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away from the excessive focus section of the political Right lobbying of the House of Com -
David Lindsay Column on identity issues, and towards have consistently opposed the mons such that it defeated the
the recognition that those exist-
Cameron Government over Syr-
racist, militarist and imperialist
ed only within the overarching policies of the Clinton, Bush, ia. Therefore, it is not correct to
and undergirding context of the Obama and Trump Adminis- say that, “They never did Stop
Mr Speaker Bercow does not struggle against economic in- trations. For 20 years, almost the War.”
want President Donald Trump The American Democratic equality and in favour of inter - completely ignored except in
to address Parliament. Is Trump Party has been defeated in the national peace, including co-op- relation to the Iraq War, a sec - In the event of a State Visit
a worthy successor to Nelson person of the most economical- eration with Russia, not a new tion of the political Left and a to the United Kingdom by Presi-
Mandela? No. Is Trump a worthy ly neoliberal and internation- Cold War. smaller section of the political dent Trump, it is imperative that
successor to Aung San Suu Kyi? ally neoconservative nominee Right have consistently op- those with that consistent, and
Ask the Rohingya about that imaginable. The lesson needs The defeat of the Clintons posed the racist, militarist and not unsuccessful, record be the
overrated figure. But is Trump to be learned. The workers are by a purported opponent of ne - imperialist policies of the Blair, organisers of what would easi-
a worthy successor to Barack not the easily ignored and rou - oliberal economic policy and of Brown, Cameron and May Gov- ly be the largest demonstration
Obama? Oh, yes, indeed. tinely betrayed base, with the neoconservative foreign policy, ernments. in British history, and that that
liberal bourgeoisie as the swing although time will tell, has se - demonstration be addressed by
By all means protest against voters to whom tribute must cured Jeremy Corbyn’s position, A steadfast stalwart has Corbyn. This would have the po-
Trump’s actions. Up to a point, be paid. The reality is the other since he is undoubtedly such an been, and remains, Corbyn. His tential to politicise an entire gen-
protest against his utteranc- way round. The EU referendum opponent. election and re-election as La- eration, thereby changing Britain
es. But do not protest against ought already to have placed bour Leader have been signifi- in myriad ways over at least 50
his presence. His arrival in this that beyond doubt. For 25 years, almost com- cant victories for the movement years. But it would have to be led
country would do us no end of pletely ignored except in rela- against liberal interventionism. by those who would have react-
good. Provided that the reaction There is a need to move, as tion to the Iraq War, a section of Another victory was the social ed in the same way to a State Vis -
were led by the right people. a matter of the utmost urgency, the political Left and a smaller media campaign that led to the it by President Hillary Clinton.