Saturday, 15 August 2015

After Tariq Ali, the thoughts of Chairman Mo on Labour Leader election


Chairman Mo
As voting begins for the Labour leadership the Burnham Campaign has sent Brent Labour Party voters this message from  Cllr Muhammed Butt, leader of Brent Council. Note that Muhammed appears to have made a mistake in the spelling of his own name.
  
In the next few days, you should be receiving your ballot papers for the Labour Party leadership contest. I wanted to write to you to explain why I absolutely believe that Andy Burnham is the right choice.

This election is now a contest between two big visions for the future of our Party and our country.

I've worked closely with Andy and we know he has what it takes to lead our Party; someone who is Labour through and through, who can unite us and who can win back the support that we’ve lost.

Andy’s vision is one that our movement can believe in. His manifesto offers credible economic alternative based on a high-wage, high-skilled economy. An economy that drives growth through a new industrial strategy, where unions are partners, not demonised by government. A truly comprehensive education system with opportunity for every child that isn't determined by the postcode of the bed they are born in. An ambitious house-building programme to ensure that everyone has an affordable home to own or rent. And a national health and care service that is there for you from cradle to grave, with social care full integrated into the NHS.

This is a vision built on true Labour values. It can win in 2020 and deliver the Labour Government that our country so desperately needs. Repeated polls have shown that Andy is the only candidate who Labour voters and the general public will get behind.

As a council leader, I have seen first-hand what five years of Tory policies have done to the capital - we can’t go on opening more food banks than schools. We need a Leader who can take the Tories to task, fight for Labour values and deliver a Labour victory. That leader is Andy. So let’s unite together, move forward and move our focus to beating our real opponents: the Tories.

Will you say you’re with Andy and be part of the change?

I'M BACKING ANDY

Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Best wishes,
Muhammad Butt
Leader of Brent Council 

 Butt also signed this statement on Labour List LINK
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36 comments:

  1. Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group15 August 2015 at 12:32

    What does 'Labour through and through' mean? And who is defining the term?

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    1. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 19:37

      It means someone who can deliver visions, drive growth, move forward, deliver a government, get in front of those people who are getting behind him,move focus, unite together and keep a straight face while talking bollocks like this.

      Mike Hine

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    2. Alison Hopkins15 August 2015 at 23:11

      You forgot synergy as a BS word.

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  2. Alison Hopkins15 August 2015 at 12:40

    Blindingly obvious that Mo didn't write that himself. Mind you, his speeches to full council were always written by someone else.

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    1. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 18:38

      Dreadful someone was paid to abuse superlatives like that.

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    2. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 22:54

      My thoughts exactly, Butt must be blushing!

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    3. Alison Hopkins15 August 2015 at 23:10

      I'm sure there's a faintly smart ass vulgar remark to be made about a blushing butt.....!

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    4. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 08:09

      He must be blushing if he is dependent on someone else writing his speeches - especially someone who can't spell his name. What on earth is he being paid for and who pays the speech writers?

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    5. Alison Hopkins16 August 2015 at 21:26

      Well now. If one checks his Twitter feed and Facebook, he isn't even in the country. And he's also seemingly writing deeply incoherent Stuff. So perhaps he's actually managing his own feeds for once.

      Oh, and we pay the speech writers.

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  3. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 13:33

    That's Burnham's chances buggered then.
    Can we get Pavey and Gilbert to do one for Kendall and Cooper?

    Mike Hine

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  4. Nan.15 August 2015 at 14:20

    "I've worked closely with Andy" coming from the leader of Brent Labour must be enough to sound the death knell of the poor chap's chances.

    I've worked closely with Cara Davani, Christine Gilbert, Anddrew Potts and other such highly reputable individuals........

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  5. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 17:03

    Well im sure his family might buy that.

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  6. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 19:35

    Where did you get that photo of Cllr. Butt, Martin? It's not one of the usual smiley ones from Brent's PR machine.

    I hope you have not paid one of those horrid paperazzi, who hide behind bushes to get the real pictures that people want to see, not just the officially sanctioned ones. Or did you take it yourself, just as he was reading one of my emails?

    Philip Grant.

