What do you think of the way Labours handled the strike?
Simon: Disgusting. Colin: The Labour movement’s been great, but the shadow cabinet’s been weak. Steve: The only people that contributed most during the strike are the support groups and musicians and everyone who’s been donating money. Kinnock has just been “Lovely, lovely votes”. He knows which side his bread is buttered on and he knows that if he supports the miners, he’s going to get a lot of people that won’t vote for him. Colin: He doesn’t want to do anything which might upset Labour’s chance of getting in at the next election, despite the fact that it’s 3 years away. He is a lunatic, a jellyfish , an utter waste of time. Wake Up:Bearing that in mind, would you still align yourselves with the Labour Party? Colin: The Labour movement , yes. Let’s face it, there’s nothing wrong with the grass roots of the Labour Party. It is a strong organised socialist movement. But the fact is that the people that represent them in Parliament, with one or two exceptions, are not doing their job. T
