Slow, a Labour authority, went bankrupt

 

When the Labour Party talks about doing this and doing that, people should ask themselves about how they are going to do it. This is not news. A loophole of £100 million Pound in the finances of the Council in Slow? We are not anti-Labour. We are anti-mismanagement. With a 300 votes the Labour Party managed to keep the seat in Batley and Spen. Has anybody asked about the local authority in Batley and Spen that the Labour Party lost control of? 

When you listen to Labour politicians they are all very quick to blame the government because things are not done, but where are the resources to do what they want to do going to come from? Imagine Britain being managed by the Labour Party in the same way that they managed the Council in Slow. It wouldn't be just a case of a Labour authority going backrupt. It would the country as a whole going bankrupt. Have we been here before? 

We know that Britain has to go back to work full blast to recover from the consequences of the pandemic and of the measures that had to be implemented to deal with the pandemic.Hopefully, from July 19th 2021 onwards, Britain will be going back to work full blast. Hopefully, as the economy gets back on its feet local authorities will once again start getting the resources that they need not to go bankrupt, but we need sound management of public finances.

So some foreign countries would not allow free transit of British citizens. So what? Have you looked at the state of internal British tourism? If you cannot go abroad, move around Britain. Get to know your own country and support local British tourism keeping and promoting employment in the United Kingdom. I look at pricing when it comes to public transport in Britain. We need to lower down railway travelling fares. We need to lower down airlines travelling fares inside the Unite Kingdom to allow people in Britain to travel more inside Britain and re-activate the economy in Britain to produce the tax monies that we need to help local authorities to deliver services in Britain that people desperately need. 

2021: Is war in Europe possible? History chemistry indicates that it is

Adolf Hitler was an ideologue. He described in Mein Kampf about the policies that he would implement during World War Two. Expansion towards the East was a pretty clear intention. Jo Biden is a demagogue, but equally capable of sending Europe into an abyss via pure miscalculation.Just a few days ago, Britain continued playing with fire - the intentions were confirmed in a leaked Ministry of Defense Report. Britain wanted to provoke a Russian military reaction by sending HMS Defender to Crimea.

Wars are possible in any century. All it takes is the right conditions. I believe in what I call history chemistry. If you get the right elements in the right amounts you get war. Winston Churchill was laughed at when he predicted war in Europe.

Two major competing centres of industrial development: Britain and Germany. He concluded that war was inevitable. They were not working together, but trying to outdo each other. At one point in time war was inevitable.

During World War Two, the German Ambassador met the British Ambassador in Switzerland. He told the British Ambassador that if Britain gave Germany a freehand in Europe then Germany would respect Britain's Empire and Germany and Britain could peacefully coextist. Britain foresaw that as soon as German power was consolidated in Europe, expansion would continue. This despite the fact that Adolf Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf that he was not interested in conquest that would involve the sea. He believed that Germany's future was expansion towards the East.

In 1941, when the Luftwaffe had failed to open the way for an invasion of Britain (Goering had promised that the Luftwaffe could control the RAF) he turned and look towards Russia. Soviet Russia had failed to defeat Finland in the first attempt and could only manage to do so in the second attempt. This led to the belief that the Soviet Armies were not fit for purpose after Stalin's purge of the high ranks of Aristrocratic descent. Moreover, Soviet Russia feared a Japanese attack from the East and could not mobilize its armies from Siberia.

Unternehmen Barbarossa started on June 22, 1941, but having to divert forces towards Greece to help Mussolini meant that the push could not happen as planned. As if this was not enough, Japan attacks Pearl Harbour bringing in the USA into the war and freeing Soviet troops from Siberia to come to the West. The German attack against the Soviet Union opened a war in two fronts - something that Adolf Hitler had written against in Mein Hampf - and made the alliance Britain/USA/Soviet Union possible.

