I am not a big fan of political speeches generally, whoever they are made by. I am also really turned off by campaign slogans, which soon start to blur into each other, so I was prepared to cringe when Gordon Brown unveiled the Labour slogan for the election this year.
Entries Tagged as 'Labour Party'
Lessons for the left
February 6th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Politics
I found this article on the BBC website to be in equal measures interesting and depressing. It is called Why do people vote against their best interests? and is about the US healthcare issue, but really has lessons for the left over here too.
Tags: Labour Party·Statistics·USA
Prescott-tastic
December 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Politics
This evening I took Chrystal into Crawley town centre for a Labour Party fund-raising dinner. I was supposed to be taking Jayne, but her hip was playing up so Chrystal was a last-minute substitute.
The guest of honour was John Prescott. He was full of praise for Laura Moffatt and Gordon Brown. Not quite so full [...]
Tags: Crawley·Labour Party·Photos
Campaigning on affordable housing
November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
I was out in Horsham’s Carfax again this afternoon with colleagues from Horsham Labour Party to try and persuade shoppers to sign our petition about affordable housing.
Money in the Labour movement
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Money is as important to the various organisations within the Labour movement as it is to any capitalist entity. Well, maybe not exactly: it is not chased or accumulated for what it is, but it is very much appreciated for what it can do, and necessary. No point having hundreds of willing volunteers to deliver [...]
A good day for Labour
October 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Politics
A couple of good by-election results yesterday which have lifted morale in Sussex and Yorkshire.
Tags: Elections·Labour Party
Labour desperate in Northgate?
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
The local Tories are so predictable. The latest edition of their ironically-named newsletter, Insight, has been going through doors in Northgate this week and it says just what I expected. They are saying that Labour is flooding the area with activists because we are desperate to win.
Tags: Elections·Labour Party·Northgate
What to do when conference is over
October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Get a train home, get in, site down, start to relax…
…then remember that your constituency meeting is that night, so that after five days of assorted party-related meetings you can unwind with another two-hour meeting.
Tags: Conference·Labour Party
Labour conference – day five
October 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Politics
The last day of conference is a funny one. It is only a half-day for a start. I imagine the original reason for that is so that delegates and others can stand a chance of getting home afterwards if they live at the other end of the country.
That does still apply, of course, for delegates [...]
Tags: Brighton·Conference·Labour Party·Photos
Labour conference – day four
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Following Tuesday’s over-long day, when I was in Brighton from 0800 to 2300 I took it a bit easier today and caught a later train. Actually a bit later than intended: Jayne was a bit unwell and waiting for the doctor to call back so no lift to the station – I had to walk [...]
Tags: Brighton·Conference·Labour Party·Photos
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