“Left Bereft”

The Labour Party and I have come to a mutual agreement. I won’t pay for dodgy legal settlements, and they’ll stop taking my money.. We’ve split up. And it’s painful. 

I don’t feel anything but relief for not worrying about when my lifetime commitment to combating  hate-speech and discrimination would suddenly morph into rabid anti-semitism. I won’t miss being labelled a trot for wanting a decent standard of living for everyone. But I’ll miss the amazing buzz of the Party Conference alive with the excitement of being in a hall full of engaged people set alight by the radical policies introduced by Jeremy Corbyn 

Most of all, I’ll miss chairing my local branch with its dozen or so activists, that turned out for two elections doorstepping reluctant voters, cheerfully manning the Party Stall at the Oniin Fayre, blissfully unaware that back in Labour HQ the money we were paying in, was funding bureaucrats not only actively sabotaging our efforts, but willing to go on television and lie about their own. What mugs we were! 

The Labour Party is sensible now.They don’t do excitement. The poor are back in the box, the hungry relegated once more to food banks. And I’m gone 

Have you?

Do you want to connect with other “Lefties Who’ve Left”? Let’s do it! But first some rules. Just two to start. Others may evolve. 

We’re a support group. If you want to fight, go do it elsewhere. 

No hate-speech. 

EVERYONE from the left is welcome. 

How to get involved:

If you’re on Twitter, send me a direct message @maryeffrancis If you’re not, leave a comment here.

If you choose to be confrontational or rude, I’ll ignore you. 

Payback.