Comments for Left Futures http://www.leftfutures.org Forward thinking for the democratic left Thu, 17 May 2012 18:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on East End Labour councillor arrested for alleged death threats by Robbie Scott http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/east-end-labour-councillor-arrested-for-alleged-death-threats/comment-page-1/#comment-17968 Robbie Scott Thu, 17 May 2012 18:02:54 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9694#comment-17968 Can’t we leave it to Gilligan and the rest of the rightwing press to attack the party? You’re obviously revelling in this, which is a shame I think. "This is the latest episode in what seems to be an escalating display of hatred between each side of Labour’s divided family in the East End" Sometimes branches of a family tree need to be chopped off. I like Rania though - probably the only one of the independents i've any time for. A shame she defected we need more decent female Cllrs. We just seem to lurch from one disaster to the next in THLP - really difficult to get new members involved when stuff like this keeps happening meh. Can’t we leave it to Gilligan and the rest of the rightwing press to attack the party? You’re obviously revelling in this, which is a shame I think.

“This is the latest episode in what seems to be an escalating display of hatred between each side of Labour’s divided family in the East End”

Sometimes branches of a family tree need to be chopped off. I like Rania though – probably the only one of the independents i’ve any time for. A shame she defected we need more decent female Cllrs. We just seem to lurch from one disaster to the next in THLP – really difficult to get new members involved when stuff like this keeps happening meh.

]]> Comment on Ten good reasons to welcome the appointment of Jon Cruddas by David Ellis http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/ten-good-reasons-to-welcome-the-appointment-of-jon-cruddas/comment-page-1/#comment-17916 David Ellis Thu, 17 May 2012 08:16:24 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9675#comment-17916 One overwhelmingly good reason not to: he urged people to vote Lib Dem against Labour candidates on the eve of the last general election. He is an agent of those who would transform the Labour Party into the Liberal Party. Just out of interest, why is supporting a referendum on the EU a good thing per se? One overwhelmingly good reason not to: he urged people to vote Lib Dem against Labour candidates on the eve of the last general election. He is an agent of those who would transform the Labour Party into the Liberal Party.

Just out of interest, why is supporting a referendum on the EU a good thing per se?

]]> Comment on MPs, journalists and moral collapse by Bob King http://www.leftfutures.org/2011/09/mps-journalists-and-moral-collapse/comment-page-1/#comment-17888 Bob King Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:52 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=6196#comment-17888 How can people claim the Conservatives have no strategy for growth. Of course they do, their Labour market reforms will lead to growth IN THE DOLE Q... How can people claim the Conservatives have no strategy for growth. Of course they do, their Labour market reforms will lead to growth IN THE DOLE Q…

]]> Comment on Ten good reasons to welcome the appointment of Jon Cruddas by Peter Kenyon http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/ten-good-reasons-to-welcome-the-appointment-of-jon-cruddas/comment-page-1/#comment-17873 Peter Kenyon Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9675#comment-17873 Dear Jon All very interesting, but what is the role? Dear Jon

All very interesting, but what is the role?

]]> Comment on Ten good reasons to welcome the appointment of Jon Cruddas by James Moore http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/ten-good-reasons-to-welcome-the-appointment-of-jon-cruddas/comment-page-1/#comment-17872 James Moore Wed, 16 May 2012 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9675#comment-17872 A very good choice and I hope many more like him shape the future of our policies rather then people who think we should compete with the Tories on stupidity ! It is about time we took into account the real impact of 2008 and look for a new way out for the future so we are not subject to the harm of neo liberal market economics A very good choice and I hope many more like him shape the future of our policies rather then people who think we should compete with the Tories on stupidity ! It is about time we took into account the real impact of 2008 and look for a new way out for the future so we are not subject to the harm of neo liberal market economics

]]> Comment on Shadow cabinet reshuffle – another step forward by Peter Kenyon http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/shadow-cabinet-reshuffle-another-step-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-17869 Peter Kenyon Wed, 16 May 2012 16:03:46 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9667#comment-17869 Dear Jon Congratulations for remembering Angela Eagle's role as chair of the LabOUR Commission. I immediately posted the Foreword she wrote to its Interim Report in 2007 http://bit.ly/JF4jYC. The full report including extensive recommendations about Partnership in(to) Power is still available here: http://bit.ly/w9VxlO Dear Jon

Congratulations for remembering Angela Eagle’s role as chair of the LabOUR Commission. I immediately posted the Foreword she wrote to its Interim Report in 2007 http://bit.ly/JF4jYC.

The full report including extensive recommendations about Partnership in(to) Power is still available here: http://bit.ly/w9VxlO

]]> Comment on Hollande and the French economy (part 1) by David Ellis http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/hollande-and-the-french-economy-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-17867 David Ellis Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:32 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9671#comment-17867 Might I suggest in all seriousness that you don't bother with part two? Might I suggest in all seriousness that you don’t bother with part two?

]]> Comment on Time to do the shuffle, Ed by john P reid http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/time-to-do-the-shuffle-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-17849 john P reid Wed, 16 May 2012 06:55:06 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9650#comment-17849 At the last election there was only 2 policies that Labour were more popular with the public than the tories, Law and Order and Pensioners in old fols homes welfare, harldy issues where labour were thought of bieng to the left on, some polices that labour may have that try to et the public on theri side like the economy, alobur will have to understand why the tyories were more popular than them on, if labour gives up on the 2 policies they were more popular than the tories on la and order ,by swinging to the left,it could be the public don't think that we are right on anything, remember in 92 we were more popular than the tories on The NHS and education and that didn't do us much good... At the last election there was only 2 policies that Labour were more popular with the public than the tories, Law and Order and Pensioners in old fols homes welfare, harldy issues where labour were thought of bieng to the left on, some polices that labour may have that try to et the public on theri side like the economy, alobur will have to understand why the tyories were more popular than them on, if labour gives up on the 2 policies they were more popular than the tories on la and order ,by swinging to the left,it could be the public don’t think that we are right on anything,

remember in 92 we were more popular than the tories on The NHS and education and that didn’t do us much good…

]]> Comment on Shadow cabinet reshuffle – another step forward by Robbie Scott http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/shadow-cabinet-reshuffle-another-step-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-17825 Robbie Scott Tue, 15 May 2012 16:46:34 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9667#comment-17825 more member involvement on policy making would be fantastic I wouldn't hold my breath though. Conference will end up looking like the Democrat convention in the US before long. I would have liked to see something far more extensive than this but maybe they're waiting for the governments to go first. more member involvement on policy making would be fantastic I wouldn’t hold my breath though. Conference will end up looking like the Democrat convention in the US before long. I would have liked to see something far more extensive than this but maybe they’re waiting for the governments to go first.

]]> Comment on Time to do the shuffle, Ed by Syzygy http://www.leftfutures.org/2012/05/time-to-do-the-shuffle-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-17815 Syzygy Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:22 +0000 http://www.leftfutures.org/?p=9650#comment-17815 Completely agree David Pavett. Gove & IDS- lite are not policies for the LP. '2015 victory in Labour’s grasp as Ed unites the left' | Fabian Society (link top right of this page) also gives the poll evidence as to why Tory-lite policies might drive away more than they retain. Completely agree David Pavett. Gove & IDS- lite are not policies for the LP.

’2015 victory in Labour’s grasp as Ed unites the left’ | Fabian Society (link top right of this page) also gives the poll evidence as to why Tory-lite policies might drive away more than they retain.

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