NEC time again
Luke informs us that it’s time for NEC elections in the Labour party again. How time flies! I shall as usual be voting for Ann Black, my CLP secretary, and for the second time for Ellie Reeves, a former chair of my university Labour club. Any ideas on who else to vote for?
The centre-left grassroots alliance slate
I’d urge voting for Peter Wheeler - he’s a real grafter.
I’d vote for Peter Wheeler, and fill the rest up with CLGA types. Last time I voted for all bar Comrade Wolfgang.
Are you voting for people you agree with, people who you don’t agree with but think will be effective, or for other reasons? Last time, for example, I thought it would be funny if Tony Blair and the rest of the great and the good had to sit and listen to Walter Wolfgang.
I’m going to vote for Ann and Ellie, and probably Peter Wheeler, the teacher from St Helens who wants to tax the rich, and two other members of the grassroots alliance who aren’t Peter Kenyon.
It depends also on your motivation.
If you want to get a few people on you shouldn’t vote for too many (i.e. Ann and Ellie could be going head to head for the last place - your vote effectively doesn’t count. Bad example I know but the point is good).
If you mainly want to keep people out (i.e. either the right or left slate) you should use all your votes so whatever the last head to head is your vote falls on one side.
If you want to have a laugh: well the guy from LabourHome is running a pretty comedy campaign.
I second the CLGA slate suggestion!
I’m going to post about why, but I shall be voting CLGA except for Ellie Reeves, though Peter Wheeler gets a chance with me.
Ann Black and Peter Kenyon will definitely get a vote, probably high up too.
I would appreciate any support, but you sound as you have it nailed.
John
Aha - you’re the teacher from St Helens who wants to tax the rich! I’ll give you a vote too!
So - I’ll vote for Ellie Reeves, Ann Black, Peter Wheeler and John Wiseman. How many votes do I get again?
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