And Gracious in Defeat!
'Let me be gracious in defeat,' comedian MARK STEEL WROTE ON TWITTER after the exit poll: 'All the people celebrating now are the most entitled, embittered, sneering nasty selfish racist foul fuckwits. I'd still rather be with the decent people, however gutted they are , than with you for a second.'
In a more restrained demeanour Dave Smith of the Labour leaning BLACKLIST SUPPORT GROUP, wrote on Facebook:
'This is an awful result for the entire labour movement.
'Whatever people's thoughts on Corbyn or Brexit; the Labour manifesto commitments on workers rights, NHS & public services, renationalisation of rail & utilities, house building and the climate were supported by the majority of the population. All these things are now at risk from a rightwing Johnson government.
'For blacklisted construction workers, our hope for a public inquiry into the Consulting Association scandal now appears to be off the agenda for the next few years at the very least. Blacklist Support Group would like to put on record our thanks to John McDonnell and all those who fought our corner and made both blacklisting and the spycops scandal mainstream political issues.
'Whatever people's thoughts on Corbyn or Brexit; the Labour manifesto commitments on workers rights, NHS & public services, renationalisation of rail & utilities, house building and the climate were supported by the majority of the population. All these things are now at risk from a rightwing Johnson government.
'For blacklisted construction workers, our hope for a public inquiry into the Consulting Association scandal now appears to be off the agenda for the next few years at the very least. Blacklist Support Group would like to put on record our thanks to John McDonnell and all those who fought our corner and made both blacklisting and the spycops scandal mainstream political issues.
'But working people should never rely on Westminster politicians to
solve our problems for us. The trade union movement is going nowhere. We
fought back against other Tory leaders in the past and we'll do it
again. We need to stay strong; but we're also allowed to feel gutted.'
Jay McKenna Acting Regional Secretary for the TUC in the North West wrote more soberly:
'Last week was undoubtedly a disappointment for the labour movement and underlines the scale of the challenge we face... And there will be more. More action but more listening about what people want and need from us.'
To get over being 'gutted' there is even some talk of Jeremy Corbyn becoming like Tony Wegdwood Benn, the son of William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate, a 'National Treasure'*.
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Corbyn attended Castle House School, an independent preparatory school near Newport, Shropshire, before, at age 11, becoming a day student at the Adams' Grammar School in the town.
Jay McKenna Acting Regional Secretary for the TUC in the North West wrote more soberly:
'Last week was undoubtedly a disappointment for the labour movement and underlines the scale of the challenge we face... And there will be more. More action but more listening about what people want and need from us.'
To get over being 'gutted' there is even some talk of Jeremy Corbyn becoming like Tony Wegdwood Benn, the son of William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate, a 'National Treasure'*.
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Corbyn attended Castle House School, an independent preparatory school near Newport, Shropshire, before, at age 11, becoming a day student at the Adams' Grammar School in the town.
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