Workers' Liberty

Articles in the 8 and 9 May editions of the Guardian provided yet more evidence of how left-wing Ken Livingstone and his coterie are not.

The 8 May edition reported of former Livingstone adviser Lee Jasper, who has floated a potential challenge to replace maverick right-wing Labour MP Kate Hoey in Vauxhall, south London: "Last night, for £10, members of the public were invited to experience 'An Evening with Lee Jasper' at a private members' club in London's West End, where the man himself was due to give a speech on 'Money, Power and the Route to Success'.
"The event promised to be full of 'upwardly mobile people ... who want to socialise with like-minded others in luxury surroundings that reflect where we are, at this stage of our careers and businesses.'"

Meanwhile, on 9 May, the paper published an article by Livingstone analysing Labour's local elections defeat, which commented:
"Following May 1 some people are posing the choice as between moving "to the left" or "to the right". This is not the right question. Labour must place itself at the centre of a progressive alliance that can solve the problems facing the country.
"What are the key elements of this? There are three tasks for a government and a mayor - to ensure the country and London are an economic success; to ensure everyone shares in that success; and to ensure that success is sustainable in the long run through improving the environment.
"Labour's campaign in London gained major support from business. The Financial Times concluded that the majority of big business in London supported my re-election. There is no way to check that, but I know from meetings that very large sections of big business supported my campaign."

When are advocates of "Red Ken" going to get real?