‘Labour dangers raining on enthusiasm if it retains kowtowing to overpaid bankers’

The People’s Party is ­working out of individuals to do the roles. How else to elucidate the e-mail from HQ? It invitations me to turn out to be a trainee organiser “on the front line of Labour’s upcoming election campaign” in a constituency essential for victory.

Exciting stuff, and I’d higher get my skates on as a result of the deadline for making use of is Sunday, and coaching begins as we speak. Wow! Such enthusiasm!

Obviously, I’m solely considered one of 1000’s of celebration members requested to hasten the day when Sir Keir Starmer turns into Prime Minister. But I do surprise if celebration officers assume earlier than sending out such scattergun appeals. Do they actually anticipate an ailing octogenarian to “lead the charge” for polling day?

Anyway, I don’t want a lot coaching in politics. I used to be knocking on doorways for Labour when Sir Keir was scarcely out of nappies. What’s extra, I don’t fancy defending Labour’s newest coverage pledge on the ­doorstep. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves guarantees to not reinstate the cap on bankers’ bonuses lifted by the Tories final yr.

I do know Labour is on a allure offensive with excessive finance. So why don’t we cut up duties? She can do the allure, and I’ll do the offensive.

Her cosying as much as the bankers got here on the day that HSBC was fined £57million by the Bank of England for failing to guard the cash of depositors.

This is the financial institution that made income of £17billion in simply six months final yr, and paid £3.4billion in bonuses to “top performers” in 2022. They additionally closed my native department final yr, together with 113 others.

I recognise the large significance of the finance sector in offering employment, funding and international status. But I don’t assume we have to kowtow fairly so low to those overpaid, self-styled masters of the universe.

Looks like I gained’t move the examination to be a trainee organiser.