This is what my ancestors looked like.
My Grandma told me of her childhood in the Fens. She said that other kids would laugh at the kids like them who wore clogs and went to chapel. But she wouldn't kow-tow to anyone.
My mother-in-law told me of her childhood in Manchester. Her mother said "no daughter of mine will wear clogs and a shawl - she will wear shoes and a coat".
Her pride in her family as working people who are as good as anyone else is good. But the wish to look like the ruling elite to prove it is not so good.
The man in the picture above should have employment rights, opportunities and the right to justice. But why should he look like the ruling elite to have those things?
The Folk Movement is all about having your culture AND equality.
The Labour Party has returned today to Socialism. Hooray! Now they can fight for the rights of all the people.
But the same rights belong to all human beings, and human beings should not have to give up their separate identities to have common rights. Labour should not try to look like the ruling elite to try to get into power. Like Jeremy Corbyn they should just keep explaining to the electorate what they believe in and why. He has proved that is something people want to hear.
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