At a meeting of the group held via zoom on Wednesday 2nd September to discuss “Covid job losses and the attack on employment rights” it was agreed to express our support for Richard Leonard. It was further agreed to offer condemnation of those MSPs along with a few other’s who are questioning his leadership. Their disregard for the mandate that Richard received from the membership shows contempt for both the Labour party’s internal democratic processes and for the wider membership.
Richard was the democratic choice of those members in 2017 and must be respected, it is not in the gift of the Scottish Parliamentary party to change this.
It also concerned those in attendance that instead of holding the Scots Government to account for failing to keep us safe they chose to attack Richard offering a distraction from the SNP’s inadequate leadership during the recent period. The deaths in care homes, failure to supply testing as required, a track and trace system that does neither are all issue’s that are we would have expected Labour representatives to be focused on.
It may well be that the faux concern that the few express about a wipe out at next years election is more to do with their fears of losing their jobs. We would suggest that the lack of success is more likely due to the failings of these MSP’s to support a progressive manifesto, unite behind the Richard. It is questionable if many of them want to see a Labour administration in Hollyrood. Scottish workers facing job losses, an increase in precarious work, attacks on conditions and fears of losing their homes will not support or forget those ignoring these concerns. Perhaps it time for them to go and allow Richard to build a team that will do this important task.
It also concerned those in attendance that instead of holding the Scots Government to account for failing to keep us safe they chose to attack Richard offering a distraction from the SNP’s inadequate leadership during the recent period. The deaths in care homes, failure to supply testing as required, a track and trace system that does neither are all issue’s that are we would have expected Labour representatives to be focused on.
It may well be that the faux concern that the few express about a wipe out at next years election is more to do with their fears of losing their jobs. We would suggest that the lack of success is more likely due to the failings of these MSP’s to support a progressive manifesto, unite behind the Richard. It is questionable if many of them want to see a Labour administration in Hollyrood. Scottish workers facing job losses, an increase in precarious work, attacks on conditions and fears of losing their homes will not support or forget those ignoring these concerns. Perhaps it time for them to go and allow Richard to build a team that will do this important task.
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