http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-83763 susan press Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:35:32 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-83763 Good poll.Great result for those of us campaigning for a contest. Am actually surprised at the 21 pe rcent opposing Brown.If John McDonnell does get on the hustings, I have no doubt that would soar - given the unions growing antipathy to brown .Brown would still win, but the left would have a real , significant, credibility within the Party.Can I remind everyone Margaret Beckett ( who had been Leader after Smith died) gotaround the same figure in 1994. And she was a long-established figure. Good poll.Great result for those of us campaigning for a contest. Am actually surprised at the 21 pe rcent opposing Brown.If John McDonnell does get on the hustings, I have no doubt that would soar - given the unions growing antipathy to brown .Brown would still win, but the left would have a real , significant, credibility within the Party.Can I remind everyone Margaret Beckett ( who had been Leader after Smith died) gotaround the same figure in 1994. And she was a long-established figure.

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-83312 Tim Roll-Pickering Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:28:47 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-83312 I seem to recall that when Michael Howard became Conservative leader after a one candidate election, no end of Labour politicians and activists were proclaiming that it was "undemocratic" and he had been "selected" rather than elected. Do you still agree with that assessment? I seem to recall that when Michael Howard became Conservative leader after a one candidate election, no end of Labour politicians and activists were proclaiming that it was “undemocratic” and he had been “selected” rather than elected. Do you still agree with that assessment?

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-69434 Tim F Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:19:25 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/03/07/yougov-on-labour/#comment-69434 I read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6423761.stm that Harriet Harman commissioned the poll (fourth paragraph, at least I assume this is the YouGov poll it refers to) I read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6423761.stm that Harriet Harman commissioned the poll (fourth paragraph, at least I assume this is the YouGov poll it refers to)

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