The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Bottoms up or top down?
Far from representing the grassroots, the Independent Group is the politics of the ‘hard centre,’ which means PFI, privatisation, austerity, bank deregulation and war, says SOLOMON HUGHES
FORMER Labour MP Angela Smith told Sky News that the new Independent Group must be a “bottoms up” movement.
It was another foot-in-mouth moment for Smith, who previously blurted out a racist burble about minorities having a “funny tinge.”
It is a strange illustration that a political group promoting individuals over policy has some of Westminster’s least impressive individuals up front. It also points to the big contradiction of the Independent Group.
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