Comments on: Erith selection row grows with call for postal votes inquiry http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/ Well red Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Howard Dawber http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-8504 Howard Dawber Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:23:11 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/#comment-8504 Georgia Gould is winning this selection based on sheer hard work and getting more members to support her than anyone else. That and being the best candidate. The allegations about "imposition" and "parachutes" are silly - as are the attacks on her age and background. She'd be accused of those things wherever she stood and whatever she did, simply because of who her dad is and the fact she knows a lot of senior people in the party. The other candidates, incidentally, all have photos of themselves with various MPs and Ministers in their literature. We should let candidates win on merit. Georgia Gould is winning this selection based on sheer hard work and getting more members to support her than anyone else. That and being the best candidate.

The allegations about “imposition” and “parachutes” are silly – as are the attacks on her age and background. She’d be accused of those things wherever she stood and whatever she did, simply because of who her dad is and the fact she knows a lot of senior people in the party.

The other candidates, incidentally, all have photos of themselves with various MPs and Ministers in their literature.

We should let candidates win on merit.

]]> By: Lucy Hall http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-8480 Lucy Hall Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:17:28 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/#comment-8480 Labour did much worse in Clare Shorts old seat. In the Ladywood selection, the party delayed the selection by a year, members who had lapsed had been deemed eligible to vote by the NEC in Jan 09, Gordon Brown didn't respond to not even one letter of complaint. My only consolation is that Labour wont be in power after 2010. Labour did much worse in Clare Shorts old seat. In the Ladywood selection, the party delayed the selection by a year, members who had lapsed had been deemed eligible to vote by the NEC in Jan 09, Gordon Brown didn’t respond to not even one letter of complaint. My only consolation is that Labour wont be in power after 2010.

]]> By: Colin Adkins http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/comment-page-1/#comment-8470 Colin Adkins Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:16:17 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2009/04/10/erith-selection-row-grows-with-call-for-postal-votes-inquiry/#comment-8470 The Labour establishment is operating like an old Soviet style nomenklatura in seeking to impose Georgia Gould on this seat. Wow potentially another ex-Oxbridge graduate in Parliament, what a massive boost for diversity as they really are under represetned at the moment. The Labour establishment is operating like an old Soviet style nomenklatura in seeking to impose Georgia Gould on this seat. Wow potentially another ex-Oxbridge graduate in Parliament, what a massive boost for diversity as they really are under represetned at the moment.

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