NEC : Comrades We Are All United Behind Our Glorious Leader

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

NEC : Comrades We Are All United Behind Our Glorious Leader

It is like some Stalinist missive from the politburo:

Press release

Tuesday 16 September 2008

For immediate use

Internal procedural debates will not divert the Labour Party from building a fairer Britain - NEC

The Labour Party National Executive Committee today agreed the following statement.

Dianne Hayter, Chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) and speaking on their behalf, said:

"The Labour Party National Executive Committee is in agreement that internal procedural debates will not divert the Labour Party from our mission of building a fairer Britain and helping people through these challenging times.

"The NEC fully endorses the view of the Labour Party's General Secretary and the party's independent legal advisors. A Leadership election when in Government can only be held if requested by a majority of party conference on a card vote, only Labour MPs can trigger the process and the NEC is confident that most MPs know their responsibilities under the rules.

"The Labour Party has followed this procedure for 11 years, as long as we have been in government under these present rules, and it has not required the issue of nomination forms at any time.

"The NEC has a responsibility to ensure the party follows these long-standing procedures and we will do so. The Labour Party will not waver from its historic responsibilities to our country and to those in greatest need."

That last line is classic pseudo-Marxist phraseology isn't it?

To the Sceptics of the Jonah Brown Curse

Some dare to question the accursed power of the one eyed son of the manse. When Guido pointed out that Lehman's HQ was doomed from the moment Gordon performed the opening ceremony some questioned if these events were really related. Take note of this morning's Times City Diary:

...the writing was on the wall for Lehmans after they moved to Docklands and got Gordon Brown, whose presence at any sporting event seems to guarantee a home team defeat, to open the new building for them. He performed the same function at the new Gresham Street HQ of Dresdner Kleinwort. They went under a few weeks ago.

As if further proof were needed.