Any conflict between the USA and Russia will lead Russia to close ranks with China and China will feel free to launch a military campaign in Asia. Burma is already inside the Chinese area of influence. Japan would be cut off. The smaller countries will fall like a house of cards. There are already regular skirmishes along the border between China and India because of competing interests for oil in the Sea of China. There is a delicate balance and any action that could alter than balance can start a war.

USA and Britain's provocation attempts can only reinforce the will to go to war. China is increasingly bothered by foreign interference in Chinese internal affairs. Russia will not react to provocation, but the ground rules have already been set up by saying that 'any repeats of the incident involved HMS Defender will lead to miitary measures'. Britain wants war in Europe, but any miscalculation could have dramatic consequences. China's economic influence in Africa could turn into something else. 

Winning an election is a feat, but winning an election with a 300 votes margin when you had a 3,000 vote margin before is not 'excellent'.

 After 11 years in Opposition, the Labour Party should be making inroads and it isn't. What happened in the so called Red Wall, what happened in Hartlepool, what happened in Chesham and Amersham and to an extent what happened in Batley and Spen, tell yous that all is not well.

Despite the celebratory mood of Keir Starmer that saw the writing on the wall had the Labour Party been defeated in Batley and Spen - a seat that it holds since 1997, the knives were getting ready to strike. I am focused on my work and I am not thinking about any Leadership challenges, stated Angela Rayner now Deputy Leader. It was the kind of denial that much more of denial is a reminder: I am here. I am ready.

The Labour Party can blame George Galloway for their tiny majority in Batley and Spen, but what happened in Hartlepool happened because Labour voters chose not to vote. It was said again and again that in Batley and Spen there is an Asian majority that is increasingly discontent with Keir Starmer stance on Palestine. And there is more. We must remember that the Labour Party no longer has control of the local authority due to several local issues.

What next? There are still about three years before the next General Election. This should be the time that Keir Starmer should use to put the Labour Party back on track. He is lucky to have the support of Andy Burnham and even the support of Ken Livingstone that speaking today on GB News said that Keir Starmer is a genuine Labour man, that as soon as Keir Starmer went to ask him for advice as soon as he became Labour Party Leader.

Ken Livingstone didn't have kind words for George Galloway, but the fact that George Galloway was a complete outsider in Batley and Spen and still managed to get more than 8,000 votes, coming in third place, is a message that cannot be ignored. How many people in the Labour Party were secretely wishing that George Galloway's participation could allow them to challenge Keir Starmer and retoute the Labour Party?

Andy Burnham, the man that many want as Labour Party Leader, came out in support of Keir Starmer and said that he had the intention of keeping his word to remain as Mayor of Manchester for a full term.

Yes, the Labour Party has serious internal issues to deal with, but for some the present circumstances are not the best environment to launch a leadership challenge. Andy Burnham cannot be Labour Party Leader without being an MP. The next General Election should take place in 2024. So unless there was a by-election that he could possibly win, throwing away his seat as Mayor of Manchester where he has a much greater political profile both locally and nationally would be a very poor choice.

Going back to Ken Livingstone, could Ken Livingstone have any aspirations to be allowed to rejoin the Labour Party? His comments about World War Two events and the episode with a Jewish journalist that he compaired to 'a German Concentration Camp Guard' would stand on the way of this return when many in the Labour Party are terrified about how the Jewish Community could react. 

The brain is for thinking, but we don't think with other parts of our bodies

The human brain is for thinking, but we don't think with other parts of our bodies.

This is something that we all should keep in mind at the time of making decisions that can have unexpected consequences.I don't pass judgment. We are all human and at one point or another have made decisions not with our brains, but with what is between our legs. A moment of weakness and everything somebody has fought for can be jeopardized, ruined, lost.

You have a spouse, three children, more wealth than you can spend, a position of power, et cetera, and one day make a decision that along the line is going to be equivalente of throwing everything away. Like I said in the previous paragraph I don't pass judgment. Most of us have been there at one point or another of our lives and it is much too easy to criticize when we are not free from some kind of blame.

