Labour Party (UK) Leadership Election, 2016

[Blair]

In all fairness this has proved that Labour are absolutely awful at getting rid of awful leaders. Even faced with someone who is the most incompetent labour leader our party failed to get rid of him

[Blair]

In all fairness this has proved that Labour are absolutely awful at getting rid of awful leaders. Even faced with someone who is the most incompetent labour leader our party failed to get rid of him

The PLP have learned that usual practice is not the same thing as a rule unless written down, a lot on the Left are starting to learn (or re-learn) that the Labour Party is not a mass membership organisation but a series of recognised interest groups linked together by committees.

Basically lots of long boring NEC meetings. Not a surprise considering it takes us 2 1/2 hours to read a Councillors report

[Blair]

We're basically in the same position we were 360 odd days ago right?

[Blair]

We're basically in the same position we were 360 odd days ago right?

Almost but not quite: both the Leadership and the PLP are weaker and less credible. Hooray.

As long as this stupid McDonnell Amendment doesn't get through conference I'll be fine

[Blair]

Well guess we'll be here next year then

[Blair]

Plan now is to resist rule changes to stop the left asserting itself; namely keeping the 15% of MP requirements to get on the ballot, keeping the NEC makeup the same (we've added two posts) Apart from the surge in membership the structures/rules of the party haven't changed- we haven't had our Mcgovern moment yet

[Blair]

Eh Theresa May is very good at appearing moderate- her entire record seems to be a mix of fleeting indecision (Brexit campaigning) and complete disregard (Grammar Schools/Nasty Party speech)

As we've already seen if the Cameroon faction push hard she's going to struggle

[Blair]

Conference has been an hilarous sh**t show today