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.
I've used my Progress column this week to say a bit about the NEC decision I was part of yesterday to appoint Iain McNicol as Labour's new General Secretary:
posted by Luke Akehurst at 1:39 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.
2 Comments:
"An interesting and surprising vote for Iain was from Luke Akehurst – which he has confirmed to me." --- Jon Lansman quoted on another website.
11:33 am, July 22, 2011
Why would it be surprising for me to vote for Iain?
It would have been a lot more surprising if I hadn't.
12:55 pm, July 22, 2011
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