Do the Labour Party have Communist policies?

Of course I fell out with Dad and Mum big time at 19, because they still sort of apologised for what Stalin had done. "Mistakes were made".

It was a terrible row, he shouted at me, but I felt I had been lied to.

He died a year later, but I often wondered how he would have fared when the Berlin Wall came down .

Because for many, an idealistic Communism was akin to a religion. My Dad in the 1930's was involved in the bitter fighting between Mosley, and Communists, fellow travellers, and Jewish friends.

In the financial and social depression of the 1930's, it's so understandable the dream of a fairer world appealed so strongly. But many got stuck, even my beloved sister, in the "hard liners". (we sung the "Red Flag" at her funeral - well, some did!

They stuck to their version of Communism right through the invasion of Hungary in 1956 and even C in 1968

nanna8

Just incompetence not communism though I believe Starmer is a Marxist at heart. Most here support him so he must have some (very) hidden talents along with his front bench.

Can you give us one example of when Starmer has shown any Marxist tendancies, sympathies or policies?
Obviously you will need to enlighten us with your definition of Marxism.

NotSpaghetti

^Do the Labour Party have Communist policies?^

No.
I don't understand why people think it.

Nor do I.

Who is thinking this?

Cant say I have noticed anyone on GN thinking that.
But I am not on all the n&p threads. By quite some way.

Just incompetence not communism though I believe Starmer is a Marxist at heart. Most here support him so he must have some (very) hidden talents along with his front bench.

Whitewavemark2

They can’t have communist policies because this is not a communist economy.

Some countries like the Scandinavian countries and indeed most European countries including the uk, have a mixed economy to a greater or less degree, whereby, parts of the economy is owned and run by the state, usually because of risk in supply etc.

So armed forces, police, etc. but many, (most) of these countries also have brought into the state owned mix, things like health, education, railways, water, energy etc. often stuff is brought into state control because it is not thought to be run in the country’s interest when privately owned - look at our water companies.

That sort of economy is seen as a social democratic economy, which is a mix of capitalism and socialism.

Works well and usually benefits the population as a whole.

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They can’t have communist policies because this is not a communist economy.

Some countries like the Scandinavian countries and indeed most European countries including the uk, have a mixed economy to a greater or less degree, whereby, parts of the economy is owned and run by the state, usually because of risk in supply etc.

So armed forces, police, etc. but many, (most) of these countries also have brought into the state owned mix, things like health, education, railways, water, energy etc. often stuff is brought into state control because it is not thought to be run in the country’s interest when privately owned - look at our water companies.

That sort of economy is seen as a social democratic economy, which is a mix of capitalism and socialism.

Works well and usually benefits the population as a whole.

No I don't even really think of them as 'of the left'.

No they don't.

Do the Labour Party have Communist policies?

No.
I don't understand why people think it.