tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post856022455608324419..comments2023-11-25T01:16:22.368+00:00Comments on DAILY REFERENDUM: Is Gordon Brown breaking party rules to save his own neck?Daily Referendumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-34162428271438041492008-09-15T23:01:00.000+01:002008-09-15T23:01:00.000+01:00Steve,I absolutely agree; papers should be issued ...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I absolutely agree; papers should be issued as a matter of course. However, people have been asking for nomination papers to be issued every year for some time, not least by <A HREF="http://www.petergkenyon.typepad.com/" REL="nofollow">Peter Kenyon</A>, who is now on the National Executive Committee.<BR/><BR/>xD.Dave Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607982331690895063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-23523667494273817762008-09-15T20:38:00.000+01:002008-09-15T20:38:00.000+01:00Dave,Has any MP asked for them in the last 11 year...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Has any MP asked for them in the last 11 years? Just because the party has not automatically issued nomination papers before a conference (since 97), it does not mean that they should not be issued if MPs ask for them. The rule states that the papers should be issued.<BR/><BR/>Someone is blocking the issue of nomination papers.Daily Referendumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-89982630310629490012008-09-15T18:00:00.000+01:002008-09-15T18:00:00.000+01:00As it happens, I think that rule 4.B.2 should be e...As it happens, I think that rule 4.B.2 should be enforced. However, nomination papers haven't been issued for years; certainly, not during Blair's tenure. It shouldn't be ignored, but pretending that this is new and is indicative of something from Brown is, er, wrong.<BR/><BR/>xD.Dave Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607982331690895063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-70176609616625981902008-09-15T17:27:00.000+01:002008-09-15T17:27:00.000+01:00He was the man who was supposed to help Gordon see...He was the man who was supposed to help Gordon see the wood, but Gordon couldn't see for all the trees. That's why he was sacked.Daily Referendumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-36097776242075622912008-09-15T17:25:00.000+01:002008-09-15T17:25:00.000+01:00What nobody's explained to me is exactly wtf a "sp...What nobody's explained to me is exactly wtf a "special envoy for forestry" does and why Gordo needed one. Was he the man who talked to the trees on the PM's behalf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-47029398155843971272008-09-15T14:40:00.000+01:002008-09-15T14:40:00.000+01:00It looks like Labour MPs have finally caught up wi...It looks like Labour MPs have finally caught up with what the rest of the country has known since day one.J Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429969363218165567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-43727206857841095582008-09-15T13:27:00.000+01:002008-09-15T13:27:00.000+01:00Update to my previous comment. It now appears tha...Update to my previous comment. It now appears that <A HREF="http://www.order-order.com/2008/09/exclusive-gardiner-gordon-didnt-sack-me.html" REL="nofollow">Gardiner resigned</A>, but Downing Street staff couldn't even get <I>that</I> right!John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-13489526041944708482008-09-15T12:12:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:12:00.000+01:00There's now a third sacking.I've been following th...There's now a <A HREF="http://www.politics.co.uk/news/opinion-former-index/legal-and-constitutional/brown-fires-another-rebel-mp-$1240698.htm" REL="nofollow">third sacking</A>.<BR/><BR/>I've been following this saga in some depth in a couple of recent posts, and will be keeping a very close eye on developments...John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.com