As we come together as a nation to celebrate the Queen’s remarkable platinum jubilee, we also unite around our buntings and flags in a moment of pure British patriotism. Being a patriot is not something that Labor has always seemed comfortable with, but progressive politics has been most successful and transformative when it captures the best of British values, nurtures our world-renowned institutions and inspires faith that our best days lie ahead. us, not only in the past.
A quick survey of British politics today tells us that it is not the Conservatives who uphold these patriotic principles, but Labor.
First, our British values, which we hold and are known for around the world: diplomacy, the rule of law, decency and integrity. Our country has always been a leader as a measured and worthy example to the world, but our government has questioned this. Conversely, Keira Starmer’s public promise to resign if fined was a typical British thing.
The prime minister has repeatedly shown that he is unable to uphold these values, and the reaction of the public at St Paul’s has shown that they know it too. Wars of division, hatred and culture may work elsewhere, but it is not who the British and Labor will rise to these false divisions.
Most decent Britons believe in live and let live, love and let love. In the words of my good friend Joe Cox, we have much more that unites us than what divides us. Tolerance, openness and generosity are the main British beliefs.
This year also marks the anniversaries of some of our major British cultural and sporting institutions, known around the world and which are at the heart of some of our biggest exports, from the BBC to Channel 4, the Premier League, the FA Cup and Wimbledon. British music, actors, art, television and movies are known and loved abroad, as well as in our country. The Jubilee Jubilee is an example of our famous culture and show that attracts international tourists.
Labor will appreciate these institutions and understand the fragile ecosystem in which they find themselves and the enormous potential for British jobs and the content they produce. Yes, the digital and streaming revolution is upon us, but short-term red meat policies, such as the sale of Channel 4, as proposed by the government, will only tarnish our global reputation, cost jobs and value and dissuade British viewers from doing so. togetherness. Frenzied cultural vandalism is not patriotic.
Our beloved NHS and world-renowned education system need long-term investment, the use of the latest technology and research, and the training of the next generation of doctors and teachers, rather than a vision for public services that is more of an era than a modern state. envy of the world.
But patriotism is also a belief, confidence and determination that the future of our country can be better than our past, and a promise to the British that the next generation will do better than the past.
Labor will defend and defend our values, traditions and institutions, but it will also ensure that we, like the Queen and the Monarchy, keep up with the times and keep Britain at the forefront of innovation.
To succeed in a rapidly changing world, moving to a zero and digital future, we need a bold plan to take the lead in the industries of the future, to be able to sell goods and services that deliver the carbon-neutral world from which everyone needs and provides good jobs in every part of the country. This is the bold promise of Labor to invest in climate change.
The new spirit of national sustainability and security in our supplies, which has become more urgent than Covid and the war in Ukraine, is at the heart of our plans to ‘buy, make and sell British’. If we had invested in our own capacity for 5G technology 10 years ago, let’s say we wouldn’t be at the mercy of Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party today. If the Tories had not effectively banned onshore winds in the United Kingdom, we would have produced more extra energy than we imported from Russia.
Dealing with the cost of living crisis, as the government recently agreed, means intervening to protect our people and the economy, while not being afraid to tax excessive profits. This is what patriotic politics and economics look like in today’s global strong winds – not to go back to imperial measures or throw out all our high standards and experience, and sell our greatest goods and future infrastructure.
When it comes to upholding British values, securing the future of our world’s leading institutions and promising the next generation, it is the Labor Party that puts Britain first.
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