The leadership of the Labour Party

For 13 years, it has been completely clear that Gordon Brown was the best person to succeed Tony Blair as Leader of the Labour Party. All the rest has been political froth. Every leader has flaws but Brown’s talents are immense.
Brown officially launched his campaign yesterday with an unfortunate gaff over use of the autocue. His web site – which the “Guardian” suggests comically should have been called Gordonline – has the clumsy title of GordonBrownForBritain. That’s Brown – more substance than spin.
The really interesting contest is for the Deputy Leadership and the range of candidates shows some of the considerable talent that is still coming up inside the Party. I’m impressed by Peter Hain and Hilary Benn – both of whom I have met – but I’m going to be supporting Alan Johnson – who used to be my boss when I was Head of Research at the Communication Workers Union. His background and skills will complement those of Brown very effectively. His campaign site is here.




Roger with the original Joint General Secretaries of the CWU,
Alan Johnson (left), now a Cabinet Minister,
& Tony Young (right), now a member of the House of Lords

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