tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post7478850146683809442..comments2023-10-25T12:49:50.074+01:00Comments on The Old Socialist Unity Blog - we have moved: Whatever happened to the awkward squad?ANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901425044840795347noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-75173462396817605432007-05-24T02:32:00.000+01:002007-05-24T02:32:00.000+01:00Thursday/24 May/2007.Sender:Colin Bruce Milne.Te A...Thursday/24 May/2007.Sender:Colin Bruce Milne.Te Awamutu.Waikato.3800.New Zealand.Dear Comrades/Citizens,When are these Trade Union Leader idiots going to only support the politicians of the Political Wing of the Labour Movement who began their careers as rank-and-file Delegates/Shop Stewards and Officers of the Industrial Wing of the Labour Movement?Yours Fraternally,C.Bruce Milne.C.B.Milne.cbmilne33https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480369412137432442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-5538712434590103742007-05-22T11:23:00.000+01:002007-05-22T11:23:00.000+01:00Well, whatever faith I had in the awkward squad ...Well, whatever faith I had in the awkward squad has now gone entirely. "We don't do coronations in the Labour Party." Derek Simpson, Labour Party Conference 2006.<BR/>"Comrade, I will do everything I can to give you oxygen." <BR/>Tony Woodley to John McDonnell, Labour Conference 2006. <BR/>Thanks, boys.susan presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184296742644071259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-55574688473213794362007-05-22T03:04:00.000+01:002007-05-22T03:04:00.000+01:00The T&G's decision to support Brown at least makes...The T&G's decision to support Brown at least makes sense from a trade union view-point: to keep on terms with Brown, so that the members' interests can be pursued, etc...what *does'nt* make any sense is backing Cruddas (though, I'm tols, that was only done by the T&G Exec, to prevent a vote in favour of hain...)Jim Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364272346989690845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-80757954778110583512007-05-21T18:23:00.000+01:002007-05-21T18:23:00.000+01:00I dunno martin, as we discussed earlier on the oho...I dunno martin, as we discussed earlier on the ohone, i just don't see this as significant.<BR/><BR/>They were aleays going to support Brown, or at least abstain, and they didn't publicly back him until he was the only candidate!<BR/><BR/>I think psycologically they feel they are buying space to argue for a change of direction at a cheap price.ANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901425044840795347noreply@blogger.com