Good Sunday for the left
Good results yesterday for Labour's socialist sister parties in both the Spanish General Election and the French local elections. Congratulations comrades!
posted by Luke Akehurst at 7:48 am
Monday, March 10, 2008
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- Name: Luke Akehurst
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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.
4 Comments:
Spanish conservatives also increased their share of the vote in the election. To form a government the Socialists will be making a pact with the Catalan Nationalists!!
8:21 am, March 10, 2008
Like most European countries the Spanish system has a degree of proportionality, so an alliance with the centrist Catalan party is quite acceptable.
Its a good result from a a party which has certainly not embraced all the creeds of Blairism!
The French socialists need to sort out their leadership. Bertrand Delanoe should be elected as leader - he is sharp and intelligent and has done a superb job in Paris. No Blairite he either.
9:15 am, March 10, 2008
"Labour's socialist sister parties " I'm surprised you are using the word socialist as a reference to Labour. Is this some sort of a joke.
11:34 am, March 10, 2008
Funny how the s-word is acceptable elsewhere. Likewise "comrade." What a pity Luke can't be so comradely with his comrades on the left at home
2:48 pm, March 10, 2008
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