[Politics] Brighton Pavilion, Labour candidate - who to vote for?

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The question (I forget who it was) asked of Esther McVeigh when she was first appointed was absolutely brilliant. She was on one of these politics shows explaining how a Minister Without Portfolio is a co-ordinator and gets to see there's a connection between all the other Ministers. The retort was:

"ok then, given you're the Minister for Common Sense does that mean the rest of them haven't got any?"

Every time I see her name I think of Fleetwood Mac. As the sister of John, she was apparently once invited to join the band, but decided to go her own way.

 

[Chicken Run]

No system will be perfect. Having a rule which says candidates have to live in the area for, say 5 years, will discriminate against well meaning people who temporarily have to move way for genuine reasons.

You can of course join the local party and influence selection.

Mmmm, you’re quite right, no system is perfect, it’s emerged that the ballot paper used for election of the Labour Party Candidate for Brighton Pavilion whilst showing the correct candidates had the wrong constituency on it !!

Labour admits 'administrative error' at candidate selection

Labour members were left confused when selecting their candidate for Brighton Pavilion after ballot papers had the wrong constituency printed

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[carlzeiss]

Eddie Izzard speaks out on transphobia during Brighton MP bid

Eddie Izzard has called on the Labour Party to do more to “confront and call out discrimination” after facing transphobic abuse during her…

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[Weststander]

A nasty business politics even within parties. Four years ago Kyle faced intimidation of every kind from t@ssers who’d joined the LP from another.