Renewal In Power: 'Lefty' John Cruddas Outed by 'Moderate' Nutter

The Labour leadership and deputy leadership phoney war so far has been been a sad sack of a thing. The Left contribution to date has been particularly disappointing. There are NO candidates barring John McDonnell who actually voted against Bush's war on Iraq.

Michael Meacher has latterly become rebellious and is a stalwart of the anti-war speaking circuit. But, let's be honest, he voted for the war, his excuse that he was taken in by Blair's dossier means he is either a clot or a fibber, and LoL don't think he's a clot. He surely did it to keep his salary and position? He is a millionaire rentier after all. And that can alienate Labour. And his hawking of daft conspiracy theories as a "9/11 Truther" really has been exceedingly embarrassing.

Then there is John Cruddas. Compassite and the self-declared candidate of the centre Left for the deputy race. He doesn't like the far-right BNP much. Who does? So is JC by any stretch of the imagination a left winger?

The ever vigilant Luke Akehurst seems to think so. Such a threat in fact that he must be stopped at all costs to ensure "electability".

For "electability" it seems that Luke's Labour must be pro-war, pro-privatisation, pro-rich and anti-worker. That is all arrant nonsense of course. This approach is what has hollowed out Labour's membership and support since 1997, seeing votes, council seats, council control and westminster seats all dip to modern lows. Truly the road to electability.

But the soft LA identifies some anti-war types endorsing John - who voted for the war, for foundation hospitals and for almost everything Tony Blair wanted. With flickers of rebellion on the Education front sufficing to crystallise a vibrant Cruddas youth.

Now sadly Mr Akehurst claims to have lost confidence in Mr Cruddas. Like this ultra-loyalist careerist tosser was ever a Cruddas supporter! Yeah right!