According to one
Labour MP, John
Mann, Owen Smith’s leadership campaign failed largely because it “boiled down to one key message: I am not
him” (i.e. Jeremy Corbyn). Whilst I
have considerable sympathy with the idea that such a campaign message is
unlikely ever to motivate anyone, I can understand why so many in the Labour
Party would think that it was entirely suitable and adequate. I thought Mr Mann's verdict was, in context, more than a little harsh; after all, doesn’t the whole party’s key
message in election after election boil down to simply saying “We are not them” (i.e. the Tories)?
Breaking the constitutional logjam
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There has been a lot of discussion in the past few weeks about various
strategies to achieve independence. These include John Swinney’s plan,
which I wrote...
7 hours ago
1 comment:
Quite agree.
Well said!
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