As this is now in the public domain via the local press I just want to post some thoughts on the fact that the Calder Valley selection is now going to be totally re-run.
The first is that a highly marginal constituency now faces a Herculean task in hanging on at the next election. The second is that individuals who opposed our elected candidate, Janet Oosthuysen, deliberately and wilfully went to the media with disparaging remarks and personal allegations which were utterly groundless. The third is that the NEC took six months to decide not to endorse her. Which means that a whole two years after our MP announced she was standing down we do not have a candidate in place. It is an absolutely appalling fiasco which has led many members just to walk away and/or consider resigning from the Party.
I'm glad to say that Janet is not one of them. And neither am I.
Our CLP is having a meeting with NEC members next week and I will be raising all my concerns then. The biggest sadness in all of this is that our constituency is utterly torn asunder and that we have lost much of the support which would have enabled us to win. It is not a result which any of us , particularly those of us who stayed quiet in the hope that justice would prevail, and that the NEC would support us, wanted.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
WHAT HAPPENED IN CALDER VALLEY
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This sounds like disgusting, self-destructive and sectarian behaviour on the part of the NEC, Susan, and from the sort of people who are always preaching "party unity" at the rest of us.
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