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.
Sometimes you just get a run of bad luck in politics that compounds problems that were already there.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 9:57 pm
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.
6 Comments:
Why are you so terrified of the electorate? This seat is rock solid Labour. I could give you examples of many seats which would be much worse for a by-election.
8:35 am, June 28, 2008
By-elections mean nothing. Labour won dozens in the '80's and still managed to lose two general elections.
10:26 am, June 28, 2008
Go Kerron Cross!!!! It's in the bag!!!
12:10 pm, June 28, 2008
A bit of thought, first, for David Marshall. He has done a fantastic job reperesenting constituents in the mose deprived constituency in Scotland, probably in the UK. He contributed hugely to the effort to get the regeneration that will come to the East End of Glasgow in the van of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
3:08 pm, June 28, 2008
That will be five by-elections when Wendy decides to give up completely next week and settle down to apple pie and motherhood.
9:05 pm, June 28, 2008
Labour are terrified because the Lib Dems overturned a 11,600 Labour majority in Gordo's hometown Dunfermline at the last election. It was Labour for deacades.
Gordo is a one man election disaster machine
11:00 am, June 29, 2008
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