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Labour Announcement Disingenuous on Open Source - TWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009
PPS Revolt Threatened Over Post Privatisation
Clearly the meeting didn't go brilliantly...
Dear Colleague
In line with meetings that we had with Alistair on the 10p tax changes, I am hoping to get a meeting with Lord Mandelson and Pat MacFadden and worried PPS's. I hope that we can find a way forward that is acceptable to all parts of our party and in line with our manifesto commitment.
If you are interested in attending such a meeting can you let me know as soon as possible? My telephone number is 0790 xxxxxx and my email address is xxxxxxxxxxxx@parliament.uk.
Yours sincerely
Dave Anderson MPPMQs Cancelled
Perhaps the politicians felt uncomfortable continuing with "Punch and Judy politics" as normal when one of the main protagonists, David Cameron, has suffered such a deep personal loss. Perhaps PMQs just isn't that important.
We are told that instead Brown, Cable and Hague will read statements to the House.
UPDATE 12:05 : Having heard the condolences perhaps it was for the best, the mood of the House was clearly not for "business as usual".
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
This was sent around Labour PPS's by Dave Anderson, PPS to Bill Rammell at the FCO. Note he says the issue is as important as the 10p tax issue.
In discussion with other colleagues I am aware that some PPS's share my concerns regarding the proposal to bring a private partner into Royal Mail.
UPDATE : You have to admire Mandelson's sheer cunnning. He has just had the first reading of the Post Privatisation Bill a day early in the Lords. former postie, Lord Clarke, shouted "shame on you". A good day to bury bad headlines.
Guido's sympathies are with the Camerons. However cancelling PMQs is not the right response. The show must go on, every week the names of sons who have fallen in Afghanistan and Iraq are read out and sympathies are offered. Democracy does not halt for those sons.
UPDATE 12:35 : The scheduled unveiling of Margaret Thatcher's portrait in Downing Street has also been postponed.
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