Let Chilcot sound a warning against ‘electable’ politicians

It’s worth thinking a little about what electability means in this week of the Chilcot report. The appearance of the report into the Iraq crime probably also means that the coup against Corbyn will come to an end. After all, one of the reasons for the attempt to remove Corbyn must surely have been the fear that he might want to see criminals put on trial. But, as ever, it is reported as being about electability.

Tony Blair was electable.

But of course Jeremy Corbyn hasn’t flown to the US or to Australia to woo Murdoch. He is not putting the claims of transnationals and the financial sector over the needs of the majority of British people. That makes him unelectable in the eyes of the mainstream media, which uses the word as shorthand for a threat to greed and excessive profits.

Tony Blair was the type of man with whom they could do business. Tony Blair thought Dubbya Bush was some sort of mentor to follow to the gates of hell. Well, to send others to the gates of hell on his behalf.

We went to war based on lies. We created over a decade’s worth of worsening terrorism based on lies. Hundreds of thousands have died because of those lies. Many have become rich based on those lies.

Many among the Parliamentary Labour Party appear to believe that Labour would have more chance of winning an election with a leader who was capable of telling similar lies. Have they thought this through? Are they angling for a special appearance in the next decade’s equivalent of Chilcot?

Save us from electable politicians who see a party as a route to power. Save us from electable politicians who follow rather than lead.

Save us from electable politicians with no moral compass.