Little confirms Labour presidency bid
November 12th, 2008 at 7:49 am by David FarrarThe Dom Post reports:
Ms King, 61, was first elected in 1984 and is two years younger than Dr Cullen.
She has been tipped as a contender for Wellington’s mayoralty, which could open her Rongotai seat for Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union secretary Andrew Little.
However, party president Mike Williams told the Labour caucus yesterday that he intended to serve till November and then step down, prompting Mr Little to confirm that he was interested in the job. “I would be a contender,” he said.
I can’t imagine Andrew will face any opposition to his ascension. And he should prove more of an asset than the incumbent.
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November 12th, 2008 at 8:00 am
DPF said:
“And he should prove more of an asset than the incumbent”.
That wouldn’t take much doing.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I’ve heard good things about Andrew Little……so I’m looking forward to learning more about him and seeing how he gets on.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Oops wrong thread
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am
He’s not very charismatic.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 8:33 am
OECD
He may not be charismatic but then nor was Klark.
The good news for those of us on the right is that Little will not be in the house for at least another three years (unless he stands for Mt Albert when Klark resigns early) he will be the next Labour PM but I cannot see that happening for at least six years.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Which November is Mike Williams stepping down – the current one (i.e. right now) or 2009?
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Has Tacky resigned his directorships yet?
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Bitch!
That’s a back-handed compliment if I’ve ever heard one, though damnation with faint praise might have been what you were going for.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Does he enjoy travel and research?
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Great. Is their any other pool that Labour pulls its apparachniks from other than teachers or unionists?
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Its a shallow gene pool. Too much inbreeding.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Good move. With Goff and King as parliamentary leaders, the union left can maintain necessary yin yang tension with Little heading the party organisation.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 11:32 am
after seeing a lot of Williams on TV1 elction night, I can’t help but think national could have been even more dominant if they had managed to get Williams plenty of TV time before the election.
A Labour voter i know said that as the results came in on saturday night he was watching Williams and thinking thank god!
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Brian Smaller: Here’s the thing – Labour = Unions, worker’s rights and the welfare state. (And other things…) This is widely understood, this has always been the case, and it is not some evil socialist conspiracy. Don’t like it? Don’t whinge about it, just Don’t vote Labour!
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
williams’ face..on live tv..on election night..straight after clark made her (surprise) resignation..
..was pure theatre..
..as he struggled with the shock/surprise news/realisation of his own political demise..
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
The question is Has he got any more integrity than the present chap?
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I’ve always regarded Andrew as a honest chap.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I know one person Mike Williams isn’t going to be working for…… Glenn Owen. Perhaps he can work as a private detective.
Vote:November 12th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
What’s with the PC crap?
He’s just another lefty unionist that the Left specialize in. Bring him on.
Another big headed loser
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