Roy Hattersley
The world has turned upside down.
Roy Hattersley has written an article that I agree with 90% of (the 10% being the bit on Iraq).
posted by Luke Akehurst at 9:33 pm
Sunday, May 06, 2007
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- Name: Luke Akehurst
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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.
2 Comments:
Couldn't agree with Hattersley more.
Once again though, I don't like the way he does down meritocracy. I believe that if we had a true meritocracy our society would be a lot more equal. But that in no way renders meritocracy a useless concept.
I feel that Labour should aim to bring about a society whereby one gains proportionally to what they put in (I just have a lot of respect for people that spend hours cleaning, or working in fast food restaurants, in terms of the contribution they make to society).
2:45 am, May 07, 2007
Roy is a bit of a star sometimes. Luke however cannot be serious in saying he agrees with 90%, meaning Iraq is just 10% of the problem:
That requires - above all else - a radical shift in Britain's position on Iraq. Brown cannot suggest the invasion was a tragic error, even though it was, and he is too sensible to believe otherwise. But he can take a lead from the American Democratic party. If, in both Houses of Congress, it can set a withdrawal timetable, so can he. Nothing would raise his approval ratings more.
Above all else. THIS bit is 90% of the agenda. Still it's heartening to read a loyalist supporting dissing the choice agenda and all that other spinnery.
4:36 pm, May 07, 2007
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