Sunday, February 24, 2013
About Me
- 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.
1 Comments:
"It also means we may lose deterrent capabilities – I don’t just mean our strategic nuclear deterrent (sic)."
I am not at all sure that this ever existed in the first place.
When Galtieri invaded the Falkland Islands he did not worry about Britain having nuclear weapons.
Luke has always been extremely gracious in posting comments like this one. However, he has never addressed the points raised.
4:24 pm, February 25, 2013
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