Labour bigwig says New Labour led to ‘perversion & paedophilia’

Lord Maurice Glasman is the party bigwig behind the Blue Labour movement. To be honest, we’re not much of a fan of his. Credit where it’s due, though; he’s delivered what may be the greatest MSM takedown of New Labour yet:

Please be aware that the above should read “perversion and paedophilia”, although it’s bad however you hear it.

It’s over

At this point, it seems that New Labour is finished as a viable political entity within the larger party. We say that because:

As if this wasn’t bad enough, party rivals have now branded Blairism as the political wing of international paedophilia.

There is no coming back from this.

Blue Labour

In 2020, Steve Topple described Blue Labour as follows:

a concept founded by Maurice Glasman based on socially conservative values of ‘family, faith and flag’ but more socialist economic policies. It is rooted in the values that Glasman perceived existed in the party pre-WWII.

On 6 February, Blue Labour put out the following statement:

This week exposed the moral and intellectual rot at the heart of our party. Glib arrogance, vicious court gossip and a culture of conformity. A willingness to look the other way for factional reasons, blind to how it looks to the outside world.

And for what? In the careerist scramble for a brief moment in the limelight all imagination and curiosity are crushed, and so we are left empty of ideas and empty of soul.

How far we have fallen as a party. This must be the end of New Labour.

At the same time, let’s be real; Blue Labour aren’t a viable alternative.

As activist Alan Gibbons highlighted, Glasman described Morgan McSweeney as “one of ours”. McSweeney is the worst of the worst, so if he’s one of theirs, that doesn’t say much about them.

Featured image via Sky