Quite so, Master Fawkes, what does Dan Jarvis MP have to say?

Apologies to the majority of my long-suffering readers who may not be quite so fascinated with the minutiae of Westminster politics as I am but today 'Guido Fawkes' touches on a detail of Labour's current travails that has been lurking in the back of my mind for some time. 

                   Photo via The Sun/Armed Forces Learning Resources

                Maj. Dan Jarvis                   Lt.Col. Thomas Tugendhat MBE MP

Westminster 'nerds' will know that the now retired Lt. Col. Tugenhadt is now a Tory party MP.  He served with the then Maj. Jarvis in Afghanistan who is now a Labour party MP.

The Colonel has taken grave exception to 'Jezza's' specially chosen Director of Strategy and Communication, Seumas Milne, a particularly nasty example of a Trot 'mouth 'n' brain dribbler' who has said that it was British soldiers who were to blame for their own deaths in Afghanistan ‘because they are occupiers in another Muslim country where they’re not wanted’.  Of course, given his background and experience the Colonel's views are entirely unexceptional but, as Guido points out, Major Jarvis's response which has yet to be heard is of considerable importance.  After all, he was touted as a possible runner in the recent Labour party leadership election.  He declined to run, claiming that his young family needed him, but the mere fact that so many commentators punted him indicates that he is a man to watch as the Labour party tries to come to terms with the Trotskyite putsch that has caught all of them on the hop.

Jarvis is an ex-Para (and therefore by definition "A Good Thing"!) which means that he has a pugnacious, not to say, aggressive, nature.  I cannot believe that he is happy with 'Jezza' and his polit-bureau and it can only be a matter of time before he acts.  Watch this space!

 

Comments

[Lawrence Duff]

So many pugnacious, aggressive top brass around in Blighty these days, not to mention pugnacious, aggressive lefties. Top brass mentality rather suits lefty-ism, top down authority, control, and all that. Once the armed forces are "right-on" and singing from the same song sheet, the left will embrace them warmly, and vice versa.

You sure you want to be on your own with this lot?

SoD

[Lawrence Duff]

If Osborne goes ahead and shakes out 25-40% of the public sector and senior armed forces, Blighty is going to have a lot of deeply unpleasant, authoritarian, bossy-booted killers hanging around with not a lot to do.

Much better to be in a framework of high standards of human rights, 'elf and safety, etc. when bossy-boots and killers start looking for jobs in politics.

SoD

[David Duff]

What? You mean I may have to rely on the German army to protect my liberties? I worry about you sometimes, SoD!

[jimmy glesga]

David, we lost our human right to live free from terrorists when we joined the EU. Fuckin lawyers making a fortune defending scumbags.
I think I mentioned some time ago Jarvis was the man for Labour.

[Andra]

Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?
Or to put it another way ..... who's up who and who's paying the rent?

[Hank]

David

Not exactly on your major point.

The Wikipedia article said

Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis MBE attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an officer cadet. On 9 August 1997, he was given a short service commission into the Parachute Regiment as a second lieutenant with seniority from 9 July 1994. On the same day he was promoted to lieutenant with seniority from 9 July 1996.

He was commissioned out of Sandhurst with 3 years credit for time in service and a year time in grade. Is this normal, or did our budding MP have a political sponsor even that far back?

[jimmy glesga]

Hank. Wilkipedia Is open to allsorts of opinion and comments.

[David Duff]

Hank, it's no good asking an ex-Corporal (even if I was substantive, mind!) about the ins and outs of Sandhurst officers. However, I believe their course lasts three years so presumably that time goes towards their seniority.