Is is not possible that it is not only the Tories
who are in danger of becoming too "complacent" before the next election
(Politics Column,9th October,2015)? George Eaton seems convinced about the
result already, and even about Corbyn`s future as Labour leader. What a shame he
didn`t apply some of his astute critical skills to the ridiculous claims made by
the Tories at their conference; Sajid Javid, for example, was allowed to insist
that "equality of opportunity was the defining metric" without a word about the
government`s education policies failing millions of children, and forcing
recruitment agencies to scour the world for new teachers.
Similarly, Osborne`s speech was described as
"assured", but didn`t I read that he repeated his claim, made previously in a
recent New Statesman interview, that his views on politics have changed since
becoming MP for a northern constituency? Surely the fact that he represents an
area of Cheshire, one of the richest constituencies in the country, was worthy
of a mention? A survey by Barclays declared Tatton as "the highest-ranked area
outside London and the south-east", with an average income, even then, of
£62,350. He`ll be telling us next he`s a man of the people!
It`s time to start giving Corbyn a fair hearing;
that description of him as "hard left" is misleading when his policies are
actually what most voters in the so-called "centre ground" support. Lets save
the criticism for a chancellor who sells taxpayer-owned shares in RBS for £1.1bn
less than their actual value, to hedge funds in the City.
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