Tag: labour-party
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According to the BBC: A senior Plaid source said it had been given an offer that would be very difficult to refuse. Cue: visions of horse’s heads and wedding parties. To be honest, I think this is the best possible outcome. It will of course drag Labour off to the left, which in turn will…
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Just imagine you were a Scot living in the parallel universe where John McDonnell has a hope in hell of winning the Labour Leadership. Confusion between him and Jack McConnell (who similarly seemed to think he has a hope in hell of being elected First Minister) would be a nightmare. The sooner they both bog…
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Frank Field’s deconstruction of the New Deal for Young People makes damning reading. What is perhaps is even more damning is that despite the fact that despite the fact that the Department for Work and Pensions have had all day to formulate a response, the ‘rebuttal’ on the BBC website remains ultra-lame: “Since 1997 the…
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The official Labour website is selling a range of merchandise to tie-in with the leadership election. A sweepstakes to win tickets to the ballot declaration is fair enough, but who on earth would want a mug or a badge with a “purple leadership election logo” on it? Frankly, it’s time for Mr Cullen to get…
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A bizarre resignation letter from John Prescott was sent to the Labour Supporters Network today. I thought I might quote it in full: Dear Chair, As you know, for 37 years I have been proud to serve as your Labour Member of Parliament for East Hull. For 13 years I have had the added privilege…