Beyond belief

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Two days - count'em: two days - before the most important local elections in recent history, just as the Labour mayor Ken Livingstone is in serious danger of defeat by the Tory challenger Boris Johnson, a Labour MP from central London, Kate Hoey, announces that if the Tory candidate wins, she will become his adviser for sports (not an insignificant portfolio in the run-up to the London Olympics of 2012).

No. That is not what is incredible.

What is incredible is that her own party did not drum her out before the ink was dry on the newspapers. Anyone supporting an opponent during an election would inevitably be expelled from any self-respecting party. But Labour have left Hoey alone.

Their excuse?

That she did not endorse Boris for the election - only offer to work for him afterwards.

Strange place, the Labour Party under Gordon Brown.

Comments

[stigandnasty919.livejournal.com]

Hasn't Livingstone said that should he win, he will offer the other two candidates jobs in his administartion? I heard that on Sky news this morning. First Paisley and McGuinness, now Livingstone and Boris - maybe pigs can fly>

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I have a hearty dislike of this sort of thing. I do not like voting for anyone who will promise to be "a uniter and not a divider". Let people disagree if they wish. And let parties be the vehicles of their disagreements - it is the only legitimate role they have. Remember, it is the current governmentof China that sets up "harmony" as a desideratum in society.