According to Guido the four attack lines that Labour are planning to use in the election campaign are: Ensuring the economic recovery, Protecting frontline public services, Protecting future jobs and Standing up for the many.
All sound dynamic and powerful but all so uncontroversial as to be meaningless. All apart from the last one "Standing up for the many", which I have a problem with.
When Gordon Brown and the Labour party are "standing up for the many", who will they be standing up against? I presume they will be standing up against the few, being the only ones left once "the many" are taken out of the equation. Black and Asian people are part of the few, lesbians and gays are part of the few, disabled people are part of the few, in fact another way of describing "the few" is "minorities".
Can it really be the case that one of the Labour party's campaign themes is a commitment to attacking minorities? Dog whistle politics at its worst!
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Two problems with this post. First, it starts "According to Guido..." which disbars anyone with any taste from reading any further. Second, you know full well that's not what they mean by "standing up for the many". Slag them off for lazy slogans, but don't make out - even in jest - that that's what they're saying.
Besides, your lot aren't in a position to be criticising the feeble marketing efforts of Labour. C'mon, surely you've got this one in the bag - how come you're all making such a bish of it? R.I.P Off? Botox Dave? Must try harder!
Admit it, you're struggling.
Labour's legislative record on minority rights clearly superior to the Tories.
Surely standing up for the many as opposed to the few rich people who have increased their wealth under Labour. This is in contrast to the Tory tax plans that will benefit the richest people most. In this case the few do not need protecting.
I'm quite surprised that you would try to imply that they are about to embark on campaign of vilification of ethnic minorities. I think you need a bit more evidence than your mis-interpretation of a slogan that is yet to be used.
It is not like your leader is Fagan any more.
I think this posting is worthy of the gutter. Whatever Mr Cleverly's differences with Labour, to deliberately skew their intentions in such a way as to suggest they wish to launch an assault on black, gay and disabled people is grotesque. Shame on him.
Hey James the Labour Rapid Defense Force have come here pretty quick to cover up another Jonah Brown blunder.
Labour the party that screws the poor with the 10p tax
Labour the party that brought the rise of the BNP
Labour the party for the many not the miniority.
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