Right is behind witch-hunt

Sir, – George McIrvine, Unison Scottish police staff branch secretary, Dundee Labour Party secretary and Dundee city councillor has been targeted by right-wing forces in their allembracing campaign to frustrate and prevent the election of a left-led Corbyn government.

He has been informed by Labour’s Scottish secretary that a “complaint”, emanating from his trade union branch, accusing him of “anti-semitism” has been lodged with the Scottish Labour Party.

George was instrumental in the recent local gains for the left and shifting the city party to support for Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Richard Leonard who have all addressed local meetings.

I have known George, as a fellow trade union and labour movement activist, for more than 10 years and have yet to hear an “anti-semitic” remark from his lips and in my 46 years of activity in the local movement, he was the first trade unionist to bring police staff to active involvement.

His impeccable record of service marks him as someone who does not deserve this treatment and this spurious, unfounded allegation must be withdrawn.

The left has stood aside from this right-wing campaign for far too long, allowing it to fester.

Every trade union branch, Labour Party organisation and individual member should smother the party apparatchiks with a deluge of resolutions and messages calling for an end to this establishment witch-hunt and let the exoneration of George McIrvine be the catalyst for that victory. Raymond Mennie. Ashbank Road, Dundee.