Reeves replaces portrait of Nigel Lawson with Communist Party co-founder
Rachel Reeves has replaced a portrait of Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor with a picture of one of the founding members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
On the eve of the Government’s first Budget, the Treasury released a photograph of the Chancellor in her office in No 11 in front of a new portrait of Ellen Wilkinson, a former Labour education minister.
Ms Wilkinson was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920 before becoming a Labour MP.
I like this comment even though I don't agree with it. The disturbing thing is that I'm not entirely sure why I don't agree with it, not in the sense of having a superbly workable alternative.
Angel Gabriel
Lock up the houses of Parliament , throw away the key and put the King back in charge. This Parliamentary experiment we've been running since the 1600's has failed.
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How about an elected bunch of (say) 200 Constituency MPs elected from Party lists, serving for up to 5 years, and the remainder of MPs filled from members of the electorate, on a 'jury service' basis, serving for only 1 or 2 years?
That way we get the 'guidance' provided by the old hands, but they can't get away with imposing daft laws as the unaligned MPs could overturn the passage of any unsatisfactory new law through Parliament.
The King?! Perish the thought. Put the Libertarians in charge
Quite agree ... how about Lord Protector AKH?
Lovely remark from Alison Pearson in this morning's Telegraph: Starmer's regime is a case of Marx and spender.
Not just a commie but a spy for Stalin.
https://order-order.com/2024/10/30/chancellors-budget-idol-is-communist-who-spied-for-the-soviets/
Unfortunately, the King is further to the left of Ellen Wilkinson, so no.
Interesting choice of picture. Nobody would want Lawson's fat face gurning down at them, but she could have swapped it for almost anything. Landscape, abstract, or top class portrait. She chose a plain photo of no great artistic merit, so she's clearly making a point. But I wonder why....
My my! You'd a hoped they'd have learnt the black lessons of communism by now. They're slow learners the ideological left- how long will it take them to learn that green energy and net zero is the road to nowhere?
DJ - that might work, I'd like to see something which reduces the power of parties and local party selection committees which seem to make some very poor choices.
Bucko - I agree, not the King, but it has to be better than what we have.
James - I think Starmer already sees himself in the role.
dearieme - yes, I had a quick check on the ghastly creature Reeves seems to favour as her inspiration. Marx and spender indeed.
Sam - I suspect the point she's making is as unsubtle as she is. Could have been her parents or a prominent woman chess player, there are many less dismal alternatives.
Tammly - it's the slow leaner aspect which is worrying. Nothing seems to go in, lessons just aren't learned, ideology trumps everything.
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