It’s happened, and it is just such a shame. Completely unexpected of course and very sad. Diss-Respect has split. Check out the East London Advertiser. The 4 SWPers (ish) Respect Councilors in Tower Hamlets, the home of respect, have left the other Islamic Extremists and resigned the whip.The four include Oli Rahman (PCS activist – who’s actually got a sense of humour, how on earth did he ever got involved with this shower?) Respect’s first councillor in 2004. The others are Lutfa Begum, her daughter Rania Khan (keep it in the family) and Ahmed Hussain.
There are a number of rumours that they have now been expelled from Respect (of course they should be). But I suspect this is mischief making, since it would be amazing if Respect could organise it self to do anything so quickly.
Workers Weekly has a long (as ever) account of rows, fights, threats and recriminations. Probably mostly true. I love Galloway description of the SWP as Russian dolls. (I never thought I would say such words).
The anti-SWP “socialist unity Blog” is scenting blood and after years of claiming that Galloway is the equivalent of a trot Antichrist, are now crawling all over him asking to be their leader and for them to become the next victims of his Stalinist abuse. Good luck to them I say!
Hat tip thingy to Nedlud for the photo montage (he’s used a few of my blog pics – I’ll let him off)
Update: Jerry Hicks the trade union activist sacked by Rolls Royce has resigned from the SWP over their lies.
