The Thimble
My blogs
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Introduction | I am a Westminster bag-carrier for the Red Team. Guilty at my lack of engagement with Labour comrades I've updated this profile to declare my trade and political allegiances. This will now lead to a host of hitherto unrealised professional opportunities and a boost in my readership levels (or not). Previously this profile read as…I am the illegitimate son of a Creole sugar plantation owner. I was rebellious as a boy and, aged 13, I organised a strike of sugar workers on my dad’s plantation. Jesus, he was pissed off; docked my pocket money for weeks. I became a lawyer in Havana and took the cases of poor people who couldn't afford to pay. This left me constantly short of money; that’s the trouble with poor people, no bloody gratitude.In 1947 I joined the Cuban People's Party and was a good public speaker, building up a strong following among young party members. The CPP was expected to win the election but during the campaign General Batista, with the support of the armed forces, took control of the country. I came to the conclusion that revolution was the only way the CPP could gain power and...oh, this ain’t my personal profile, its Fidel Castro’s. Sorry. |