In today's CiF, Leeds MP Colin Burgon articulates the thoughts of many Labour MPs and Party members who desperately want to see the Tories defeated - but rightly state this will only happen if there is a major shift away from the cuts agenda which all three parties are currently fighting over like ferrets in a sack. Can we snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? Yes, we can. But no by adhering to the orthodoxy still being spouted by Mandelson and James Purnell.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/13/new-labour-purnell-election
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
WELL SAID, COLIN
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This is off topic but according to those Tory toffs over at The Coffee House some chap called Cruddas is a dark horse likely to win the leadership when the civil war breaks out in the Spring. Yes, I know I'm at fault for not paying attention but can you tell me what conclusion the Central Committee of 'Grimmerupnorth' came to regarding this man? I remember the name but I can't remember whether he was "A Good Thing" or "A Bad Thing". I rely on you, Susan, for my illumination into the darker corners of the 'People's Party'.
David Duff
I think my thoughts on Cruddas are generally well known. He is a faux left ex Blairite who pitched left in 2007 to try and win the deputy leadership. He has been little heard of since except on the Guardian's comment pages
Hmmn! Well, perhaps you had better keep an eye on him because he might be coming up on the outside! Put on your BioChem protection suit and read what your foes say about your Party's future leadership battle:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/spectator/thisweek/5704528/labours-cycle-of-deceit.thtml
Sometimes the view from outside looking in is better than that from inside!
David Duff
But being realistic, do you want someone like Cruddas, or an out and out Blairite?
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