Not the History Man: Keir Starmer’s missing tribute to Angela Lansbury
The actress Angela Lansbury died this week at 96. She had a long list of impressive film appearances to her credit but she was also a lifelong socialist.
She was related to George Lansbury (1859-1940) who led the Labour Party from 1932-35. Lansbury was an anti-war left-wing MP and someone with a long history of socialist activity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lansbury
Angela Lansbury is likely to be the last person to have met George Lansbury in person. While one doesn’t expect the current Labour leader Keir Starmer to pay tribute to every actress or actor that dies, the link with Labour Party history here is clear.
Perhaps like Tony Blair, Starmer is no history man
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