T 42 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Senior Labour adviser defects to the Tories Blairite former e-campaigns manager says Labour is no longer a 'party of aspiration' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/senior-labour-adviser-defects-to-the-tories-6290220.html A Blairite former Labour official will defect to the Conservative Party today in another serious setback to Ed Miliband's attempt to mount a fightback. Luke Bozier, Labour's former e-campaigns manager, told The Independent that Labour is no longer a "party of aspiration"; David Cameron is continuing Tony Blair's education and welfare reforms; Mr Miliband is proving a "disaster" as Labour leader; his party had "zero credibility" on the economy. He declared: "Labour has a vacuum of policy and a vacuum of vision. Even if Ed Miliband had a policy and a vision, he is clearly unable to communicate it or connect with he electorate in any meaningful way." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rd Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 They make it sound like a bad thing, good riddance, Blairism is a tumour that needs to be excised from Labour. The sooner the rest go the better. Nepotism Abuse of Office. Expense Fraud. Bribery. Cash for Votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 They make it sound like a bad thing, good riddance, Blairism is a tumour that needs to be excised from Labour. The sooner the rest go the better. Nepotism Abuse of Office. Expense Fraud. Bribery. Cash for Votes. You are right. Blair is the only Labour leader to win a General Election in 45 years. It was only Blair that made the party credible enough to get elected. The sooner they get back to the old values that appeal to no one outside the party the sooner they can settle down to permanent opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampersand Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 he's 27 for God's sake - he joined the party when he was 21 - Blair left office when this guy was 23 - hardly makes him a "senior adviser" pathetic non-story - but a good bit of self publicity for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampersand Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 You are right. Blair is the only Labour leader to win a General Election in 45 years. you mean apart from Harold Wilson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I think John Smith would have. They make it sound like a bad thing, good riddance, Funny, when we had a couple of Tory defections they were welcomed with open arms and there were plenty gloating on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 You are right. Blair is the only Labour leader to win a General Election in 45 years. It was only Blair that made the party credible enough to get elected. The sooner they get back to the old values that appeal to no one outside the party the sooner they can settle down to permanent opposition.That really is very true. Parties are not voted into power by their supporters, but by the swing voters. Blair gave Labour an appeal to the middle ground, partly through his ability to moderate the left wing hard liners, and partly through his (transparent to some) public persona. Like or loathe him, he was a strong leader. Numerous posters on SF will throw scorn on any suggestion that Labour is a socialist party, even though the term has only recently been removed from its manifesto, but that's only because from their far-left perspectives, it's not socialist enough. The core of Labour remains socialist, but its moderate personalities fight to restrain the hard liners and maintain a more broadly appealing public image to capture those all-important swing voters. Higher taxation on higher earners, bloated public sector employment, hugely over-generous arms-open welfare state, loss of civil liberties (bin fines, home intrusions for council tax assessment) are all the traits we can expect from a long term of Labour and its socialist core. Over-spending and high national debt is the icing on the cake – and something that every Labour government so far has left in its wake. With Blair gone the Unions have been looking forward to reversing the leash and controlling the party like they did in the 70s. I doff my cap to the shadow cabinet for resisting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riannon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I suppose when you read his column you realise why he went. I'm surprised that he lasted so long. Perhaps he hoped that someone would listen. http://labourlist.org/2011/06/may-6-2015-two-potential-scenarios/ The article says it all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 WOW. An e-campaigns manager. A deadly blow to the Labour machine. Why is this news? Who cares, he's just a glorified web designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riannon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 WOW. An e-campaigns manager. A deadly blow to the Labour machine. Why is this news? Who cares, he's just a glorified web designer. At the moment it seems like death by 1000 cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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