This week the left’s associations with Venezuela have been under the spotlight. The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, organisers of the derided “Emergency Online Rally: No War on Venezuela,” counts trade unions – and Labour-linked lefty law firm Thompsons Solicitors – among its backers. Birds of a feather…
Thompsons proudly supports the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign – founded in 2005 – by “highlighting and correcting inaccuracies and distortions made about Venezuela.” At the TUC Conference in last September, Thompsons sponsored an event “¡Viva la Solidaridad! Stand with Latin America Against Trump.” Phil Liptrot – a Thompson’s solicitor – spoke at the event. Liptrot then spoke at a similar ‘Arise’ event during Labour Conference…
It’s worth noting Thompsons’ connections to the wider Labour movement. Lefty MPs Richard Burgon (who’s spoken at several recent Venezuela Solidarity Campaign events), Andy McDonald and Warinder Juss previously worked at Thompsons. Yvette Cooper, Emily Thornberry and John Healey have also received donations from the firm…
Yesterday Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith slammed Thompson’s Scottish arm, Thompson’s Scotland, over its plans to sue M&S over last year’s cyber attack: “Thompsons’ model – backed by Labour through its close ties and political pipeline – isn’t just about helping workers. It’s about fuelling an industry machine that sucks billions out of the economy, penalises firms for taking risks, and kills the growth and innovation we need to thrive.” The left’s mission to financially ruin us all continues…
Kemi Badenoch defended her decision not to force Tory councils to hold elections in May, telling GB News:
“It is Conservative policy that we should have elections, but I’m not a dictator. You know Nigel Farage, no one else makes any decisions, he’s a one-man band.”