Aside from "supporting calls from Pete Willsman for an Inquiry into Conference" (presumably on the grounds that the delegates this year were all far too sensible) "Save the Labour Party" are holding their AGM next weekend in Camden Town.
Just one stop away on the Northern Line in Kentish Town the Camden Labour Party is fighting tooth and nail to hold a council by-election in a 3-way marginal against the Lib Dems and Greens.
It's just an idea, but wouldn't it be great if all the "Save the Labour Party" comrades took time out during the day from their important deliberations on "the possible merger with Labour Reform" and listening to "Jon Cruddas MP, Kelvin Hopkins MP, Katy Clark MP, Ann Black NEC" and went up the road to Kentish Town and did some canvassing and leafleting that would make a practical contribution to "saving the Labour Party"?
P.S. before anyone asks I practice what I preach and was there this Sunday.
And how do you know that the comrades will not be there next Sunday or after their meeting on Saturday? It seems political meetings are only valid if they include speakers you agree with...
ReplyDeleteExactly, it's ok for Luke to prance around networking at some "Progress" event, but Compass or Save the Labour Party can't hold any events a few weeks before a council bye election.
ReplyDeletePrance around? Prance around? Do I look like someone who can prance around? Am I a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing? Am I bovvered?
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is somewhat irresponsible (and targetted in a somewhat duplicitous manner) to suggest that internal party debates are somehow not valuable... especially when it's ok for one part of the party to do it, but not others!
ReplyDeleteSome of the comrades from the Compass youth group (the Camden contingent, as it were) are over at Kentish Town at the mo, if anybody feels like giving them a hand...
"Some of the comrades from the Compass youth group (the Camden contingent, as it were) are over at Kentish Town at the mo, if anybody feels like giving them a hand..."
ReplyDeleteComrades from the ... youth group ... feels like giving them a hand ... hmmm, now that sounds like the Labour Party I know and love. Slurp!
I'm not suggesting they shouldn't meet - just that they are so near to such an important council by-election that they ought to arrange some campaigning before or after their meeting - which is exactly what Labour First did when our AGM was in Birmingham at the same time as the Hodge Hill by-election.
ReplyDeleteThere are other reasons why I would rather they didn't meet/exist as an organisation.
How does someone join Labour First Luke? Is there a website and can any party member join?
ReplyDeleteMark trotter, or what remains of him...
ReplyDeleteYou don't get semi-irony at all, do you?
aaaw. cute.
In reply to anonymous etc (top) - I'm sure I'm not mistaken but not much sign of a Save the Labour Party mass canvass (or leaflet drop) in Kentish Town on the weekend in question.
ReplyDeleteWell done all the young comrades from UCL/LSE who did show up - a whole polling district was canvassed!