There will be many casualties along the way. If things go badly and the flame is quickly extinguished by following events, there will be plenty of regrets. Most or all of what I talk about I talk from personal experience because every family is a world.

Whether you are the person who did the deed or the one who is on the receiving end, there is going to be loads of pain. Certain joys acquired at the expense of people we should care for including the most vulnerable who are not of an age to be able to comprehend the enormity of the changes that are on the horizon won't come cheap.

Whether you are the kind of person whose face is in all major newspapers or whether you are somebody that is pretty anonymous, if not many people know about our weaknesses and failings, you know about our own weaknesses and failings and you have to endure living with our weaknesses and failings.

This is why when I learn about somebody's weaknesses and failings, I don't rise as a judge. I could say 'what a waste!'. 

Keir Starmer: Keeping your eye on the ball

 

While you can be critical or supportive of what happens in terms of governance of the United Kingdom, you cannot fail to pay attention to what happening in the Opposition that very much affects developments in the United Kingdom.

Keir Starmer is literally struggling to keep the Labour Party together and by many account he is not succeding. The expressions anti-Semitim and Islmophobia should ring a bell. 

In spite of the fact that Keir Starmer was the man the Labour Party chose to deal with the crisis generated concerning accusations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party and the fact that as a direct consequence of the crisis the previous leader was deposed and is no longer a Labour Party member, a series of reshuffles following electoral defeats tell you that all is not well in the Labour Party. 

What is more, there is a new acquired fear in the Labour Party that is affecting Labour Party policies and relationships between its members as Muslims are increasingly discontent with the stances of the Labour Party regarding Palestine, Labour Party officials are running around in fear that any criticism of the Labour Party regarding what is happening in Palestine might be seen as anti-Semitism.

Any reshuffle in the present circumstances increases discontent and lowers the popularity ratings of the leader both internally and externally. Some polls indicate that Keir Starmer's popularity ratings are pretty low so he himself would not be an asset should there be an General Election.

We are hours away from a by-election in Batley and Spen and people inside and outside the Labour Party await the outcome of the election that could strengthen existing doubts about the leadership of the Labour Party. But there is more. There have been incidents during the campaign for the by-election that are extremely worrying. A well-known Muslim female Labour Party politician was seen laughing when the standing candidate Kim Leadbeater was accosted by a group of angry Muslims who were questioning Kim Leadbeater about her stances on LGBT issues. To what extent can the Labour Party trust its Muslim members and supporters? If what happened regarding Jewish voters happens again but this time involving Muslim voters there are areas and not just Batley and Spen but somewhere else in the country where the Labour vote could collapse. 

We then see that added to already existing ideological differences between Labour politicians and Labour Party voters we have two new divides regarding issues that happen outside the country that can seriously undermine the Labour Party. Palestine and the debate about anti-Semitism and Islmamophobia are key issues for the present Labour Party. 

A regional official in the UK's Labour Party has prevented local party members from debating a motion on Thursday calling for sanctions on Israel over human rights violations against Palestinians saying it would trigger 'anti-Semitic behaviour'. 

Kim Bolton - chair of Hove and Portslade Constituency Labour Party in southern England - ordered that members are prohibited from discussing the motion calling for Israel to 'end its violations of the human rights of Palestinians'.

The motion had urged the UK to 'impose legal sanctions on Israel', such as a ban of arms sales and trade with illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Bolton reportedly acted on advice from Scott Horner, the south east regional officer for Labour. Horner is said to have cautioned her that the discussions 'would undermine the party's ability to provide a safe and welcoming place for all members, in particular Jewish members'.

Bolton said she supported that view and believed that a debate on sanctions against Israel, key demand of the non-violent BDS movement backed by large swathes of Labour Party members, could 'stir up internal conflict'.

What are the alternatives for the Labour Party after July 1st, 2021, day of the by-election in Batley and Spen? If the Labour vote is divided and Labour loses the by-election, will this be the last straw for Keir Starmer's leadership. What will he do? Will he carry out yet another reshuffle as it happend after events in Hartlepool and event in Chesham and Amersham? If the Labour Party is in favour of another leadership challenge, who is there to replace Keir Starmer?

Because of the pandemic, the Labour Party has been desperately trying to capitalize on any criticism made concerning the governing party, whether it is about Dominic Cummings or the actions of Matt Hancock or the fabricated loss of documents pertaining to the Ministry of Defense. But this cannot make up for the general lack of direction and ineffectiveness of the Labour Party.

Keir Starmer very well knows that there are two fundamental divisions in the Labour Party - apart from other divisions - the Parliamentary Labour Party and the grass roots of the Labour Party - never mind the University warriors on social media that do not represent the real Labour Party.

Hartlepool was lost because many Labour supporters chose to abstain. In Chesham and Amersham, Labour barely managed to gather a few hundred votes coming after the Green Party. Somebody talked about tactical votes that gave the Liberal Democrats a win in Chesham and Amersham. What if this wasn't a tactical vote, but something more permanent? The Liberal Democrats seem to believe that the outcome was due to a lot more than just a tactical vote. 

We await the outcome in Batley and Spen. Let's see if the Muslim vote for Labour holds or if George Galloway manages to attract both Muslim voters discontent with the stances of the present Labour Party on Palestine and/or Jeremy Corbyn's supporters in general and/or any disaffected Labour voter that does not agree with Keir Starmer's leadership.

 

British Ministry of Defense and the Black Sea chapter: I smell a rat

 

When the British Ministry of Defense itself is involving in leaking documents you know this is about circus and propaganda.

Cuando el Ministerio de Defensa Británico está involucrado en la filtración de documentos, usted sabe que se trata de circo y propaganda.

The report says: Classified defense documents containing details about HMS Defender and the military have been found at a bus stop, prompting an investigation from the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

El informe dice: Documentos de defensa secretos conteniendo detalles sobre HMS Defender y los militares fue hallado cerca de una parada de autobus, motivando una investigación del Ministerio de Defensa.

So the Ministry of Defense places classified defense documents containing details about HMS Defender at a bus stop in Kent to ensure that they papers were found by a member of the public and when the documents are unavoidably found the Ministry of Defense starts an investigation about how this could be possible. It could not be more theatrical than that.

El Ministerio de Defensa colocó documentos de defensa secretos conteniendo detalles sobre HMS Defender en una parada de autobus en Kent para asegurarse de que los papeles fueron hallados por un miembro del público y cuando inevitablemente los documents son hallados el Ministerio de Defensa inicia una investigación sobre cómo esto pudo ser posible. No podría ser más teatral. 

Immediately, the Labour Party reacts as it was scripted that they Labour Party would immediately react and 'describes the loss of the sensitive information as embarrassing as it is worrying for ministers who are seeking reassurances that national security has not been undermined.'

Inmediatamente, el Partido Laborista reacciona según fue planeado en el libreto de que el Partido Laborista reaccionaría inmediatamente y 'describe la pérdida de información reservada como un hecho vergonzoso que preocupa a los ministros que tratan de que se les asegure que la seguridad nacional no ha sido puesta en peligro.'

So what was it about? The papers included one set of documents that discussed the potential Russian reaction to HMS Defender's travel through waters off the Crimea coast on Wednesday, while another paper laid out plans for a possible military presence in Afghanistan. Adding the Afghanistan bit to make it more credible.

¿De qué se trató? Los papeles incluyen un conjunto de documentos que tratan sobre la posible reacción rusa respecto del viaje de HMS Defender en aguas frente a la costa de Crimea el día viernes, mientras que otro conjunto de documentos tratan de planes sobre una posible presencia militar en Afganistán. Se agrega Afganistán para hacer la historia más creíble. 

A member of the public who wanted to remain anonymus (i.e. a member of the Ministry of Defense) contacted the Ministry of Defense when the 50 pages of classified information which included emails and PowerPoint presentation was found. Surely, a credit to Microsoft designer of PowerPoint because it shows how useful PowerPoint software is that even the British Ministry of Defense is using it for its classified documents.

Un miembro del público que deseaba permanecer anónimo (ejemplo, un miembro del Ministerio de Defensa) se puso en contacto con el Ministerio de Defensa cuando las 50 páginas de información secreta que incluye correos electrónicos y un presentación PowerPoint fueron halladas. Con segurida algo que enorgullece a Microsoft dado que muestra la utilidad del programa de computadora PowerPoint que es tan útil que incluso el Ministerio de Defensa Británico lo usa para producir documentos secretos.

The mission was described by MoD as 'an innocent passage through territorial waters' with guns covered and the ship's helicopter stowed in its hangar. It says that it was done with the expection that the Kremlin would react aggressively.

La misión fue descrita por el Ministerio de Defensa como 'un paso inocente por aguas territoriales', con armas cubiertas y con el helicóptero del buque dentro de su hangar. Dice asimismo que fue hecho con la expectativa de que el Kremlin (el gobierno ruso) reaccionaría de manera agresiva.

The report says that a series of slides showed two alternative routes, one described as 'a safe and professional direct transit from Odessa to Batumi', including a short stretch through a maritime traffic management system, known as TSS, close to the south-west tip of Crimea.

El informe dice que una serie de imágenes muestran dos rutas alternativas. Una de las rutas es descrita como 'tránsito profesional directo y seguro entre Odessa y Batumi', incluyendo un trecho corto a través del sistema de gestión de tráfico marítimo conocido como TSS, cerca del extremo suroccidental de Crimea.

The Labour Party as part of this comedy has to say via John Healey (Labour's shadow Defense Secretary) that an internal inquiry carried out immediately should establish how highly classified documents were taken out of the department in the first place and then left.

El Partido Laborista como parte de esta comedia tenía que decir mediante John Heley (que ocupa la posición de Ministro de Defensa en la Oposición) que una investigación interna urgente debería determina cómo documentos muy secretos fueron sacados de una oficina y dejados en la vía pública.

It must be said that national security was never compromised. This is a circus organised by the Ministry of Defense with full knowledge of the Labour Party and of 10 Downing Street. No classified documents of such nature would ever place near a bus top so that anybody passing by would find them.

Hay que decir que la seguridad nacional nunca fue puesta en peligor. Este es un circo organizado por el Ministerio de Defensa con pleno conocimiento del Partido Laborista y del gobierno. Ningún documento de tal naturaleza hubiera sido puesto cerca de una parada de autobus para que cualquiera que pasara por el lugar lo pudiera encontrar.

They were placed on purpose near a bus stop in full view of members of the public or possibly it was never placed anywhere near a bus stop. They had to improvise a version of events to make the report about the loss documents more colourful to attract as much mass media attention as possible.

Fueron colocados de manera deliberada cerca de la parada de autobus de manera visible para cualquier miembro del público o posiblemente nunca fueron colocados cerca de una parada de autobus. Tuvieron que improvisar una versión de lo ocurrido para hacer que el informe sobre los documentos perdidos fuera más atractivo para atrar tanta atención de los medios como fuera posible.

From the start the intention was to provoke a Russian response knowing full well that the British warship would be entering territorial waters violating the 12 miles limit.

Desde el comienzo, la intención fue provocar a Rusia sabiendo que el buque de guerra británico entraría en aguas territoriales violando el límite de 12 millas.

For many years, Britain supported the idea of the 12 miles limit when other countries stated that the limit should be 200 miles as part of the denominated 'exclusive economic zone'.

Durante muchos años, Gran Bretaña ha apoyado la idea de las 12 millas cuando otros países sostuvieron que el límite debería ser 200 millas como parte la denominada zona de exclusión económica. 

Uruguay and Argentina defended the thesis to dictate that the River Plate is a river and not an ocean and that therefore Argentina and Uruguay have absolute control of it.

