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muriel_volestrangler

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4. I can't find what the problem was meant to be

Reply to Anarcho-Socialist (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 05:57 AM

Jul 2013

The union members were all from Falkirk - they weren't bringing in people from outside. Neither can I see any implication that they would then join another branch of Labour to vote in different selection processes. So it really comes down to a union saying "join Labour - have a say in politics in your town". As you say, the original reason for the Labour party. I see the scheme for the first year's membership to be paid by the union was introduced under Blair - and yet this is a Miliband problem?

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MP Tom Watson resigns from shadow cabinet role as general election coordinator [View all] dipsydoodle Jul 2013 OP

The scandal Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2013 #1

That was helpful -- thanks. pacalo Jul 2013 #2

And it's shameful to recruit members of your union into your political party to support you ... non sociopath skin Jul 2013 #3

I can't find what the problem was meant to be muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #4

A more cynical man that I might think ... non sociopath skin Jul 2013 #5

I now hear that the accusation is some people were signed up without telling them muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #7

It would be so - if it turns out to be true Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2013 #8

Police rule out Falkirk vote rigging inquiry muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #18

The crushing irony is that one of the reasons so many of the Tory faithful have decamped to UKIP fedsron2us Jul 2013 #9

The thing for me here..... T_i_B Jul 2013 #6

You do not have to be a member of the Labour party to belong to a union fedsron2us Jul 2013 #10

I would guess that even with the sadly successful Thatcherite war against unions... LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #11

There are something in the region of 6.5 million Union members in the UK fedsron2us Jul 2013 #12

Agree on all this LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #13

Well said, Feds non sociopath skin Jul 2013 #14

Great post, thanks n/t Anarcho-Socialist Jul 2013 #15

The problems go deeper then the relationship between Labour & Unions T_i_B Jul 2013 #16

I think it goes even beyond the attractiveness of Labour or any particular party... LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #17