Comments on: Voting Labour with a heavy heart http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/voting-labour-a-heavy-heart/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/voting-labour-a-heavy-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Matthew Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:39:41 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=159#comment-95 @jameshulme yes - the leadership issue is detracting from the structural issues: the long term decline of party politics and the short term issues around expenses and the economy. The thought of Harriet Harman as leader is frightening when you consider how she has failed to deliver on her promises made in the deputy leadership race; and should be a significant deterrent to change. @jameshulme yes – the leadership issue is detracting from the structural issues: the long term decline of party politics and the short term issues around expenses and the economy.

The thought of Harriet Harman as leader is frightening when you consider how she has failed to deliver on her promises made in the deputy leadership race; and should be a significant deterrent to change.

]]> By: Matthew http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/voting-labour-a-heavy-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Matthew Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:37:58 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=159#comment-94 @roym That is true, but he always has been a bully and an autocrat. Those who pretended otherwise helped get us into this mess. But would any other cabinet minister be that much better? @roym That is true, but he always has been a bully and an autocrat. Those who pretended otherwise helped get us into this mess.

But would any other cabinet minister be that much better?

]]> By: roym http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/voting-labour-a-heavy-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-93 roym Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:35:18 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=159#comment-93 Brown has been a bully and an autocrat. the chickens are coming home to roost. The man has engineered the political oblivion of the labour party and had a huge influence on the economic mess the country is in. he has to go! Brown has been a bully and an autocrat. the chickens are coming home to roost. The man has engineered the political oblivion of the labour party and had a huge influence on the economic mess the country is in. he has to go!

]]> By: James Hulme http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/voting-labour-a-heavy-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-92 James Hulme Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:18:42 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=159#comment-92 Splendid, couldn't agree with it more. Hazel's resignation made my stomach turn - why on earth couldn't she have waited until 10pm tonight to resign? It showed scant regard for Labour activists and candidates. Also, no one seems to have grasped that electing a new leader won't make a jot of difference to the polls, particularly as, is possible, Harriet would win a contest rather than Johnson (no one seems to have picked up on the fact that the unions may not back Johnson and that Harriet is more popular with the rank and file). Brown has been an underwhelming leader but a change at the top won't make a difference as Labour's problems are much more fundamental, an outdated party system, a lack of political direction etc. Splendid, couldn’t agree with it more. Hazel’s resignation made my stomach turn – why on earth couldn’t she have waited until 10pm tonight to resign? It showed scant regard for Labour activists and candidates. Also, no one seems to have grasped that electing a new leader won’t make a jot of difference to the polls, particularly as, is possible, Harriet would win a contest rather than Johnson (no one seems to have picked up on the fact that the unions may not back Johnson and that Harriet is more popular with the rank and file). Brown has been an underwhelming leader but a change at the top won’t make a difference as Labour’s problems are much more fundamental, an outdated party system, a lack of political direction etc.

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