Uruguay y Argentina defendieron la tesis para dictaminar que el Río de la Plata es un río y no un océano y por ende Argentina y Uruguay tiene control absoluto del río.

The so called 'innocent passage' was never meant to be an 'innocent passage'. It was a premediated provocation seeking a military response with political aims. 

El llamado 'paso inocente' no era la intención. Fue provocación deliberada tratando de provocar una respuesta miliar con fines políticos.

Labour Party: Lessons to be learned to prevent tragedies

 

On June 16th, 2016, Jo Cox MP (right) was killed in plain daylight being shot and stabbed several times when walking to conduct a surgery at her constituency.

Undoubtedly, the Labour Party has sought to capitalize on emotional elements when Kid Leadbeater - sister of Jo Cox - was chosen as Labour Party candidate in the by-election in Batley and Spen due to take place on July 1st 2021.

The assumption is that Labour voters will seek to elect Kim Leadbeater who, like Jo Cox, is the only local candidate of a slate of candidates. The selection of Kim Leadbeater hasn't come without criticism. Kim Leadbeater was not a Labour Party member. She joined the Labour Party and was selected by-passing Labour Party rules in terms of membership and selection of candidates due to stand for election.

The Labour MP who held the seat had to resign the seat because she was recently chosen to be the Mayor of West Yorkshire. Tracy Brabin was elected in May 2021 and resigned because she could not hold the two posts - Member of Parliament and Mayor of West Yorkshire - at the same time.

The by-election in Batley and Spen comes after a remarkable defeat for Labour in Hartlepool and the losss in Chesham and Amersham were the Labour Party barely got a few hundreds of votes being place behind the Green Party. This comes during very difficult times for the Labour Party. Events in the United Kingdom and outside the United Kingdom. 

Events in the United Kingdom led to the removal of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party Leader following a series of scandals involving accusations of anti-Semitism. Jeremy Corbyn did not only lose his position as Labour Party Leader, but he is also out of the Labour Party standing now as an Independent MP. Since then, Keir Starmer has been Labour Party Leader and from day one the briefing was to uproot any kind of behaviour in the Labour Party that could be identified as anti-Semitism. This has come at a cost. In recent days, Muslim supporters complained that Keir Starmer is literally ignoring them and there were public statements by Labour Party supporters in Batley and Spen who refuse to support the Labour Party in the Batley and Spen by-election because of Keir Starmer's stance regarding events in Palestine.

There was a turn for the worse when the issue was a debate about proposed sanctions against the Jewish State of Israel and this is reflect by attitudes inside the Labour Party at regional level.

This was reported by the mass media:

A regional official in the UK's Labour Party has prevented local party members from debating a motion on Thursday calling for sanctions on Israel over human rights violations against Palestinians saying it would trigger 'anti-Semitic behaviour'. 

Kim Bolton - chair of Hove and Portslade Constituency Labour Party in southern England - ordered that members are prohibited from discussing the motion calling for Israel to 'end its violations of the human rights of Palestinians'.

The motion had urged the UK to 'impose legal sanctions on Israel', such as a ban of arms sales and trade with illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Bolton reportedly acted on advice from Scott Horner, the south east regional officer for Labour. Horner is said to have cautioned her that the discussions 'would undermine the party's ability to provide a safe and welcoming place for all members, in particular Jewish members'.

Bolton said she supported that view and believed that a debate on sanctions against Israel, key demand of the non-violent BDS movement backed by large swathes of Labour Party members, could 'stir up internal conflict'.

I contacted Helen Hayes MP and wrote the following:

'I saw Kim Leadbeater alone on the streets being chased by angry individuals and the thought crossed my mind. What if.... The events on June 16th, 2016 came to me with a bang. Whatever is going on in the Labour Party, you need to take care of your own people. I copy this message to the Labour Party and to the Home Secretary. If certain individuals take an issue with Kim Leadbeater and go out to target her because of very public actions of the Labour Party regarding Palestine, Kim Leadbeater will be a sitting duck.