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    1. Anonymous15 August 2015 at 22:14

      Despite his youthful appearance ('I haven't had any work done') this picture was only taken this morning. It actually shows the Cllr exclaiming 'Bastard! That was my idea!' when he read David Cameron's statement yesterday that he wanted every school to be an academy and so 'be free from local government control'.

      Mike Hine

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  7. Nan.15 August 2015 at 20:10

    I am quite convinced your e-mails must fill Cllr B with the joys of spring, Philip!!

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  8. Unknown15 August 2015 at 21:00

    Ah yes Burnham- one of the ones that voted with the Tories for their spending cuts and more austerity forcing Butt et al to 'dent their shield'. We know where you stand really now.

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  9. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 12:45

    Well as a Brent resident I'm not impressed with Butt's performance as 'Leader' ....say no more

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  10. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 16:39

    What authority has he got to be emailing this to Brent Labour members when Brent North and Brent Central Labour Parties took votes of their memberships and voted to endorse Jeremy Corbyn, and Hampstead and Kilburn voted to endorse Yvette Cooper.

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    1. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 18:30

      Expel him!

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    2. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 22:52

      No really. On what authority has he obtained the membership lists to email all the members a view which is in conflict the local party vote?

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    3. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 00:21

      councillor butt is someone that was elected by his local community and selected by his peers as someone with the political will, nouce and expertise to be leader of our council. It is through his stewardship during these difficult times that Brent Council has been nominated for an equalities award. If any other councillor had the ability to step up to the plate and do councillor butts job they would have challenged him by now. Mark my word, butt will one day make a fine member of parliament for brent north when the honourable Barry Gardiner retires. Butt's words mean something to the clp.

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    4. Alison Hopkins17 August 2015 at 10:22

      00:21 - best bit of satire I've read in ages.

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    5. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 10:52

      I haven't seen any evidence that Butt has political will, or expertise - even in relation to THE FARCE that Brent has been nominated for an equalities award. It appears to me and many local residents that he just sucks up to those with status for his own selfish political ambition. He is nothing more than a yes man and probably definitely a 'nouce'.

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    6. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 11:25

      'Nouce'?

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    7. Martin Francis17 August 2015 at 12:33

      Urba Dictionary definition

      Nouce
      A moment that makes you cringe and is awesome at the same time, originated by combining Nice and Ouch.

      Used when watching extreme gore movies, games, and/or videos.
      Jack:Dude, remember when that girl shoved the nail through her finger and it popped her finger nail up?
      Jim: Yeah man, that was Nouce

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    8. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 13:21

      Combining Nice and Ouch gives you 'Nouce'? I blame the schools

      Mike Hine

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    9. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 14:00

      Scrolling down to the second definition of NOUCE from urbandictionary.com ..
      "NOUCE: This word pretty much the same meaning as pice; assh*le/wan*er"

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    10. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 14:13

      22:52 makes a very good point. Perhaps more questions need to be asked in relation to 'What authority he has obtained the membership lists to email all the members view which is in conflict the local party vote" and should there be an investigation to establish whether he has breached the Data Protection Act!?

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  11. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 16:44

    Amusing that Butt has made his adviser write this for him as his adviser is vocally backing Liz Kendall
    https://medium.com/@danielelton/many-blairites-are-infuriating-but-i-m-voting-kendall-2d89bd5950bc

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    1. Anonymous16 August 2015 at 20:50

      Perhaps they're swinging!?

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    2. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 11:30

      His advisor's on backing vocals? Does that make Butt the lead singer? Or the singing Leader?
      Maybe he's spotted a gap in the market since the death of Val Doonican.
      Get your chunky cardigan, Mohammed.
      Walk Tall!

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    3. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 13:35

      Looks like 11:30 misread SWINGING for singing :)

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    4. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 14:14

      'his adviser is vocally backing Liz Kendall'

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  12. Anonymous17 August 2015 at 18:42

    Today the other Miliband came out for Kendall as he wishes a 1 party tory state and surprisingly even Prince Charles has had his say on Corbyn http://tinyurl.com/2g9mqh

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  13. Anonymous20 August 2015 at 11:50

    If Corbyn gets elected, to reflect changing times shouldn't they elected as leader of Brent someone that shares the politics.

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