented talented method actor and alt centrist Eddie Marsan. Is it different with Sir Keir, Eddie? I hope so.
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28 Jun
You have a former member of the far right at Byline whose schtick was driving division. Byline proceeded to post a video this weekend calling someone a Galloway supporter, insinuating they were part of the campaign, without even going to Galloway for comment. Shame on you.
Byline proceeded to retweet a range of Labour politicians retweeting the video, making the same assertion, without checking the facts.

Liberals like to think they are defending the truth, but this was a crystal clear case of political communications, not impartial journalism.
It was the exact same play as this gentleman before he recanted his former politics. Find the issue, divide and to hell with the truth.

Unlike Peter Jukes I have no dog in this fight.
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25 Jun
“Our mission will be successful the minute Keir Starmer has a leadership challenge”

What I found in Batley & Spen was a crumbling Labour vote, broad support for George Galloway & the beginning of organised efforts to stand candidates against Labour. novaramedia.com/2021/06/25/its…
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25 May
In the name of ‘anti racism’ Cambridge University Labour club have expelled a BAME student from their executive for disagreeing with the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Kenneth Stern, the definition’s lead author, wrote ‘it was never intended to be a campus hate speech code’.
Stuff like this is why I, and others, tried to make arguments against it. The IHRA, used as it now is, curtails criticism of Israel and its government.

The fact someone is expelled from an executive for even questioning something?

Puritanism of the worst kind.
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