Kim Bolton, Scott Horner and other Labour Party officials should be made aware of the sensitivities in Batley and Spen. Muslim members/supporters of the Labour Party have already made their views regarding the attitudes within the Labour Party and in particular of the Leadership of the Labour Party. There is an important presence of people of Asian descent who are mostly Muslims in Batley and Spen.

I am afraid that whatever is going on in the Labour Party has made too many people in positions of authority absolutely blind to what is happening on the ground. You are dealing with very dangerous individuals. If on top of being targetted for LGBT issues she is also targetted because of what is happening in the Labour Party with regards to Palestine, she would be the ideal target to focus peoples' minds. Individuals who might be interested in targetting her know perfectly well that the entire country will be watching developments in Batley and Spen because of the implications of the outcome of the election for the Labour Party Leadership. They know that should anything happen, it will be reported nationally and internationally and therefore it will have enormous propaganda value.

George Galloway has made very clear that his participation in Batley and Spen has one fundamental aim and we know what the position of those bound to support George Galloway is on issues regarding Palestine.

I would't be surprised if a major incident takes place before or after the vote. We hope that nothing of the kind ever happens, but you need to be prepared to prevent it from happening. 

I beg you to take this situation extremely seriously. Do not leave her unprotected.

The message was sent to other political operators including Labour Party authorities in Brighton and in Batley and Spen.

This came after video images in which Kim Leadbeater was seen having to deal on her won with a hostile crowd being targetted about her views on LGBT.  She was seen completely vulnerable trying to get into a car parked on the side of the road. We do remember what happend to Jo Cox in June 2016. It would not have been impossible for something very similar to happen to Kim Leadbeater when she is campaigning for the Batley and Spen by-Election.

It is not difficult to understand what is happening within the Labour Party. The article that publishes the decision made by the Labour Party regarding a motion about sanctions on Israel indicates that such if the fear of the Leadership of the Labour Party about the issue of Anti-Semitism that the Labour Party is very much willing to ignore violations of human rights and the killing of men, women and children as long as there are no more accusations about Anti-Semitism. The article also indicates that a vast number of Labour Party supporters (the non-violent BDS (Boycot Divest and Sanctions) movement backed by large swathes of Labour members) do not agree with the stances of Keir Starmer on the issue of Palestine and violation of human rights.

https://bdsmovement.net/  The BDS movement works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with International Law.

Keir Starmer as Labour Party Leader has sought to salvage the Labour Party and after each electoral defeat he has produced yet another reshuffle. With each reshuffle his power base is shrinking. He is not only not listening to voters. He is not listening to members of his own party. Not only that. He is preventing members of his own political party from expressing valid points of view. It might come the time when his popularity ratings with voters in general will be at the same level of his popularity within the Labour Party.

Two questions arise about his own political survival: how long will he be Labour Party Leader? Will he be Labour Party Leader at the time of the next General Election? I do believe that the next General Election will take place in 2024. Speculation about an advanced General Election seem to have come to an end with events linked to the departure of Matt Hancock as Health Secretary.

What is certain is that the image of the Labour Party as defender of Human Rights has been wiped out by Keir Starmer. He, the man who used to be a star Director of Public Prosecutions, is now under scrutiny. 

Andrew Rawnsley writing on The Guardian says: Starmer's enthusiasm while DPP for using mundane news events to feed the press with rightwing talking points is a possible concern for Labour members. If such a leader was faced with news of an injustice in the future - the consequence of a change to immigration rules,say, or of a strike in public services - Starmer's approach to the press as DPP might raise worries that he would not give a principled defence of the victims but would tell the press whatever it wanted to hear.

The description made by Andrew Rawnsley clearly explains the fact that Keir Starmer instead of choosing the hard way of standing against violations of Human Rights has chosen the easy way of opting for what is convenient instead of opting for what is proper and difficult. Little consideration has been given to the predicament Kim Leadbeater could face in Batley and Spen.