Brexit the economy and house prices part 7: Brexit Harder

Arklight

Rinoa wrote: »

You obviously don't understand what racism is. Quoting someone else when they're talking non contentious issues is not racist.

This is racism:



This from the twitter account of the Labour candidate for Aldershot. What lovely people you have in your party.

https://order-order.com/2019/04/01/labour-pcc-wrote-fkin-ethiopian-jew-look-like-ethiopian-jew/

A tweet and a view which I condemn wholeheartedly. Now, rather than posting invective from right wing hate sites let's have a rather more sane report from the Jewish Chronicle about this:

Labour parliamentary candidate apologises for 'Ethiopian Jew' tweets she sent as a teenager

Abby King said she was 'deeply repentant and regretful' for what she wrote in 2011, aged 15...

In a statement on Monday, Ms King told the JC the tweets dated back to when she was 15 and had “no contact with or true understanding of the Jewish community".

She said the comments were part of a “silly exchange will a school friend who referred to herself as in such terms. She was white British and neither of us had an understanding of the term”.

Last year, she described how she walked out of Labour conference hall when someone at the podium made a "gross and upsetting" speech which dismissed antisemitism wihin Labour as a "campaign of slurs and accusations" and referenced the Al Jazeera documentary The Lobby.

Hours before her old tweets were revealed, Ms King also promoted a new video featuring Gordon Brown, saying he joined JLM in solidarity with British Jews and condemning antisemitism on the left.

Ms King said of the video: "I’m so proud to be an affiliate member of Jewish Labour and I stand in full solidarity with my Jewish siblings."...

Regarding her 2011 tweets, she said there was “no excuse for antisemitism".

“I am deeply, deeply repentant and regretful of my comments and will endeavour to further my understanding of the community and their values. I am truly sorry for the offence caused," she said.

"I cannot deny the words nor can I fully justify them but I will strive to do better."

Liron Velleman, JLM's Youth and Students Office, defended Ms King, saying: "Abby has proved herself time and time again to be a friend of the Jewish community in general and Jews in Labour in particular.

"Her tweets from 2011 were offensive - something she has not denied and has apologised unreservedly for.

"As JLM Youth and Students Officer, I have no hesitation in accepting the apology as a sincere one. I look forward to working with Abby to reach out to other Jewish community organisations and finding other proactive steps to stand with the Jewish community."

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/labour-parliamentary-candidate-apologises-for-ethiopian-jew-tweets-1.482394

It seems like Abby may have overcome her childish ignorance and prejudice.

I wonder if you can.

ukcarper

She won't be elected anyway.

Arklight

ukcarper wrote: »

She won't be elected anyway.

Probably not. That's one of the consequences of having the past come back to haunt you.

Rinoa

Arklight wrote: »

A tweet and a view which I condemn wholeheartedly. Now, rather than posting invective from right wing hate sites let's have a rather more sane report from the Jewish Chronicle about this:



https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/labour-parliamentary-candidate-apologises-for-ethiopian-jew-tweets-1.482394

It seems like Abby may have overcome her childish ignorance and prejudice.

I wonder if you can.

Pleased to see she's apologised. And locked her twitter account too apparently. I guess she's made a lot of tweets since 2011. Best to be cautious I guess.

And hey, it's good to know Labour's new selection procedures are working so well.

Malthusian

They're working exactly as intended. For the many not the...

ukcarper

Arklight wrote: »

Probably not. That's one of the consequences of having the past come back to haunt you.

I don't think she would have been elected if she was squeaky clean not in Aldershot.

Herzlos

So it seems May has ruled out a no deal again, and is asking for another extension. The Brexiteers are going especially nuts about betrayal.

buglawton

The best nuts will be saved for the next election.

SpiderLegs

Herzlos wrote: »

So it seems May has ruled out a no deal again, and is asking for another extension. The Brexiteers are going especially nuts about betrayal.

To be fair she does just appear to have offered to let the opposition dictate the terms of our future relationship with the EU.
Sounds like a betrayal of the entire Tory party to me.

All to try head off a confidence vote and the threat of a second referendum. I hope Corbyn tells her to stuff it.

Moby

ERG:

It will now be for Corbyn, Diane Abbott and John Mcdonnell to decide if the Conservative party implements its manifesto.

Not happy campers are they......their pure brexit dream is unravelling and Jezza will help it unravel:rotfl: