that tried to keep people in the labour party when many were thinking of leaving it during thejeremy corbyn years. this week he is announcing a new approach to crime, an approach that attempts to prevent crime, protect communities, he says that whenjeremy corbyn was leader, labour gave the impression they were more concerned about the criminals than they were about the victims. welcome to political thinking. thank you. when keir starmer finally announced that there was no way back forjeremy corbyn, as someone who is a veteran for the struggle inside the party, how did it make you feel? i felt relieved, is the truth. there are two reasons for this, one is the necessity for keir starmer as a leader of the party to show that he has changed the party and that he will change the country. that has been done. for me too, my history and politics goes back to lambeth when i was first elected as a councillor, lambeth had previously been run by the hard left under ted knight. so i have
knife. so if and i don t know their backgrounds, if there is an opportunity to intervene earlier why would you not do that? because you re stopping people becoming victims of crime. aha, you re stopping people becoming victims of crime. you re stopping people becoming victims of crime. a slogan could sum this u - , victims of crime. a slogan could sum this no. tongh victims of crime. a slogan could sum this no. tough on victims of crime. a slogan could sum this up, tough on crime. victims of crime. a slogan could sum this up, tough on crime. tough i victims of crime. a slogan could sum this up, tough on crime. tough on | this up, tough on crime. tough on the causes of crime? it this up, tough on crime. tough on the causes of crime? the causes of crime? it is, you re riaht, the causes of crime? it is, you re right. that the causes of crime? it is, you re right. that was the causes of crime? it is, you re right, that was tony the causes of crime? it is, you re right, that w
that profoundly. ifelt their lives are thrown away. i felt that profoundly. i felt a government that profoundly. i felt a government that allows this to happen is not a government i want to sport. this is when ijoined the labour party, age 16. ijoined the labour party. there 16. i “oined the labour party. there was 16. ijoined the labour party. there was another 16. ijoined the labour party. there was another reason 16. ijoined the labour party. there was another reason why 16. ijoined the labour party. there was another reason why you i 16. ijoined the labour party. there was another reason why you became more and more political and you will open a badge of politics, but you won t open for many years about the reason, deep personal reason? mr; reason, deep personal reason? iii sexuality, reason, deep personal reason? m1 sexuality, because i grew up gay and i was still coming to terms with it in my teenage years. in that year it was the era of aids, you saw tv adverts with head
meet the challenges of the years to come. ., ., ., ., . ., come. you are apologetic about it bein: a come. you are apologetic about it being a reworking, come. you are apologetic about it being a reworking, do come. you are apologetic about it being a reworking, do you - come. you are apologetic about it being a reworking, do you call i being a reworking, do you call yourself a blairite? i being a reworking, do you call yourself a blairite? being a reworking, do you call yourself a blairite? i “oined the labour party h yourself a blairite? i “oined the labour party age yourself a blairite? i “oined the labour party age 16 i yourself a blairite? ijoined the labour party age 16 before i yourself a blairite? ijoined the i labour party age 16 before anyone had ever heard of tony blair, i always consider my sub just labour. we have had various leaders, i hugely respect tony blair and the changes he made. [10 hugely respect tony blair and the changes he made. hugely respect ton