I must apologise to Don Corleone

I have been asked if I don't think I've been a 'bit harsh' in my description of the Blessed Gordon Brown  in my recent comments? I actually think I was a bit too conciliatory, because, if we look at this man's political pedigree whilst in Parliament I genuinely feel that I have been a bit harsh on Don Corleone. However, I make one concession, my comments on Brown and the one's to follow are equally applicable to all Labour Party MPs and activists and what I attribute to Brown in what follows is an analogy of the Labour Party in addition to an opinion of the Blessed Gordon.

Brown was the Chancellor who embedded neoliberal free market economics into British politics and culture in a way that Thatcher could only have dreamt about and laid the foundations of what Cameron and Osborne are now taking advantage of. This is the man who strides the nation proclaiming himself the saviour of working people, but who made no attempt whatsoever to reverse any of the Tories anti-union legislation nor sought to prevent the erosion of employment rights and the managerial culture that has bedevilled the lives of so many honest working people. This is the man who was so passionate in his support for the Iraq War, who supported the lies and misinformation of his PM Mad Tony. This is the man who supported identity cards, who was a major figure in the government who passed over 4,300 new criminal offences during his time in office, including what must be the craziest piece of legislation in British history, making it illegal to swim in the hull of the Titanic. Between 1988 and 1996 the Tories created 494 new offences. During the 13 years of Labour rule under Mad Tony and the Blessed Gordon, the Home Office were passing an average of 28 offences every month which rose to 33 a month after Don Gordon became PM. From 1945 to the 1980's Parliament produced one criminal justice Bill every ten years, from 1997 to 2010 Labour passed over 50. This reveals not only a genuine insanity but also a malice that is quite terrifying.

Under Labour almost all types of peaceful protest were criminalised. They introduced top up fees for students, foundation hospitals, the Private Finance Initiatives that are destroying the NHS, the French company ATOS that made such a disastrous but truly sinister cock-up of the benefits system. The entire Labour Party promoted these measures and enthusiastically supported them, including to their eternal shame, most of our labour unions. After the Blessed Gordon's 13 years as Chancellor, inequality was higher than under the previous 18 years of Tory government. He was also an active supporter of Blair's wars, and the torture and rendition of innocent people. He is therefore guilty of actively supporting the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He was the biggest deregulator of the 'market' and is primarily responsible for the successive policies that produced the financial crash.

If Brown is to be remembered it will be for lying through his teeth to the Scottish people, for sucking up to the bankers and the Murdoch empire, for the manner in which he elevated the rich and battered the poor and for his genuine hatred and contempt for ordinary working people. In 13 years as Chancellor Gordon made not one attempt to tackle the housing crisis caused by the privatisation of council housing, but was quite happy to spend billions on war and nuclear weapons. This is the man who we are expected to look to as the saviour of the Scottish people and the Union. It genuinely beggars belief that that anyone gives a scintilla of credibility to anything he says on any subject.

In conclusion, I sincerely apologise to Don Corleone for likening him to such a person. I think Don Corleone would have quite liked the Scottish people, the Blessed Gordon demonstrably hates them. You have been warned.

 

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