Dennis Skinner dismantling of Kinnock hitlists and standing for what's right. A message for Starmer
Channel: Labour Heartlands
Date: 05/05/2021

Vintage footage of former Labour MP and ex-miner Dennis Skinner taking down centrist idol Neil Kinnock carries a message current Labour leader Keir Starmer badly needs to take on board.

When Kinnock boasted at a 1981 Tribune conference fringe about his supposed bravery in continuing when he claimed he was on a left-wing ‘hit list’, Skinner laid some working-class truth on him:

Those who know and care what politics is really about – life and death for millions – don’t worry about incurring the wrath of opponents. They know being in Parliament is a privilege – and consider being on political hitlists as nothing more than a sign they’re doing the job right of standing up for those who face real hardship and conflict.

They don’t tip-toe down the middle of every road in terror of taking a position someone might not like.

https://skwawkbox.org/2020/09/30/dennis-skinners-1981-dismantling-of-kinnock-about-standing-for-whats-right-without-fear-carries-a-message-for-keir-starmer/

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