Over the past few weeks, i have bore witness to much discussion over the twittersphere about colours. Yes comrades, colours, such as Blue Labour, Purple Book and Pink Labour (yes i must admit this was a comical addition from a friend 
). I must admit, I have been slightly lost as to what these mean as I had the slight distraction of labour doorstep *slaps himself on the wrist*. This brings me to my first reservation, why now, when much of the country is up to its ears in fighting the good fight in the local elections, are we trying to redefine what we are fighting for? One conrcern about this was that if we are on the doorstep, will voters wonder why to vote labour when labour isnt sure about what it stands for?
However, this concern aside, I welcome all of this discussion and debate within our party. With Refounding Labour in commission, it shows that the leadership are eager to gain new ideas on our direction. What has concerned me and to a certain respect over the past week or so is the hostility from some quarters about these ideas especially Purple Book which is yet to be finished. I say before passing judgement, wait till it is complete and out there, read it for yourself and then voice your views on it.
Maybe Blue Labour Glasman is onto something when he notes that in the early 20th century, in community politics, growing out of co-operatives and mutuals. Maybe he isn’t, however, as long as this doesnt sidetrack the attention needed for the final few weeks of the elections, I welcome this debate. I welcome every member of the party voicing their views whether Purple, red, blue or ordinary Labour like me. In my RAINBOW LABOUR, we can debate differing views and build a new future together, respecting that others have different views but we all have something in common, we all care about each other about helping those in society who need help. WE ARE ALL LABOUR and can coexist like a rainbow!
We need debate,
New ideas to sustain us, this flower to germinate,
To debate with a open mind,
No fear, no hatred to poison the mind,
To listen to each other,
Respect each other,
Like a rainbow with many colours, co-exist with each other,
For we are still brothers, no matter the colour, no matter how we diverge,
For in our faith in justice and fairness, we are indeed brothers!
Tags: Blue Labour, debate, Labour, Purple Book
