tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7255559913340246033..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Employing the definite articleJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-32253375264929879852020-09-25T21:34:13.781+01:002020-09-25T21:34:13.781+01:00A good post and much of which I concur , I only sa...A good post and much of which I concur , I only saw part of the Mr K Starman speech and it follows his attending the Battle of Britain anniversary, but it all looks as convincing as Brother Corbyn`s standing at the Cenotaph or when he was extolling the virtues of the EU.<br />It appears that Mr K Starman wants to do something to get members to return and clearly all this is based on focus groups, which in fairness is the thing to do, however he has an emerging battle with the party , as two days ago he fired three M.P`s (whom he selected and thought they were ‘safe’) from their posts for voting against a Bill that protects the English Army in overseas operations.<br />To get his party to a place where he could pursue a ‘ Red Tory’ agenda one political commentator , who is a bit of a wag ,but a lifelong Labour supporter defined two issues that the rank and file would have to buy into -<br />1. “There is no structural or institutional racism in the UK unless you count so-called ‘positive discrimination. “<br />2. “Human beings in possession of XY chromosomes, a beard and a togger is a ‘man’, no matter what he might wish the rest of us to call him.”<br /><br />- Good Luck with that.<br />Spirit of BMEnoreply@blogger.com