Month: June 2007

Celebrating Labour’s New Leaders

Gordon Brown makes his first speech as the Labour Party's new Leader

I got back from Manchester, my own university stomping ground, earlier today, after travelling up to a special conference to announce and celebrate the Labour Party’s new Leader and Deputy Leader.

Although Jon Cruddas, my preferred candidate, came third in the final result for Deputy Leader, like other Cruddas supporters, I am delighted with his result.

Jon Cruddas may not have won the Deputy Leadership post yesterday but he most certainly won the campaign Continue reading “Celebrating Labour’s New Leaders”

Attempt to Block London Living Wage Defeated!

Well done to the Mayor of London, the non-Tory members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, the trade unions, the churches, and thousands of decent Londoners for standing up to the London Tories, and opposing their disgraceful decision, to try and block a living wage for London Fire Brigade’s hard working – and predominantly female – cleaners.

Cruddas for Deputy – the Final Push!

Telephone canvassing for Jon Cruddas

It’s now less than a week to go until the Labour Party will announce who its MPs, members and trade union affiliates have chosen to become our party’s next Deputy Leader.

Last night, I spent a couple of hours at the Unite (Amicus) HQ to continue telephone canvassing for Jon Cruddas.

It was incredible how many people still hadn’t voted.

There is definitely everything to play for in this contest and so I’ll try and make sure I get along to the phone banks at least one more time before Friday, to help get the Cruddas vote out.

If you haven’t voted yet, I’d urge you to cast your first preference vote for Jon Cruddas who is, put simply, the best candidate for the job.

Jon’s run a stonking campaign.

There’ll be a big celebration up in Manchester on Sunday whatever the result 🙂