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Libdemologists and Harmanicas: Digital World Gaffes
Another day and cracks are still appearing and there is still more equality clamour from Lib Dems to boot. The debate has moved on, with just one helpful hint, to the complete lack of 'out' LGBT candidates, as well as BME candidates, and a balance of women in their London Assembly selection.
Lord Tony Greaves has counselled several times that this exchange should be kept in house but he snickers himself at Luke Akehurst's admirably non-partisan story about an email error by the Harriet Harman team. Tom Watson urges others to use the cc list provided in the interests of Jon Cruddas too.
Lord Greaves says:The follow-up emails are even more amusing. Email is an ever-present disaster waiting to happen. (And let none of us ever forget it - Mike Storey won’t).
LOL counters:By the way was it email or printed memo that exposed the Manchester Withington members campaigning for John Leech's selection over Yasmin Zalzala because as a black, asian, muslim candidate she could never win OWTTE?
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And its just plain old faud that saw hundreds of Labour members blocked from voting at selection meeetings on Gorton in the past, or was the BBC Panorama programme making it up ?
Plain old faud? You'll have to do better than that Rob. I have no idea what you're on about. When was this Panorama programme on? What was it on about? Provide a link. What year? What ward? Or was it the constituency? Please explain.
The Yasmin Zalzala incident on the other hand is well documented and recent and extraordinary. As are many of these other Lib Dems and Equality problems we have been discussing elsewhere.
Lib Dems allow people to join ON THE DOOR of selection meetings, and until recently were giving babes in arms (i.e. their parents) selection votes. Given the GLA performance and these bizarre rules I very much doubt LDs can preach on this.
But as usual Chris 2+2=721.
The Yasmin email had nothing to do with John Leech's selection (and was in a totally different time).
And as for joining on the door, that isn't true either.
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