Labour’s EU vision in 5 points
I was at an event in Brussels this week where there was much discussion about Labour trying to find 5 points it could put on a pledge card during the…
Tag Archives: European Parliament Elections
An open letter to Gordon Pattison, Regional Director of East Midlands Labour
Dear Gordon, I am writing to you to ask some questions about the European Parliament selection process conducted in your region. I have been accused by Jonathan Ashworth MP of…
Online networking: we can shine the light on their malevolence, but we cannot be them
It has been an interesting week. My posts about Labour’s MEP selections, and the panel member in the East Midlands, Nicki Brooks, who seems to have selected herself, have prompted…
Right then, Nicki Brooks, Labour candidate for MEP in the East Midlands: what did you do?
09:05 on 9th April, this comment appeared in response to my blog post about Labour MEP selections, by a chap called Joseph who also did not leave a valid e-mail…
Labour’s MEP lists. I’m angry and disappointed.
So, as reported on LabourList earlier, Labour’s MEP lists are now out, and I am angry and disappointed by the outcome. The full list of names, together with one line…
Anne Fairweather is not a Labour MEP candidate for London. What is going on?
I suppose I should have had my suspicious that all would not be right with the selection process for Labour’s new MEP candidates when the initial information about the process…
The counterfactual
A month ago I announced publicly that I no longer had any intention of putting my name forward for the European Parliament election list for Labour. I made the right…
Why social media will have at best a marginal effect on the 2014 EP elections
Due to a short Twitter debate with @huettemann I have promised to write this post. As far as I am concerned, social media will have at best a marginal effect…
