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?


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

36 comments:

Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group said...

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

Alison Hopkins said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Mike Hine

Nan. said...

"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........

Anonymous said...

Well im sure his family might buy that.

Anonymous said...

Dreadful someone was paid to abuse superlatives like that.

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Nan. said...

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

Unknown said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

My thoughts exactly, Butt must be blushing!

Alison Hopkins said...

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

Alison Hopkins said...

You forgot synergy as a BS word.

Anonymous said...

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?

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

Who honestly is!?

Anonymous said...

Expel him!

Anonymous said...

Perhaps they're swinging!?

Alison Hopkins said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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?

Anonymous said...

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.

Alison Hopkins said...

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

Anonymous said...

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'.

Anonymous said...

'Nouce'?

Anonymous said...

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!

Martin Francis said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

Mike Hine

Anonymous said...

Looks like 11:30 misread SWINGING for singing :)

Anonymous said...

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"

Anonymous said...

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!?

Anonymous said...

'his adviser is vocally backing Liz Kendall'

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

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