Merry Christmas to John McDonnell MP, my person of the year

John McDonnell MP: Another World Is Possible: "It shouldnt be like this after 10 years of a Labour Government. In 2008 we can no longer remain quiet about New Labours grotesque failure of the weakest and most vulnerable in our society. The role of the Left will be to expose more fiercely and campaign even harder against the injustices of our society."

Good on you John, if there was a couple of hunder more like you in the Commons and a couple of dozen in the Scottish Parliament we (Labour) would not be in the shit we are in.

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If only the Labour leadership had political and press advisors like this...

The Herald : Features: COMMENT: "Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland's political editor, didn't mince his words. 'Wendy Alexander has broken the law,' he announced on the Politics Show yesterday as Alexander's no-show continued. No-one was around to contradict him. Not only was the Scottish Labour leader hiding from the media, so was everyone of any significance in the party."

The rest of the article is well worth a read...

Union or corporate

Tories complain over continued union links | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics: "But the Tories, who have been trying for 100 years to introduce a requirement that union members sign an annual 'tick box' to contribute, used Labour's reluctance to accept reforms as their reason to quit the Phillips talks in October."

Can Wendy survive?

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Alexander to continue as leader: "
Wendy Alexander intends to carry on as Scottish Labour leader, despite continued pressure for her to quit over a donation to her leadership campaign."

We are the undead

The Herald : Features: Saturday Essay - Ian Bell: "The existence of an actual, living Labour Party might have helped the pair, but that entity has been reformed out of existence, generally with the enthusiastic support of the Prime Minister and Donald Dewar's latest successor. "