what do you think is the lamest democracy on planet earth?

i'm shocked!

you mean to tell me politicians lie?

 

Haha... oh come on be fair, like roffa said, he might have had his fingers crossed

 

True, but then again, the labour left was never in the parliamentry labour party, meaning all the lp members (like myself) and trade unionists never got a chance to vote.

 

Could you explain why the ''Labour left'' did not vote i.e YOU [for the deputy leadership] ?. You obviously did not get the opportunity to vote in the leadership - regadless of where you are in the Labour party or what membership of a union you have.
I despise all of that minutia but I suppose it is interesting to know.

I can understand why unaffiliated union members did not get a chance to vote - that bit is not unfair.
I can understand that neither of us are in the Parliamentary Labour Party so did not get a vote - that bit is not unfair.

If YOU wanted a vote should you have not set about making yourself eligable ?.
I'm sure it comes down to principles ?.
To be honet I did not want to join the Labour party neither did I want to vote .
We all knew the outcome anyway .

 

so basically, they're all lame

"its always been that way/worked that way" doesnt mean shit no more

and the votes are for neither - just the "lesser of evils"

 

I however, AM in the labour partry, and was denied a vote, due to the awful internal party democracy.

 

Well thanks that narrows it down .
You're so cryptic Chris I'm still none the wiser.
Is it because you are 16 ?.

 

No

 

Each candidate had to get x amount of support from the parliamentry party before getting on the ballot paper for labour leadership (thus making the winner prime minister).

John McDonell was the only challenger to Brown (after meacher pulled out, thank christ), and was supported by nearly every affiliated unions broad left, and a bulk of grass roots members supported him as well. These people were denied a vote, and are the very people who SHOULD have been given a vote.

 

Right I see - I understand what you are saying now.
Thankyou.