May Day and pro-labour Umbrella policies Part 1

Three of the four parties, namely the BNF, BMD and BPP have decided to press ahead with the project.  What was intriguing about the BCP decision was that there was so much at stake, not least because of the prospect of a full strength Umbrella government unseating Ian Khama's 'Ian' person rule with its inherent dictatorial tendencies and implementing a progressive alternative minimum Social Democratic Programme that had already been adopted in October 2011 by all four opposition parties including the BCP. The opposition parties were quibbling over five constituencies.

For the first time in our history, the labour movement as represented by BOFEPUSO defied the BDP regime and openly embraced the Umbrella United Front. Regrettably, my suggestion to have them roped into the Umbrella United Front proper was not accepted by comrades in the BNF.