On a roll

 The Labour Party’s mission in life was since its inception to win parliamentary seats—as those on the left were always told, your principles mean nothing without power. Now it seems power means nothing as well, and it looks like the Starmer mission to destroy the Labour Party is on track. I believe somebody coined the phrase ‘a bird needs two wings to fly’ and the Starmeroids’ obsession with turning the party into a vehicle for barely perceptible change built on a single cylinder of disciplinary dictatorship has shown what a clapped out version of ‘power’ really means. The fight over small differences which is the current ‘battle’ for the deputy leadership demonstrates this. There is no battle over ideas or what to do with power once you’ve got it. So Starmer is on a roll, and it’s downhill all the way. The Caerphilly by-election result should have every Labour MP quaking in their boots (if not quacking like a flock of distressed ducks). If Starmer wants to prevent Fartage becoming prime minister, he could still effect change, and the first thing to look at would be to introduce proportional representation for Westminster elections.