Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

[charitynjw]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...w-labour-party
The leader of the RMT, Bob Crow, is to call on trade unions to break ties with Labour and create a new party that "speaks for working people".
Crow accused Ed Miliband of showing unions contempt and "dancing to the tune of Tony Blair" following the Labour leader's plans to end the automatic affiliation of union members to the party.
Although the transport union was expelled from the party in 2004 for allowing Scottish branches to affiliate to other political parties, Crow claimed Miliband's reforms were an attempt to "hack away at the last remaining shreds of influence held by those who created the party"................

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

gotta be bad when Bob Crowe wants to drop the labour party!!

Sooner we have Colin The Duck the better says I

[Sapphire]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

That man is a complete dick, and what's worse over the years he has had people who can ill afford it out on strikes losing money whilst of course he is salaried so didn't lose a days wage.

[Inca]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

My ex (1st one) has had many run ins with Bob Crowe..the self styled Man of The People.......who only protects his own rather large and ever expanding arse.

[bluebottle]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

We would be better dispensing with political parties and the whip system altogether. It's easier for vested interests to corrupt and manipulate policy when they are making donations to political parties. It is far more difficult to corrupt a parliament and manipulate policy when you have a parliament made up of 650 individuals with no party ties and no whip system to bully MPs into voting as the party paymasters dictate.

The sooner we abolish political parties and the whip system, the better. Let MPs vote in accordance with their constituents' wishes, not those of vested interests.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

Or all vote for Colin the Duck!!

Seriously though, Bob Crowe needs a reality check, as an ex BR member I remember the to$$er turning up and demanding to see our union papers, he then went garrety that I wasn't with the RMT as I was "Selling out my workmates".. I was with ASLEF as I thought the RMT were too militant!

He went on about needing more money to help "Striking Brothers" to which I (remember I was the only woman on the station) looked at him and said "What about the sisters?"

He made a few speeches, got heckled and told us we were all cretins - this we knew! The Rep came round the next day complaining that we had "Upset Mr Crowe" and I gave one of these :noidea: and said "Why is he upset? He's MINTED!!"

You know that part of your brain that says "Don't say that".... yeh I was born without it!!

[enquirer]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

It is far more difficult to corrupt a parliament and manipulate policy when you have a parliament made up of 650 individuals with no party ties and no whip system to bully MPs into voting as the party paymasters dictate.

They want rigid, top-down political parties because they are easy to control. The prospect of people abandoning the traditional system terrifies the establishment.

[enquirer]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

'No-one in their right mind will ever vote Communist. What we will therefore do is to set up soft socialist parties. When these have been elected, we will ram Communism down their throats' - Lenin.

Hmm ... New 'socialist' party, anyone?

[wales01man]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

Maybe crow could stand for election?witney is near me he could oppose Cameron or even oppose milliband for those who ever expect our electoral system to change unless you gonna live for a million years you wont seeit,its to cosy now

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

a single party wont work, simple as.
I belive Oliver Cromwell tried it.. and that didnt come off too well!!

the desired skills part of an MP needs changing thought

Wanted MP for Anytown

Desired Skills

Brain: working.
Backbone: owners of ones with a yellow streak need not apply
Common Sense
Must have expericence of one of the following:
Being skint
paying a mortgage
Being Unemployed
Being let down by a service
Having a debt
travelling by public transport
not being able to call Daddy to pay for something
Living in a bedsit eating beans on toast.. again
Being threatened with benefits being stopped because "Your not trying hard enough"
Living on £52 a week
sleepness nights worrying about if the mortgage will be paid
scraping £10 together for petrol so you can get to work to earn the £10 to fill the car again.

[charitynjw]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

a single party wont work, simple as.
I belive Oliver Cromwell tried it.. and that didnt come off too well!!

the desired skills part of an MP needs changing thought

Wanted MP for Anytown

Desired Skills

Brain: working.
Backbone: owners of ones with a yellow streak need not apply
Common Sense
Must have expericence of one of the following:
Being skint
paying a mortgage
Being Unemployed
Being let down by a service
Having a debt
travelling by public transport
not being able to call Daddy to pay for something
Living in a bedsit eating beans on toast.. again
Being threatened with benefits being stopped because "Your not trying hard enough"
Living on £52 a week
sleepness nights worrying about if the mortgage will be paid
scraping £10 together for petrol so you can get to work to earn the £10 to fill the car again.

An oxymoron, surely?

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

whats an oxymoron.. apart from someone who thinks Chesney Hawkes actually turns up if you use Vanish??

[charitynjw]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

whats an oxymoron.. apart from someone who thinks Chesney Hawkes actually turns up if you use Vanish??

http://www.fun-with-words.com/oxym_explain.html

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

AHHH

[MissFM]

Re: Bob Crow to unions: form new labour party

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...g-members.html

Have none of these people read Orwell or Swift?