Jon Cruddas to run for leader? - Democratic Underground

Hopeless Romantic

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Thu May-13-10 04:40 AM
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Jon Cruddas to run for leader?

http://www.labourlist.org/is-cruddas-preparing-the-ground-for-an-announcement-soon

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Anarcho-Socialist

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Thu May-13-10 09:50 AM
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1. better than David Milliband

I can't stomach the idea of the two biggest parties being led by wannabe Blairists.

If Labour is going to a government again then it needs to rediscover its socialist morality. To do this it needs to face down the excesses of Blairism and at least reposition itself as a social democratic party.

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LeftishBrit

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Mon May-17-10 04:16 AM
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4. I agree.

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Jeneral2885

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Thu May-13-10 10:01 AM
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2. Better name than Balls

can you imagine if Ed Balls gets the posts and someho gets the Primiership: PM Balls!?!

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LeftishBrit

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Mon May-17-10 04:17 AM
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5. Well, something like that nearly happened already.

Edited on Mon May-17-10 04:18 AM by LeftishBrit

We could have had PM. Major-Ball. Unfortunately, his dad lopped, or should we say castrated, the name.

Can you imagine all the comments about the Major Balls-ups of Major-Ball?

(he made some major balls-ups anyway!)

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TheBigotBasher

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Mon May-17-10 07:09 AM
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6. Edwina for one

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T_i_B

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Mon May-17-10 04:07 AM
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3. We'll only know Jon Cruddas is getting somewhere...

Edited on Mon May-17-10 04:08 AM by T_i_B

....when the Daily Mail runs an "IS THIS THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN BRITAIN?" story about him.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon May-17-10 04:50 PM
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7. Jon Cruddas rules himself out of Labour leadership race

Backbench MP Jon Cruddas has said he will not stand for the leadership of the Labour Party.

Mr Cruddas, who came third in the deputy leadership race in 2007 and is a former adviser to Tony Blair, has maintained strong union links.

He said he had given it serious thought but would not be standing.
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But the Dagenham MP said while "many people" had urged him to stand: "I do not feel that I am in a position to deliver on the hopes and expectations that will be placed in the next leader."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8688535.stm

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T_i_B

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Tue May-18-10 01:55 AM
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8. That's actually quite bad news

Labour needs a proper debate about its future, and it won't get that if it's just a contest between Miliband A and Miliband B.

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LeftishBrit

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Tue May-18-10 12:22 PM
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9. Agreed...

Also I like Cruddas. Though the leaders whom I like very rarely win (sigh).

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Hopeless Romantic

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Tue May-18-10 01:52 PM
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10. shame - good guy

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