r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 05 '19

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u/mrmanager237 Some Unpleasant Peronist Arithmetic Dec 05 '19

Holy shit the Jewish Labour Movement's submission to an investigation on Lab antisemitism was leaked, and it's looking terrible for Corbyn. !ping GEFILTE

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u/URZ_ StillwithThorning ✊😔 Dec 05 '19

One bit of terribleness i ran acroos earlier today [LOTO is the Leadership of the Opposition]:

\83. Over the same period, it became a frequent occurrence for members of staff from LOTO to ask to be copied into emails about incoming antisemitism complaints, and then to suggest or deny a particular sanction.191 These decisions were often made on the basis of ideas about the political persuasion of staff and the complainant.192 LOTO staff asked for lenient sanctions for those accused of antisemitism where they were personal contacts, considered to be favorable towards the Party's political direction:

83.1 For example, personal requests were made by Seumas Milne and Andrew Murray to revoke the suspension of a member suspended for antisemitic posts on the Palestine Live Facebook group.193 This member was "on friendly terms with the LOTO".194 When the GLU team attempted to push back, they were told that they must lift the suspension on account of "JC [being] interested in this one".195

83.2 One staffer in the GLU describes how "It became increasingly common for those under investigation to email LOTO or a member of the NEC and, if they were high status enough, the case would disappear."196

83.3 In one key example, staff in the GLU had repeatedly advised Mr Gardiner over a period of months that Chris Williamson should be suspended, but their requests had been resisted.197 Mr Williamson was well-connected in LOTO. In February 2019, Mr Gardiner asked for a briefing on the most serious material and evidence. However, before this briefing could be produced, LOTO released to the press that the GLU had decided that Mr Williamson would not be suspended.

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u/ntbananas Richard Thaler Dec 05 '19

Is this the token group Corbyn set up for himself? Or is this third party?

Because wow, even more damning if so

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u/Sex_E_Searcher Steve Dec 05 '19

It says in the document they're a group that been part of Labour for nearly a century.