Tom DelargyApr 23, 2023
The fact that Jews, Irish and Travelers can hide their ethnicity from racists in a way that Diane Abbott can't doesn't justify her mistake. She made a mistake and her supporters, black and white, recognized this immediately and we told her. But her mistake can be explained.
Show threadSteve WilliamsApr 23, 2023

@TomDelargy “I wish to wholly and unreservedly withdraw my remarks and disassociate myself from them. “

Never understood how you disassociate yourself from something you created. That sound like your are excusing yourself, even if you say there is no excuse.

My head hurts!

Good work by you, Tom.

Show threadTom DelargyApr 23, 2023
@blabberlicious I don't know what you're talking about.
Show threadSteve WilliamsApr 23, 2023
@TomDelargy All I’m saying is I found her apology confusing, but also thanking you for helping her make one, as I wouldn’t want to see her thrown out of the party. Sorry if that wasn’t clear!
Show threadTom DelargyApr 23, 2023
@blabberlicious I Boosted this because I agree with almost all of it. Your original post wasn't clear, and I thought you would want her kicked out of Labour; I'm glad you don't. I am sure I'm not the only one who asked her to make the kind of statement she did make. I don't find her apology confusing. And I think her original letter can be explained. It's about the visibility of people like her. Non religious Jews, Irish and Travelers can hide from racists. She can't. She drew false conclusions.
Show threadSteve Williams
@TomDelargy Well put. False conclusions are easy to make. Working for labour myself over the years, I can attest to that.
Apr 23, 2023 at 12:30pmWeb