Sturmer Project: Journey to the Right
By Oliver Eagleton
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Sturmer finished this review that week Having fired his Shadow Transport Secretary for being disrespectful to attend RMT's picket line, this scathing text calls into question the increasingly right-wing trajectory of an unscrupulous and career-minded politician. It was very appropriate in that it showed without leaving room.
The young Sturmer, who frequently refers to the fact that he was named after the monumental socialist Kiel Hardy, was willing to mingle with the left and criticize the small Trotskyist sect. and briefly flirted with and made a progressive name in the legal world. And for his work representing McLibel 2.
That trend ended when he quickly left his human rights-focused barrister job to become Director General of the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Sturmer, side by side with the strong and the weak, has long and uninterruptedly worked with Big Issue seller Ian Tomlinson, Brazilian worker Jean-Charles de Menezes, Angola. stopped the prosecution of those responsible for the death of immigrant Jimmy Mbenga.
He used his position to bring his arrested teenager to court.
Sturmer's silence on recent anti-democratic, illegal and abusive behavior by the police suggests that Eagleton has given impunity to a number of spy cops and that it is he who has helped them. It's all the more understandable when it reminds us that we were ourselves. The CPS has created a set of guidelines to help prosecute peaceful protesters. I was afraid to do so and decided to watch. He made baseless accusations of rape.
Internationally, he has supported the interests of the US empire by supporting the extradition of autistic IT expert Gary McKinnon and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Eagleton cites an explicit agreement not to challenge U.S. security operations in any way.
On the International Day of Solidarity with the People of Israel, he attended an event organized by the Jewish Labor Movement and the Society of Israel Workers' Friends.
Interestingly, Sir Keir's work at CPS was characterized by a micro-managerial approach that sometimes confused even his most loyal colleagues. less political and more and more personal.
Most astonishingly, at a time when Tory politics has failed miserably and its popularity has fallen to an all-time low, Labor has largely failed to capitalize on this. For those who reluctantly backed Starmer's position rather than Jeremy Corbyn's, it's on a practical basis that the former is far more of an option.
We noted that wavering support for Labor's continued EU membership and the issue of a second referendum were key factors in the collapse of the so-called red wall in the last general election. Come to think of it, Sturmer continued to support neoliberal prisons at every opportunity and was busy undermining Corbyn's leadership for a vote on this very issue.
And the road ahead. Interestingly, Eagleton does not argue that simply ditching Sturmer and electing a more left-wing leader should be the solution.
Although still open to the possibility of establishing a new socialist party of some sort, his focus is on building new social movements as integral to the development of socialism. the importance of doing any group.
In this regard, Gramsian emphasizes the need for political and cultural hegemony in the general battle for ideas, and many socialist websites, news feeds, and I'm finding this in a discussion.
There is an obvious recent template for such a point of view. The strength of the Latin American Left, for example, was based on everything from indigenous struggles to campaigns on gas, water and electricity.
In parallel with ideological debate and the importance of innovation being widely shared beliefs, Hugo's Chavez comments on establishing socialism in the 21st century are the best and most It remains a memorable formulation.
Overall, despite its relative briefness, this is a timely and well-written book that not only reveals that Sturmer is a right-wing opportunist, but also It offers a surprising amount of food for thought for anyone interested in building. An alternative to socialism that is open, democratic, relevant and not entirely focused on parliamentary intrigue.
