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.
Congratulations to my friend and former colleague at Lewisham Council Stella Creasy who was selected yesterday as Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Walthamstow (Lab maj 7993), the seat where she lives, in succession to Neil Gerrard MP.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 8:41 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.
10 Comments:
I've seen Stella operate with the public. She'll be great. The 9 Fib Dem Councillors in Walthamstow will be getting very worried.
9:29 am, November 05, 2007
I don't know the winning candidate at all, but once again, a BME candidate has lost out on an all-woman shortlist.
Obviously this may well have been a matter of merit, but it still isn't a good situation.
10:50 am, November 05, 2007
As a Walthamstow Labour member, but no longer an active meeting goer mainly due to the appalling nature of the local party, I am pleased that Stella won. She has made by far the biggest impact on the non Labour members of all the candidates, with many speaking warmly of her. Not because she is right or left wing, but because she has been active and innovative in the community. Of the other candidates, several came to my door and were rude to my (labour voting but not a member) partner, others dropped leaflets and ran, one seemed only to be running to satisfy certain local party activist egos, and only one (Dora Dixon-Fyle) made a strong positive impression.
Also pleased that we had an all women shortlist, as the local party would have imploded in a similar way to the local elections if all the egos had been running.
11:24 am, November 05, 2007
I second all of the above. Stella Creasy was the best woman for the job, Dora too has a bright future. If I were her I'd already be heading for Streatham.
3:58 pm, November 05, 2007
What is Stella's view on renationalisation of the railways?
10:30 pm, November 07, 2007
Belated congrats to Stella. Meanwhile the Positively Stellar Respect Renewal / Talksport seaside extravaganza is in tatters here.
10:07 am, November 08, 2007
From what I have heard, a good choice. I will miss Neil Gerrard, though- rebellions aside, did a great job raising Parliamentary awareness on HIV/AIDS issues.
5:33 pm, November 08, 2007
"What is Stella's view on renationalisation of the railways?"
Leadership line, as with almost all of her views...
1:45 am, November 09, 2007
What is Stella's view on the fourth option for council housing?
6:00 pm, November 11, 2007
"What is Stella's view on the fourth option for council housing?"
See above.
1:07 am, November 12, 2007
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