Rupa Huq suspended

Originally Posted by jfman

I think this can only be a deliberately sensationalist interpretation of events to slur people you are politically opposed to. Hence your persistent use of “hard left”.

Actually the opposite - I’m using ‘hard left’ deliberately instead of ‘Labour’ because it’s obvious that Starmer and a great many others in the party are appalled by Huq’s behaviour.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by Chris

Actually the opposite - I’m using ‘hard left’ deliberately instead of ‘Labour’ because it’s obvious that Starmer and a great many others in the party are appalled by Huq’s behaviour.

Huq supported Cooper, Smith and then Starmer in the last 3 leadership elections and there was a more left wing candidate at points.

I think it would probably be more appropriate, and less hyperbolic, to either recognise her actual intent or even if not that it’s an isolated problem within Labour. Rather than slur people on the left as if they all said it. That reasonable step however does the Conservatives no favours when they are on their knees.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by jfman

I think it would probably be more appropriate, and less hyperbolic, to either recognise her actual intent

She may as well have called him an Uncle Tom, that was her intent.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

It’s can hardly be considered a flavour of racism if it’s not discriminating against him on the basis of his race. Trying to claim he’s a black person without the lived experience of black people is indeed monumentally stupid but not racist.

H’mm. Who would have thought that jfman would attempt to justify the indefensible?

Ooo, not I…

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

H’mm. Who would have thought that jfman would attempt to justify the indefensible?

No one, because he isnt.

Do you have something useful to contribute, or should I remove you from the topic for pointless personal digs, yet again ?