About that word "Blairite"

"“Blairite” was on the list of proscribed words, apparently provided by Labour HQ and which was read out to a meeting of party members in Croydon last week. And anyone found to have used it publicly could even find themselves banned from taking part in the forthcoming leadership election." July / August 2016.

‘Outraged by Steve Reed’: Genevieve Murray-Dinsmore, Croydon North’s women’s officer, is a supporter of Jeremy Corbyn image credit Inside Croyden

Constituent gets visit from police for asking questions of MP

Posted on August 5, 2016
By insidecroydon

Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP for Croydon North/Lambeth South [delete to taste] has resorted to filing a formal complaint to the borough police commander about a constituent, after the resident had the audacity to ask questions of their elected representative.

“Excuse me occifer, but one of my constituents keeps asking me awkward questions. Can you have a word?”

One of Reed’s constituents had four police officers turn up at their home last month, following the MP sending a letter to Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent Andy Tarrant, in which he accused the Croydon resident of using “abusive, threatening and inappropriate behaviour” towards him.

The Labour Party appears to have entered its McCarthy period.

Members are being removed from the party for some weird, wacky and undemocratic reasons.

Take this shared in a Jeremy Corbyn supporting forum on Facebook which is part of the Reed saga:

Tony Greenstein:
I was interrogated by the LP Regional Organiser, Harry Gregson (I'm suspended) for calling Steve Reed 'tory boy' on my blog. Clearly I was too gentle with him!
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Genevieve Murray-Dnsmore [women`s officer for area]:
For all of you friends who have followed the SAGA of Labour Croydon North CLP, the latest instalment......Imagine a young girl, a labour party member was treated like this..........
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`Yesterday, we contacted Reed to give the MP an opportunity to explain why, in his recent dealings with a constituent, he had resorted to what may appear an extreme course of action.

Among our questions, we asked:

Can you explain why you opted to involve the Borough Commander, rather than going through the usual channels to file a complaint to the police?

Do you often feel threatened when your constituents approach you to seek your views and support for matters of importance in Croydon North, London and the nation?

How many constituents have you blocked on social media since being elected as an MP in November 2012?

How many complaints of harassment have you made to the police since 2012?

How do you respond to the accusation that your resorting to complaining to the Borough Commander can be seen as an abuse of your position, and a form of intimidation and bullying?

Apart from the auto-generated acknowledgement, Reed has not responded to any of those questions.

Reed, a long-time vice-chair of Progress, the Blairite party-within-a-party, was able to find the time, however, to grandstand on social media last night, stating, “Problem is we’ve imported the politics of hate of the SWP, TUSC etc, who are infiltrating us via Momentum.” Pots and kettles, anyone?

The constituent visited by the police at Reed’s behest has been told that there will be no further action taken. “What frustrates me is having a Labour MP in one of the most deprived areas of London who clearly does not care about listening to his constituents and feels threatened by a differing point of view or debate,” they said, not seeming the slightest bit threatening.

They maintained that, apart from once calling Reed a “bastard” on Twitter, in their correspondence and occasional meetings in person, they had never made any direct threats against him or otherwise been abusive.

Croydon North CLP in 2015 supported Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership. Reed backed his fellow Progress vice-chair, Liz Kendall, and this year is backing Owen Smith. Croydon North CLP has an all-member meeting on Monday to decide which candidate gets its nomination this year.`

This is a warning, heads up or call it what you will.

Social media is being trawled.

You may be provoked.

You may respond in the heat of the moment.

You may be removed from the Labour Party and lose your vote in the current leadership election.

And as most people are asking, is that what it is all about?

Is that the only way the challenger can win?

​Dare we say more? NO.