Unite disunited over Tory attack campaign

Unite the Union have sprayed anti-Tory attack ads all over the papers this morning (see Comment Central). Not the most subtle, they call David Cameron "cheesy and sleazy" for taking donations from "crony" bankers who have engaged in short selling. A week ago, Unite - whose political director is Brown "crony" Charlie Whelan - made clear it would be stepping up its efforts to try and shoehorn Labour into a fourth term for power. And here it is.

But Unite are, needless to say, divided about the campaign, with some unhappy that workers subscriptions are being used for political advertising for a party which is failing to deliver on big parts of their agenda.

Jerry Hicks, who looks set to challenge general secretary Derek Simpson for the leadership, said: "We are not getting value for money. This is the latest in a series. They spent a million on a campaign against Peugeot which achieved nothing. This high spending of ordinary people's money has to stop."

Comments

[Pip Gold]

The hypocrisy of Labour and their cohorts is astonishing. I am pleased some members of Unite are noticing the "money no object as long as its not mine" philosophy of Brown/Whelan etc.that has brought this country to its knees. Unite is next !
Mind you, these shoddy insulting tactics and ads will serve as a good reminder of how rooted in the past they all are and how little they will be missed.

[noughtpointzero]

Also, it's not just the Tories whose donors are/were involved in short selling: both the Lib Dems and Labour are caught up in it too. See Guido or the latest Private Eye for more dirt on this re. all three main parties.

Hypocrites.

[Peter]

Massive hypocrisy from Unite - who fund the Labour Party hoping for a return to the closed shop....