Is that it? Just 2? I’ll read it later, but I mistakenly thought from the first 2 posts it was an disgrace and the party should be wound down, or something.
Yes, 2 cases + 18 borderline. These are Labour officials/agents for whom the party has legal responsibility under the legislation. The actions of Labour Party members are not covered by the legislation, and are not the focus of the report. There's more of course, including comments about how shite the complaints process was, but we knew that already.
I haven't got time to read it today but I know Michael Walker (Novara Media) has set aside the day for it, and will share his thoughts on tonight's broadcast. It will be a take from the left, of course, but Walker is a thoughtful and decent guy who, I believe, will take on board fair criticism.
As for Corbyn's suspension, it could merely be (highly effective) pantomime that leads to a slap on the wrist, or it could reflect a determined effort to expel him from the party. Time will tell. Regardless, he has a right to defend himself, and there was nothing objectionable in his balanced statement today (especially given what we now know about internal sabotage and the way that complaints were sat on by factional opponents). Unless, that is, we're no longer allowed to talk about the wider context.
It's a tragic mess and, as the partner of a woman of Jewish descent, it's deeply painful to see anti-Semitism being used as a political football this way.
