Comments on: 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, Labour must fight for democratic equality

By: Michael Burt

Michael Burt — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:24:50 +0000

The problem is many of the MP’s who claim to be Labour are Not, they are just like the Tories they are representing their own interests and are protecting their well paid jobs, not representing the interest of the people. We had a so called Labour government for 13 years they put the millstone of Private Finance Initiatives around the neck of the NHS and allowed things to go on as thought the Tories were still in power. This included taking us to war at great expense and ignoring the health of our troops when they come home. The Labour Mp’s do nothing about the shortage of homes and homelessness or seeking changes to the NHS they are letting it be privatised.
Many Labour MP’s could not care less about democracy or the people.
they spend much of their time attacking our leader for their own selfish reasons.

By: Charlie Browne

Charlie Browne — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:37:20 +0000

In addition to PR, perhaps decisions made on our (?) behalf’s by our so-called representatives in Parliament, at County Hall, and in local councils could be run past every member of the electorate for final approval before implementation?

Could now be done online; with terminals provided in libraries for those without tec
Otherwise we will still have a Parliamentocracy rather than Democracy

Employee’s democratic control of the workplace also overdue?
-someone did mention it a few years ago; I wonder if they have forgotten?

By: Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 06:39:50 +0000

Reminds of the Beatles’ ” Back in The USSR”. How did that experiment in socialism go by the way?

By: Tom Sacold

Tom Sacold — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:53:31 +0000

Many Labour MPs have no interest in real socialist reform. They look only to try to ‘manage’ capitalism.

We need real socialists elected to Parliament to enact effective socialist reforms to enable the workers to control industry through either state ownership or cooperatives.

By: Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:50:49 +0000

Yeh, Ok, whatever!

By: Patrick Newman

Patrick Newman — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:40:39 +0000

No bloodshed these days but the working class and downtrodden masses are cut down by swords of austerity!

By: Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:21:23 +0000

Hanging on the wall in my home is a contemporaneous print on linen of the event. It far more descriptive than any of the other cartoons and paintings and was lent to the Guardian for the 190th anniversary of the founding of the paper.
If there is to a serious celebration of this momentous event it can be lent with suitable guarantees as there are only two others as far as I know. The Museum of Working Class History has one and Tony Benn had another and it is very rare. I’ll see if I can get a link sent to the site or if someone wants to send me an email I can send it to that.