We know that the s word (socialism) has been persona non grata for sometime at Labour HQ, but now it seems the a word (austerity) is too inconvenient to get a airing as well, even when its a key part of one of the most moving speeches I’ve ever heard“. So said Andy Burnham of Harry Leslie Smiths magnificent speech to conference, yet: Party HQ saw fit in its emails (one last week to party members seeking donations and another yesterday to known supporters urging them to join the party) to delete the reference to “welfare cuts and austerity measures” in a different version of the speech from the one that still appears on its website in both text and video. The deletion of these references cannot be justified in terms of style or readability – the censored version of the speech is barely shorter than the original. This section of the speech was highlighted not only by Left Futures but also by the Daily Mirror. The motive can only be political – to remove a reference which is seen as embarrassing because Ed Balls does not intend to end either welfare cuts or austerity. Nasty stuff. leftfutures.org/2014/09/labour-hq-censors-91-year-old-veterans-reference-to-welfare-cuts-and-austerity/
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:17:57 +0000
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