Bringing Len into line
July 19th, 2012 at 3:00 pm by David FarrarLabour have not promoted very much one of the constitutional changes they are seeking to make, namely new rule 146B:
The Policy Platform is binding on all Party members elected to public office and on the Parliamentary Labour Party, the New Zealand Council and the Policy Council.
Previously the policy platform was only binding on members who stood on the Labour ticket. What this means is that Mayors such as Len Brown will be obliged to vote in accordance with the Labour Party policy platform in future. Brown is a member of the Labour Party, but did not stand as a Labour candidate.
I’d say this clause was drafted by the Maritime Union, a Labour Party affiliate member!
This means, if passed, that any Labour Party member who stands for any public office is bound to vote in accordance with the Labour policy platform. I’ve actually voted for some Labour Party members for local body elections – including in 2010. I won’t do so, if this passes as it means they will be servants of the party, not of their constituents.
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July 19th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
This is actually quite scary.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Speaking of Labour Party local body candidates, did anything happen to Daljit Singh, the bloke accused of falsifying enrolments in 2010? Just wondering…
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Nookin, you bet me to it. It’s fucking scary.
And after the constitutional changes Labour has made to leader selection it’s sounding more and more commie party setup.
Time to bring the dancing cossacks back.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
sneaky sneaky, I guess poor old Harry up in NP would also get caught by this dragnet…..
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Also, presumably this will include those on Health boards (until he of the stripy shirts and ties actually gets round to axing some of them), and also things like the Vector Energy Consumer Trust in Auckland (which in 2005 engaged in a nasty part privatisation of Vector….)
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Little Lenny is a puppet of the Socilaists Party in any case. He is redistributing wealth in Auckland by pumping up the rates in areas with non Labour Party supporters and holding down rates in areas with Labour Party supporters.
I said at the time he was elected and I was proved right that Little Lenny will do all he can to punish the hard working citizens in Auckland. Hes a Socialist an evil piece of works.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
did anything happen to Daljit Singh, the bloke accused of falsifying enrolments in 2010? Just wondering…
I understand it goes to trial later this year.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
The centre-right in NZ’s local body elections have been traditionally disorganized. They will be boosted beyond belief if they can tar and feather Labour candidates as drones of the sickly Wellington Labour caucus.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Anonymouse.
Correct.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
How long before Labour announce that they will fight the next election on the basis of returning to compulsory unionism?
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
That’s a bit simplistic, he’s mainly starting the process of rating people out of their properties in the areas he wants to increase population density.
Vote:July 19th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
What I havent seen is any information about who the centre right is going to put up in opposition to Len at the next local body elections. Hpefully they have learned by now that the Banks/Brash?ACT brand is toxic, but who knows?
Vote:July 20th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Whatever Lying Len stood for at the election he has and always been a Labour Party Member.
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