Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet - Commiseration to Alan

grayee Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 12:55:01 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Still , a winner is a winner. Well done Gordon, well done Harriet. Nearly there Alan. Only 0.8% short. Overall, a good result for the Labour Party and the affiliate trade unions (Particularly UNISON Labour Link – who I think can show that they can deliver, not enough this time obviously, however we need to build on how we communicate with our Labour Link members). I am convinced that Gordon and Harriet will be a winning team for Labour.



 haven’t seen a proper breakdown yet on how the MP’s, unions and Party members voted. There are already some bizarre interpretations of the results. I think that the polite term for this is “wishful thinking”. The Ultra Left (stress “Ultra”) has been completed marginalised and it has been demonstrated that is it has no meaningful support in the Party or its affiliate’s.

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Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet - Commiseration to Alan | 9 comments (9 topical)

Commiseration to Alan (#1)

by JamesM on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 09:44:44 AM GMT

I'd like to also offer condolences to Hazel Blears. Judging from the famously collegiate Mr Brown's appointment of Harman as Chair, it appears she was unceremoniously sacked in front of the whole conference. Very classy.


Re: Commiseration to Alan (#3)

by swatantra on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 10:33:36 AM GMT

I hate the use of the word 'deliver' as though the Unions can be counted on 'fixing' the result by mobilising their members. On second thoughts, maybe that's exactly the way they went about it. That is why I am dead against this affilliate vote in principle and the multiplicity of votes flying around was an affront to democracy . This was a LP election. If you are a  member of the LP you will have your vote. OMOV. Keep the Unions and affilliates out.


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Re: Commiseration to Alan (#4)

by swatantra on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 10:37:09 AM GMT

I also feel sorry for Hazel, she put up a feisty performance, unfortunately she was too closely identified as a 'blairite', and was proud of it, and suffered as a consequence. Hope she get a Cabinet post in DCLG.


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Re: Commiseration to Alan (#7)

by grayee on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 09:07:25 PM GMT

Swatantra
UNISON is constitutionally part of the Labour Party.  Remember, every affiliated member had a secret postal ballot.  I can accept that it was not right for some people to have 3 or more votes.  This is not just a trade union issue.  Hopefully this will change and in any future elections all members will only have one vote.  However, individual affiliate members have as much right to vote in elections as members (some pay more into the levy than the recommended amount for full membership)


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Re: Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet (#2)

by jkitleft on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 10:32:52 AM GMT

I don't think there are any Ultra-Left members within our ranks, but if you're suggesting the Revoloutionary Communist Party has infiltrated our ranks, that may be something worth looking into.


Re: Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet (#5)

by Glass House on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 01:58:35 PM GMT

hear hear.


Re: Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet (#6)

by NorthernMonkey on Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 03:32:21 PM GMT

Indeed, well done to Gordon and Harriet - not my ideal team to lead us, but they won fair and square.


Re: Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet (#8)

by fluffymike on Tue Jun 26, 2007 at 08:51:27 PM GMT

Given that Hazel went first followed quickly by Peter, and that according to grayee this result somehow indicates that the 'ultra-left' have somehow been marginalised, does this finally prove that the grayee collective are actually to the right of Blears and Hain?


Re: Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet (#9)

by grayee on Wed Jun 27, 2007 at 12:03:56 AM GMT

nope, please note that there were no Extremists candidates, that is the point.  They were all very good, some I felt were better candidates for DL than others.


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Congratulations to Gordon and Harriet - Commiseration to Alan | 9 comments (9 topical)