The daily barrage from the Guardian, which began on Boxing Day and has continued non-stop for a fortnight, is still continuing. Who’s behind it? Clearly there has been briefing from members of the Shadow Cabinet, perhaps orchestrated by the person whose Policy Network pamphlet set it off, Peter Mandelson. There is also a Blairite majority […]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Leanne Wood – an independent leadership
Jan 6th, 2012 by Gordon Gibson.It was standing room only at the Pick and Shovel Club in Ammanford for the formal launch of Leanne Wood’s campaign for the leadership of Plaid Cymru, in the first week of the year. The former miners’ club provided a solid Welsh working class reference point for Wood’s own political background, and she recalled impressions […]
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The change we need to win in Scotland
Nov 29th, 2011 by Johann Lamont.Labour needs to change in order to become a party which is fit to serve Scotland. May’s election result was a stark warning from the people of Scotland: lose touch with your values and vision, and you will lose our votes. Scottish Labour needs to rebuild from the ground up – but navel gazing and […]
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Scottish Leadership – Lamont consolidates lead
Nov 16th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Johann has consolidated her lead in the race to be Leader of Scottish Labour, it emerged today, as supporting nominations were published by the Scottish Party.She now leads in every section of the electoral college, with a commanding lead in the trade union and affiliates section when the size of organisations is taken into account. […]
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Nominations close in Scottish Labour leadership election
Nov 4th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Nominations closed today in the contest for Leader and Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour, with three valid candidates for each contest Johann Lamont is narrowly ahead in nominations for the Leadership and both she and Davidson have also got the backing of the GMB, although Anas Sarwar is well ahead in nominations for the deputy […]
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Scottish Labour Leadership: nominations open
Oct 31st, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Following Scottish Labour’s special conference on Saturday, at which new rules for electing Scotland’s own Labour leader were agreed, nominations open today for the positions of Leader and Deputy Leader. Known candidates for Leader are MSPs Johann Lamont (the current Deputy Leader, a former teacher and housing minister, and on the Left of the party) and […]
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Labour’s not a greasy pole; it’s for taking on the abusers of power
Oct 11th, 2011 by Michael Meacher.I gather that someone called Luke Akehurst has complained that my comments on the recent Shadow Cabinet appointments did not compliment those who were successful, commiserate with those who were left out or discuss the personal qualities of the contenders. That response is symptomatic of everything that has been wrong with the Labour Party over […]
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Reshuffle: Ed emerges strengthened, slightly
Oct 7th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Taken as a whole, the reshuffle could have been worse. Rumours about the reappearance of Lords Falconer and Adonis and Alan Johnson didn’t materialise and it looks like Ed Miliband eventually recognised the need to focus on the balance of his support. The Blairites have taken a slight knock and Ed has more people inside […]
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Ed: this reshuffle could be your last chance
Oct 6th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Ed. Please listen. This is a matter of life and death. Your life and death, in fact, as Leader of the party. You had a bad conference. Not “a grotesque, cataclysm” of a conference, as Dan Hodges howled and many of your shadow cabinet whispered. But a conference in which your actions, in spite of […]
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Ed’s speech: the verdict
Sep 28th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Ed Miliband’s speech today was aimed at different audiences. Those of us in the hall, on left and right, will have liked some parts and disliked others. Here are some left viewpoints:
