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posted on 24/9/2022 11:08Re: #Labour leaks anybody watch it ? - Gramsci.
Yes.
Some of us lived and breathed it at the time. We know the truth.
I know one of the production team and she told me ep. 2 (today) and 3 are more damaging.
The documentary (pt 1) scratches the surface, serious as it is*. I have seen the behaviour of these people up close. Crossed swords with Southside (esp. McNicol) on a few occasions. Reckon I could give Al Jazeera a 4th episode if I was so inclined. I kept the receipts. Same goes, I am sure, for other people like me who were elected to positions in the party through those years.
* And it is, when you think about it, a real weakening of democracy when one of the two parties that can ever be in power have been so corrupted by such a faction. See also Al Jazeera's 4-part "The Lobby" and also read the Forde Report (latter's conclusions don't match the actual content - so don't shortcut - which is why it took so long to actually emerge...)
It's very telling when journalists like Peter Oborne and Michael Crick are re-thinking their actions and inactions (yes they were at fault, yes the facts were available - it just suited their and the media owners agenda at the time). Crick: "Every political journalist should watch the film & decide for themselves. I agree with Peter Oborne that the media - including us - should have looked into this far more. Trouble is every story in the saga was very complicated & disputed & it was hard to nail down the truth."
- “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell -
Some of us lived and breathed it at the time. We know the truth.
I know one of the production team and she told me ep. 2 (today) and 3 are more damaging.
The documentary (pt 1) scratches the surface, serious as it is*. I have seen the behaviour of these people up close. Crossed swords with Southside (esp. McNicol) on a few occasions. Reckon I could give Al Jazeera a 4th episode if I was so inclined. I kept the receipts. Same goes, I am sure, for other people like me who were elected to positions in the party through those years.
* And it is, when you think about it, a real weakening of democracy when one of the two parties that can ever be in power have been so corrupted by such a faction. See also Al Jazeera's 4-part "The Lobby" and also read the Forde Report (latter's conclusions don't match the actual content - so don't shortcut - which is why it took so long to actually emerge...)
It's very telling when journalists like Peter Oborne and Michael Crick are re-thinking their actions and inactions (yes they were at fault, yes the facts were available - it just suited their and the media owners agenda at the time). Crick: "Every political journalist should watch the film & decide for themselves. I agree with Peter Oborne that the media - including us - should have looked into this far more. Trouble is every story in the saga was very complicated & disputed & it was hard to nail down the truth."
- “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell -
- #Labour leaks anybody watch it ? - Mr Banks 23/9 12:39 (read 2970 times, 3 posts in thread)
- seen ep 1 - eaststandman 11/10 22:11 (read 2693 times)
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