A blog by Luke Akehurst about politics, elections, and the Labour Party - With subtitles for the Hard of Left. Just for the record: all the views expressed here are entirely personal and do not necessarily represent the positions of any organisations I am a member of.
As revealed by comments here yesterday, entryism by the far left is alive and well, but rather stupidly publicising itself all over the web:
posted by Luke Akehurst at 10:40 am
Labour MP for North Durham since 2024. Labour Party activist since 1988 - firmly on the moderate wing of the party. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012 and since 2020. National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6. Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005). Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) 2002-2014, Labour Group Chief Whip 2002-09, Chair of Health Scrutiny 2010-2014. Dad. Unite and GMB union member. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
11 Comments:
Splitters!
10:56 am, January 12, 2007
so now Cruddas has to re-work his stats about when Labour will be left with no members excluding the ones who are in more parties! :-)
11:27 am, January 12, 2007
Luke, out of interest what do you make of Blair's refusal to give up the PM's Lords appointment powers after Lords reform (which he won't be around to use anyhow), despite all that's happened? Don't you think he's being a bit of a prat?
1:14 pm, January 12, 2007
As I'm in favour of a 100% elected second chamber, I guess logically I ought to disagree with any Prime Ministerial patronage powers re. Peers...
1:26 pm, January 12, 2007
Luke you're not the only one but why are people lying down and taking this crap from a dud on his way out?
Then again, this is from a bizarre sect of MPs and SPADs who peddle such deluded rubbish like Labour voters demand Prescott and Blunkett in the Cabinet.
Here comes the summer!
1:52 pm, January 12, 2007
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race.
Come on Brother Luke we'll overcome the barricades - let us take on the capitalist scum that hold us workers to ransom
5:16 pm, January 12, 2007
Take on the capitalist scum indeed Rosa.
The LRC clearly cannot allow members of electorally active political parties to join without throwing themselves open to a witch hunt. As loyal Labour campaigners they don't want that.
In fact they go narrower than the above formulation (which is The Co-op Party's more or less) and say no other parties at all. Which is sound.
I am happy to join Luke Akehurst in congratulating the LRC on their loyalty to the Labour Party. Perhaps he can get a resolution to this effect through his bustling branch and CLP?
Long may Luke and LRC continue to fight as comrades and colleagues - on the same side rather than aimlessly amongst themselves.
8:07 pm, January 12, 2007
Why are there members of Respect in our party?
8:29 pm, January 13, 2007
As I understand the link Luke published they are trying to get Respectees to be allowed into the LRC youth group which has the sensible position of not allowing that and of encouraging socialists and social democrats and democratic socialists to join the one true LP.
10:57 pm, January 13, 2007
Surely someone can be kicked out for being a member of two political parties? In the meantime I'm happy for the party to take the Gallowayites' money!
5:15 pm, January 14, 2007
They'd have to leave Respect to join the LP. But they can be in the Co-op Party and the LP e.g. Ed Balls.
7:08 pm, January 14, 2007
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