tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post2585398177729943145..comments2023-08-19T16:44:23.150+01:00Comments on National Left: Alas Corbyn seems to be yet another Unionist rather than a Progressive.glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-35378572721425610872017-01-22T12:24:16.088+00:002017-01-22T12:24:16.088+00:00This is very disappointing for all of us on the le...This is very disappointing for all of us on the left who have admired Jeremy Corbyn down the years. On key issues - the miners strike, irish reunification, the iraq war, trident, workers rights and many other issues you could always trust jezza to be on the right side of the argument.<br /><br />Sadly however jezza seems to suffer from that affliction which affects others on the british left - an odd attachment to unity of the british state.<br /><br />Furthermore ive always found it odd that people like jeremy understand the national aspirations of irish republicans in the 6 counties and their desire to see the british state out of the island of ireland but seem to have little understanding of the same national aspirations of people in scotland and wales. <br /><br />I think it's fair to say that this ill informed and frankly terrible speech will hasten the end of the labour party as we know it in scotland.Leigh Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598475954140926742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-16922496417686990532017-01-22T10:38:52.007+00:002017-01-22T10:38:52.007+00:00I hope you are right in saying that the Union is d...I hope you are right in saying that the Union is doomed. You are certainly right about Corbyn, who is a massive disappointment to me. I want to see an independent Scotland, and believe it can become a better place by that route.o<br />My fear is that this dreadful right wing UK government will first try to suppress the independence movement with lies, threats, propaganda and all the apparatus of the state, and if that fails I believe they are prepared to suppress it by force unless the international community warns them off.<br />Remember Ireland. This is the same kind of government as the ones that caused the violence, deaths and tragedies of the fight for Irish independence by their stupidity, greed, arrogance and pig headedness.<br />Nothing would surprise from this Tory government.<br />They'd do the same to Wales if resistance flickers there. Totalitarian governments cannot and will not countenance even criticism, never mind opposition.<br />I really hope I'm wrong, and will continue to work for peaceful Scottish independence, but I do not trust the UK state at all. East Neukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227592664964765886noreply@blogger.com