Solomon Hughes writes that
Labour cannot count on the Tories having a similar "very bad Tory campaign", but
correctly adds that there are "weaknesses we can aim at in the next election"
(Morning Star, 29/09/17). Of course there are!
The Tory party, even if the election doesn`t come until 2022, will still be the
divided one it is now. Does anyone really believe it will have united around a
"charismatic" leader like Rees-Mogg, Amber Rudd, or even the scheming Boris
Johnson? Can anyone see their stirring speeches emboldening thousands of young
activists across the country?
Is the Tory party suddenly going to have a Damascene moment and be no longer
advocating lower taxes for the rich, divisive education policies, arms sales to
whatever dictatorship willing to buy, and a national minimum wage well below
the level required for a decent life? Of course not. These are the policies
which form the basis of Conservatism in this country. Even when trifling changes
are proposed, the lobbyists are quick to water them down to limit their
significance further still.
By the time of the next election, does anyone really think that the Tory
government will have regulated the rental sector so that tenant exploitation by
Rachman-like landlords will no longer exist, or that the public sector will be
well funded with no recruitment crises in health and education? Social housing?
A financial transaction tax?
Furthermore,
can we envisage this divided, back-stabbing coalition of selfish millionaires
sealing a Brexit deal with hunky-doryness on all sides? Will the results of
callous austerity policies and cuts ever be
forgotten?
The current conference shows how fearful the Tory party is of Jeremy Corbyn, and
it will do everything in its power both to liken him to Stalin, and to
exaggerate dire consequences of socialist policies. Try what they will, they
cannot match the popularity of Labour`s leader or its policies. Only rebellious
disunity stands in the way of a Labour victory.
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