Sentences with phrase «socialist alibi»

But casting around for a socialist alibi for deferring to anti-immigration sentiment is entirely the wrong approach.

Thus, Corbyn's comments brought criticism from unprecedented quarters - Novara, the heavily pro-Corbyn media site, broadcast a show where three of the four guests criticised his remarks; foreign policy writer David Wearing warned that «casting around for a socialist alibi for deferring to anti-immigration sentiment is entirely the wrong approach»; journalist Rachel Shabi (somewhat older than the 2010 generation) criticised his «divisive» rhetoric.