Keir Starmer: To be or not to be?

 

Keir Starmer: To be or not to be?

There was a Liberal Democrat politician who say that the country needs another centrist political party that could offer an alternative to the Conservative Party and it would not be the Liberal Democrats, but perhaps a blend of politicians of several political parties that could come together.

The Labour Party owes its birth to the Trade Union Movement, but much has happened in Britain and around the world since then. 

Maybe the partition of the Labour Party into two distinct political parties would be the way forward for the Labour Party to disassociate itself from political elements that are now on the fringes of Britain's political life and that very visibly do not share the views of the majority about what should be the political outlook of Britain as a country in Europe and in the World as a whole. The Trade Union Movement is not what it used to be either. The closure of the mines and the loss of jobs in manufacturing weakend the Trade Union Movement as more and more people at work are not affilliated to the Trade Union Movement. When it comes to transport, now that much of transport is delivered via franchises, the Trade Union Movement has less of a say in terms of what happens in the labour market.

When it comes to wealthy supporters, if you are Jewish and run a business, will you support a Labour Party that is visibly anti-Semitic. It could be the case that Keir Starmer never beomes Prime Minister, but it has an important role to play in terms of creating a political party that is a lot less dependent on the Trade Union Movement. There is a new brand of Labour Party supporters coming from Universities. They are not the classical grassroot Labour Party supporters. They are ambitious and much wealthier. They could be sending the message that you don't have to be a rabid Marxist Revolutionary to promote social politicies.

When you look at the history of Socialism, there were plenty of other brands of Socialism before Karl Marx was even born. Getting away from Marxism, the Labour Party could become a more attractive electoral choice for many Britons that profoundly disagree with Marxist and with their methods, that do not want any association with unsavoury regimes.