Back in 2016 or soon after, Miko Peled gave a talk in Glasgow. I spoke to him at the end, he had just attended a Corbyn Labour conference. I asked him what he thought about the Corbyn leadership, hoping I think in my relative naivety at the time, that he’d be positive. Instead he said ‘They will NEVER let Corbyn be PM’ I didn’t want to believe it then, but of course we all saw it play out over the next few years in gruesome slow motion, helpless to prevent it
Great podcast. Will definitely get the book. So true re Ken Livingstones legacy of what used to be seen as loony left by the establishment now mainstream
As a younger self I was in the ILP , The party of Maxton in John McLean etc we had a red Clydesider and a Cambridge educated historian in the branch. We tried to engage ,put on the banned Zircon satellite doc ,any banned political thing we could get our hands on ,lots of other ways of trying to engage were attempted . Nobody other than a tiny set of like minded people gave a shit ,but , we tried. 😁
In terms of moving government jobs out of London, the thinking was that employees had a large pay increase for working in London to pay for the increased housing cost. Otherwise called "London weighting" My understanding is that was also the continued driver for the BBC and Channel 4 to move out of London. But, I could be wrong.
They ruined Glastonbury Festival when they “modernised” it. It is now boring, plastic and heavily BBC flavoured. I don’t know anyone who used to go in the 80’s/90’s who still goes and it’s not because they’re old, it’s because they hate what it’s become.
It's all festivals isn't it? Not saying it was right but at Reading in the 80s people were chucking solid 7" singles into the crowds. Or 20000 aside bottle wars. Or the lead singer of Buddy and the ? ( 50s style rock n roll band) lead singer getting off stage to have a fight. First band of the day! Good old days 😮
@@tolhumexy6706 In my experience whenever someone starts a fight (rock singer or not) they usually pick on someone they're pretty sure they can beat. Men who are eager to fight are wankaz.
@@tolhumexy6706 It’s all public events. Flooded with armies of fluorescent tabbard wearing nannys . The dreaded Risk Assessment. It’s all about avoiding liability for the purposes of then being held liable for damages.Which in turn is a result of Compensation Culture. Dominoes, my dear, dominoes.
I had enough when U2 tax Dodgers played there and security tore down placards saying pay your tax. Then they invited the dictator from Ukrianazi to give a televised speech and then made the whole event into a middle class festival.
70's Alternative theatre groups in the UK...Red Ladder,Cunning Stunts..Portable theatre...7:84..Bush Theatre.. Soho Poly,Belt and Braces,Monstrous Regiment, BAC, Graeae+many more,+A dozen alt Cinemas and theatres....the Guardian is a joke, compared to what it was in the 70's..like many, it's been taken over by the oligarchs...
Talk about Tory Starmer and his winter fuel f up, talk about his clothes being bought for access, talk about him sucking up to far right in Italy , talk about his warmongering . All you talk about is bollocks
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Good conversation
Had never heard of Andy Beckett. Now want to help support him by getting his books.
Five years later and the Corbyn conversations still shocks.
Corbyn was consciously taken out by the"Sponsors" of the Current Stasi..
Back in 2016 or soon after, Miko Peled gave a talk in Glasgow.
I spoke to him at the end, he had just attended a Corbyn Labour conference. I asked him what he thought about the Corbyn leadership, hoping I think in my relative naivety at the time, that he’d be positive. Instead he said ‘They will NEVER let Corbyn be PM’ I didn’t want to believe it then, but of course we all saw it play out over the next few years in gruesome slow motion, helpless to prevent it
Teresa May said across the Commons to JC's face the very words 'We will never let you be PM'.
Great podcast. Will definitely get the book. So true re Ken Livingstones legacy of what used to be seen as loony left by the establishment now mainstream
We aught to be more shocked by what Starmer's getting away with after seventy days in Office.
Allo John got a new motor!
As a younger self I was in the ILP , The party of Maxton in John McLean etc we had a red Clydesider and a Cambridge educated historian in the branch. We tried to engage ,put on the banned Zircon satellite doc ,any banned political thing we could get our hands on ,lots of other ways of trying to engage were attempted . Nobody other than a tiny set of like minded people gave a shit ,but , we tried. 😁
The knock on effect of that small group of people may be bigger than you dread. There is always meaning in sharing a better idea.
In terms of moving government jobs out of London, the thinking was that employees had a large pay increase for working in London to pay for the increased housing cost. Otherwise called "London weighting"
My understanding is that was also the continued driver for the BBC and Channel 4 to move out of London.
But, I could be wrong.
First I've heard of Gramsci.
That ideology gives me hope.
Corbyn's populism may carry forward.
Onwards and sidewards x
i imagine that George Galloway is too extreme to be considered to be a rebel. As far as politicians go he is a revolutionary.
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They ruined Glastonbury Festival when they “modernised” it. It is now boring, plastic and heavily BBC flavoured. I don’t know anyone who used to go in the 80’s/90’s who still goes and it’s not because they’re old, it’s because they hate what it’s become.
It's all festivals isn't it? Not saying it was right but at Reading in the 80s people were chucking solid 7" singles into the crowds. Or 20000 aside bottle wars. Or the lead singer of Buddy and the ? ( 50s style rock n roll band) lead singer getting off stage to have a fight. First band of the day!
Good old days 😮
@@tolhumexy6706 In my experience whenever someone starts a fight (rock singer or not) they usually pick on someone they're pretty sure they can beat. Men who are eager to fight are wankaz.
@@tolhumexy6706 It’s all public events. Flooded with armies of fluorescent tabbard wearing nannys . The dreaded Risk Assessment. It’s all about avoiding liability for the purposes of then being held liable for damages.Which in turn is a result of Compensation Culture.
Dominoes, my dear, dominoes.
I had enough when U2 tax Dodgers played there and security tore down placards saying pay your tax. Then they invited the dictator from Ukrianazi to give a televised speech and then made the whole event into a middle class festival.
70's Alternative theatre groups in the UK...Red Ladder,Cunning Stunts..Portable theatre...7:84..Bush Theatre.. Soho Poly,Belt and Braces,Monstrous Regiment, BAC, Graeae+many more,+A dozen alt Cinemas and theatres....the Guardian is a joke, compared to what it was in the 70's..like many, it's been taken over by the oligarchs...
You lost me at 'Guardian journalist.'
Talk about Tory Starmer and his winter fuel f up, talk about his clothes being bought for access, talk about him sucking up to far right in Italy , talk about his warmongering . All you talk about is bollocks