Posts Tagged ‘dirty tricks’

Alastair Campbell has written an excellent analysis of the distasteful emails sent by Damian McBride an advisor to Gordon Brown who has since resigned, to Derek Draper editor of the left of centre independent website labourlist.org, who was looking for material to set up a left of centre ‘gossipy’ website called Red Rag in response to some of the more rabid right wing websites the content of which are more likely and not to be scurrilous in nature.

It must be said however that despite the Conservative Parties outrage at the content of these emails and quite rightly so I must say, Gordon Brown and other senior Labour figures have been at the receiving end of some quite shocking personal abuse on these right wing websites and from their supporters.

Whilst insults and personal attacks having been going on for years even locally the content of these emails was particularly juvenile and inappropriate and McBride’s subsequent resignation was the right thing to do, an apology from 10 Downing Street has since been issued and the view of Gordon Brown is that there is  “no place in politics for the dissemination or publication of material of this kind”

The fact is that these rabid right wing websites only exist because the Conservative Party is such an empty vessel and as we all know empty vessel’s make the most noise, whereas the Labour Party has a record to be proud of.

It is this record and how Labour can build on it with progressive policies for the future as opposed to the regressive politics that Cameron & Co enthuse about, that should be at the heart of the message being put out by Labour.

The simple fact is that only Labour has a positive message as opposed to the Conservatives who have nothing to say, hence why they have to rely on chasing headlines and photo opportunities at all levels.