A double hit from the Spectator archives, this week, in recognition of events in
Labour land. The first is a recent piece, by Andrew Gilligan, on why the battle between Ken and Oona – now resolved, of course – is the real battle for Labour’s soul. And the second is Boris’s
take on Blair’s election to the Labour leadership back in 1994. Enjoy, as they say.
The real battle for Labour’s soul, Andrew Gilligan, The Spectator, 11 September 2010
This summer’s election to choose a new deputy regional sales manager of the Co-op, sorry, a new leader of the Labour party, has rather obviously failed to set the nation on fire. But one
level below the sundry Eds and assorted Milibands, there’s a much clearer and more interesting battle for Labour’s soul.
In the party’s highest-membership region, London, the graphic designers and diversity outreach consultants who make up Labour’s new industrial base are choosing a mayoral candidate to
oppose Boris Johnson in 2012.
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