This was, and remains, a thoroughly nasty and dishonest piece of bullying which appealed to people who were glad the miners lost and never wanted again to be under the obligation of doing any more than voting for a candidate. https://twitter.com/labour_history/status/1311546899778994177

"Impossible promises" meant, then, and will always mean, anything that people had to fight for, anything that needed solidarity and which wasn't all but guaranteed to win. https://twitter.com/labour_history/status/1311546899778994177

Cowardice goes hand-in-hand with bullying, so much is elementary, and this speech appeals to cowards and bullues who need to believe, every time there's something to be struggled for, that it's all the fault of the horrid people who want to fight. https://twitter.com/labour_history/status/1311546899778994177