Not Scilly to recycle

We're back from a week with friends on the Isles of Scilly.

The stay was as wonderful as ever - but there's a spoiler. 

Apart from glass bottles there's NO recycling of waste. 

Eric Pickles would love it - everything just shoved into one bin. 

By the end of the week it felt like a desecration of the place you admire for its beauty and peacefulness.

It's high time recycling got started.

And I also mean the recycling of Labour ideals and achievement. 

I visited Harold Wilson's grave - saw how lovingly well it is tended.

His legacy contains bold moves and a greatness we need to remind ourselves about. 

• the Open University
• comprehensive schools
• a  welfare state where ordinary families benefitted from his Government's efforts to make British society more equal.- on a scale never seen since
• not being a yes-sir-USA-poodle for calamitous wars - he resisted huge pressure from the States to take Britain into Viet Nam
• his government repealed the restrictive laws on homosexuality, censorship and divorce

Harold Wilson inspired everyone with his 1963 conference speech about Britain forging ahead with the 'white heat of technology'. 
We now need to use the 'heat of green technology' to grow strong in the 21st century.
The Labour Party pushes for this progressive future.
The Condems don't.

Harold Wilson's choice

Twice Labour Prime Minister between 1964 and 1976

Harold Wilson is remembered for his Government's

progressive and occasionally radical legislation including 

abortion, censorship, divorce, homosexuality,

immigration, membership of the European Community 

and especially the abolition of capital punishment.

I remember on my first visit to the Isles of Scilly
seeing him on St Mary's harbour quayside embarking
on one of the off-island trips.

He chose to retire to the Scillies and every time I go back for yet another holiday on those beautiful islands I think what a good choice he made.

To anyone who has not experienced this superb part of the UK - do go!

To anyone who wants to see a progressive and radical Party back in power - get involved in the Leadership contest, join us to restore the Party, help us get re-elected and see your beliefs put to work.