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.
My Labourlist and Progress columns this week:
posted by Luke Akehurst at 2:39 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.
1 Comments:
I'm very pleased that Labour have managed to achieve this recovery in such a short period of time.
Against all the odds Labour have managed to fight of Cameron's huge media machine and convince millions of voters that Labour does actually offer something other than cuts and tax cuts for the super wealthy.
The Autumn statement is around the corner and the government is once again sold its economic policy as being tough on the wealthy but as we see the detail it looks like the poorest are taking the brunt.
More benefit cuts and in particular this time it will be those people on low wages. These are the people we should be sheltering but instead we are punishing the lowest paid sector and in my opinion some of the hardest working. So much for making work pay.
I fear for the future of this country as we appear to be heading down a very dangerous road. Food banks, housing crisis, debt, homelessness, fuel poverty and falling wages.
This government is purposely destroying living standards and opportunity.
10:01 pm, December 03, 2012
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