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.
Well done to Gavin Esler, who was presenting Newsnight last night, for slapping down pompous Lib Dem Ed Davey's comparison of the loans for honours allegations to Watergate (I think I heard Esler describe it as a "silly" comparison) and highlighting the fact that Mr Davey's party's own biggest donor is in jail for perjury.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 8:27 am
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. Supporter of Europe, NATO/nuclear deterrence, Israel, electoral reform. Guardian reader. Dad. Oxford resident. Unite union member. Employment history as a Labour Party Organiser, Local Government Political Assistant, Director at a Public Affairs company. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
3 Comments:
That was quite funny! Bloody liberals!! And speaking of Lib Dem hypcrisy, anyone see PMQs today - some backbench nonentity of theirs piped up and complained about the lack of prison places! Unbelievable, the soft-on-crime Lib Dems criticising the Prime Minister on law and order. Whatever next???
2:57 pm, January 31, 2007
AND Chris Brown is yet to face loads more charges. Iffy passports so far. Lots more to come. AND Iain Dale did a good job of showing how he was an offshore donor, whatever the p poor EC may say.
He should probably be in hospital not prison however as giving to the Fibs on this scale betrays some serious disorder or other.
5:14 pm, January 31, 2007
Ah yes Luke your continuing denial on the Honours corruption front; you (and the aptly named 'sham') are now saying "Oh alleged Honours corruption, well the Lib Dems do it as well so that's OK then".
Gosh, in your thrashing around and displacemnet activity, your target are getting pretty desperate - the SNP an the Lib Dems. I think you're going to find that PC Plod is made of sterner stuff.
Meantime, I note that in the real world, there is a rising wonderment about just why is the Blair Cabinet so, so, enamoured by the predatory and amoral Casino sector? surely not more of the sleaze drip, drips, drips that more and more shapes the public perception?
5:56 pm, January 31, 2007
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