tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post1281001854290126262..comments2024-01-04T19:27:02.335-08:00Comments on Zenpolitics: Jimmy ReidJohn Hilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10072819649049077782noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725411122663433189.post-83880063806925371612010-08-16T04:28:16.135-07:002010-08-16T04:28:16.135-07:00Yes, RIP Jimmy. It was a good tribute to Jimmy ap...Yes, RIP Jimmy. It was a good tribute to Jimmy apart from the idea he softened and helped destroy the chances of a miners' victory. Yes, 'unity' was essential, which is what Scargill, as leader, should have ensured and inspired. Instead, with his own ego in the way, he split the Left and set the movement back for generations. If Jimmy had been their leader, he would have galvanised the left - as he did during his ucs dispute, gaining support worldwide and even from Tories won over by his compelling, logicical and moral arguments. Scargil wouldn't even allow the Labour Party to get into the fight because as he said in his own words, he was going to be the man to bring down Thatcher, not Kinnock. Scargil destroyed unity while Jimmy created it. Jimmy was too much of a moral giant to stand by and let the donkey lead lions to defeat. At great cost and risk to himself, Jimmy stood up for what he believed, democratic socialism. He was a genuine working-class hero.Johnny dnoreply@blogger.com