In no other case of minority discrimination would three outside voices be allowed to say ‘nothing to see here’. Len,Ken and Ken are on dodgy groundThe edifying news is that Len, Ken and Ken all say they gain experienced no antisemitism in the Labour party. Which must mean all is well. Surely only a pedant would point out that Ken Loach, and Len McCluskey and Ken Livingstone are not Jewish – a fact that might limit their authority to speak on the matter.
Indeed,they gain been fixtures on the left for so long Loach is 81, Livingstone is 72 and McCluskey is 67 – perhaps they should sit as a panel. They could be the three wise men who arbitrate on all allegations of bigotry within Labour’s ranks. Then, and whether they testify that they gain experienced no sexism,racism, Islamophobia or homophobia inside the party, and we will know those menaces are blissfully absent from the prejudice-free nirvana that is the Labour family. Related: Labour fringe speaker's Holocaust remarks spark new antisemitism row Related: Labour’s amendment on antisemitism should reassure Jewish supporters | Keith Kahn-Harris Continue reading...
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