Doublespeak
đBest way to keep #Unite out of politics, is to be politicalđ
The SKWAWKBOX has criticised Gerard Coyne, Len McCluskeyâs right-leaning challenger for the leadership of the Unite union, for the blinkered, Trump-like, cynical insularity and shortsightedness of his âvisionâ for Unite if he should win, which in the opinion of this blog would be an unmitigated disaster. The UKâs biggest union needs a leader who understands that âeverything is politicsâ and that his/her membersâ interests can only truly be understood and served by a union that is fully engaged in politics because those interests are affected by everything that goes on in this country.
However, it appears that Mr Coyne cannot even be credited with any firmness in his thinking, as he today gave a speech jumping into â well, wider politics:
If anything could make even clearer the fact that his âanti-politicsâ stance is merely a transparent attempt to prevent the unionâs involvement in any future Labour leadershipâŚ
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