ED MILIBAND'S FEATURES HAVE always reminded me of Mr Bean. I
have always known that, like Michael Foot, Ed could not lead a political party
like the Labour Party; and could never govern a country like ours: maybe some
newly discovered Polynesian island - but not the UK.
Michael
Foot was born into both politics and academia; and as far as the latter was
concerned he could have reached its highest slopes. In politics however, his
physical presence, like that of Miliband's, disadvantaged him with the electorate:
and in both cases their dysfunctional Left wing ideologies became an added
burden on their attempt at leading the party into Downing Street. Both of them
were perfectly acceptable as highly competent ministers in a Labour government
– but were never born to lead our nation. They were both infected with the
rickets of socialism: the Old Time Religion that succoured the Labour Party.
But
both of them did become leaders of their party. In 1983 Michael Foot put
socialism into full throttle, by producing what Gerald Kaufman described as the
longest suicide note in history. The 1983
Labour Party manifesto was that Old Time Religion rubber stamped and ready for
government.
In the
past the Labour Party's electoral failures (during the Wilson and Callaghan years)
were always attributed to the party not being socialist enough by the party's
Left Wing. The 1983 manifesto could never be described as a watering down of
socialism: it was tried and tested and it failed abysmally - in fact, the
elderly yet still somewhat naive Michael Foot whose manifesto could have come
as close as it dared to that of Marx's Communist version, helped keep Labour
out of power for the next 14 years. But even then the Left within the party and
the trade unions still persisted under the leadership of Neil Kinnock to keep
faith with the greatest suicide note in history.
These
were the Labour Party Militant years. Where further suicide notes were
manufactured within Liverpool. The then so called Militant Tendency sought to
infiltrate and eventually overcome what they considered the 'reactionary
leadership' of the party. Kinnock to his credit, in the only constructive
accomplishment of his political career (and he no doubt still dines out on it
today, like some faded actor) came when he addressed the 1985 Labour Party
Conference and mesmerised both the conference delegates and the press with his
rhetorical destruction of the Militant Tendency. He saved the Labour Party by
his performance; and it should not be forgotten.
Ed
Miliband failed miserably on a Left Wing manifesto as we saw last May: as had
poor old Foot who, politically speaking, did not deserve such a fate; but was
no doubt encouraged upon such a fate by his dear wife.
THE LABOUR PARTY today now have a candidate for the
leadership of the Labour Party that even Foot would never have supported if, as
now seems likely, Jeremy Corbyn will become the next Labour leader. It was none
other than Ed Miliband that elevated Corbyn to his popularity by his 'reform'
of the party's electoral procedure. If Corbyn wins then Miliband will have, by displaying
the incompetence of Mr Bean put his party's continued existence at risk.
The
irony is; Ed Miliband's innate Marxism that was handed to him by his father may
also destroy the Labour Party as a social democratic entity; that, by the way,
helped advanced himself in politics and mercilessly embraced the public sector
unions to his own advantage. If the Labour Party wished to flourish as not a
socialist party but a social democratic Blairite one, then Ed Miliband has
destroyed it in the name his father's Marxist socialism.
If the
Labour Party is once more riven by schism, then such a phenomenon will be put
at Ed Miliband's door; which is no doubt why he has yet to appear in public;
preferring to have an extended holiday abroad.
Ed
Miliband has a lot to answer for concerning Labour's current leadership battle.
I often wonder what his brother thinks of him. David Miliband was to have been
the 'chosen one' to replace Gordon Brown; but his brother had other ideas and
sold himself out to the unions like some later day Faust prostrating himself
before the great Mephistophelian trade union leaders who would make him his
party's leader; as long as he bowed to their will…which he did. But it was
never Ed's soul at stake, but his betrayal of his brother; and having
accomplished his objectives following such a betrayal - he never measured up to
the task that his brother would have undoubtedly done, of leading the country.
His
party is now under the influence of Jeremy Corbyn. A presence that Ed should
have been considered likely after his reform of the voting procedure: all
Corbyn did was take advantage of the rules Ed Miliband brought into being which
went unchallenged by those within his own party. If the Labour Party of today
cannot arrange an election that serves purely their party establishment; then
what the hell would they do to the country?
Thankfully
Miliband was never elected. I do not write this because of the obvious
incompetence he demonstrated as leader of the Labour Party; but because he had
been elected by the trade unions; a large part of the same Labour establishment
that has now readily given their support to Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn
is a modern day Prince Mushkin; a simple being whose soul has been assembled
partly out of naivety, and a hopelessly romantic view of socialism. Socialism's
innumerable bloody failures leave him undaunted. We should not be too hard on
him for inviting as his guests to visit parliament both Hamas and Hezbollah
representatives. The useful idiocy he finds himself all too willing to display
before the most egregious of terrorist organisations showing to them gullibility;
which they are all too ready to take advantage of.
Lenin's
famous description 'useful idiots' in relationship to the Webb's, Shaw, Wells;
and many other British fellow travellers
of the Left, surely now applies to Corbyn. He could no more keep his party united,
let alone the country. In fact I think he knows himself that he is not fit to
hold such an office as prime minister.
Even
his supporters cannot ever imagine him becoming prime minister traversing the
world stage. Corbyn's life-long function has always been to oppose his own
party. Fearful of ever being put in a position of having to take decisions and incur
the blame when they are proven to be the wrong decisions, is not in Corbyn's political
makeup. He is the kind of socialist that does not seek power: Corbyn's function
is agitprop; he sits on the back benches scouring the government front benches,
and puritanically overseeing his own.
He is
afraid of power; the exercising of which calls for compromise – a word not in
the extreme Left's lexicon; he would have to stay true to his principles; he
has never ever come into contact with Realpolitik. The political realities of
government would need compromise. If he were ever to lead this country…indeed,
if he were to stand Full Square behind his principle if elected to the
premiership of this country; then in trying to apply such principles, he would
lead this country into a second civil war; not as a Cromwell but a Charles I;
and he would hopefully face the same end.
Corbyn
is as bemused by his present position as his own party's enemies are mortified.
He has found himself where Tony Benn always tried to be. Benn accepted the ups
and downs of leadership and had the education behind him to become a
functioning prime minister. He had held office under Labour governments in several
ministries; and had as much loathing for the party leadership as Corbyn has.
But Benn, given his chance, the chance Corbyn now has, he would have taken it
and would, compared to the wretched Corbyn, have stood a much better chance of
becoming prime minister.
Jeremy
Corbyn, we are told by those in the media, is a very personable creature in
private. This is no recommendation, because in history there has been many
tyrants described as such, who turned out to do the most appalling things to
their fellow mankind.
Corbyn could never lead; in such
a position he could only be led – he could only be a puppet to a puppet master;
and who could fulfil the role of puppet master? I think that if Corbyn were
ever to become prime minister (which thankfully he never will); this Mushkin
will attract around him advisor's. Politicians who can help him steer the country
toward another socialist disaster. I have little doubt that he would recruit
the advice of Ken Livingstone and George Galloway among other socialist derelicts.
Corbyn is not made for leadership
of anything, including a branch of MacDonald's. He is not and can never be a
leader. Well, obviously he can become a leader if elected to the role; but how
long can he last before his fate is sealed, by his enemies.
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