labour leadership – David Smith

Corbyn Needs To Be Given A Chance

October 25, 2015 David Smith Current Affairs, Labour Leave a comment

Look, I’ll be the first to admit that I was definitely not a Corbyn supporter in the leadership election (as you may already know!). In fact, I was choosing every other candidate above Corbyn every time without exception. But Corbyn won a landslide victory in the leadership election – and I and everyone else needs to respect the will of […]

Does the Electorate Support Jeremy Corbyn?

July 22, 2015 David Smith Labour Leave a comment

Seriously, it might seem pie in the sky – after all if Miliband was too radical or too left-wing for the electorate in the recent General Election then why oh why would an arguably more radical and left-wing candidate help Labour fair any better next time round. Now, let’s no get mistaken – there’s evidence to suggest that a number […]

Unite – Wrong on Labour, Wrong on Corbyn

July 22, 2015 David Smith Government, Labour, Trade Unions One comment

You’ll remember a little wee while ago that there was a bit of spat from some trade unions, including Unite, the biggest trade union in our country with approximately 1.4 million members and the Labour Party. The essential gist was ‘lean to the left or we might have to look at alternatives’. Very quickly the General Secretary, Len McClusky came […]

We Can’t Oppose Everything

July 14, 2015 David Smith Business, Conservatives, Economy, Government, Living Wage, Welfare, Work Leave a comment

We can’t oppose everything – well we could, and I know that we are ‘The Opposition’ but actually it’s important if we are to be a credible opposition that we actually don’t oppose things based on who brings them forward to the Commons – but actually oppose based on our beliefs and goals as a collective, a party and a […]

Liz Kendall Campaign for the Living Wage

June 28, 2015 David Smith Business, Labour, Living Wage, Work Leave a comment

Now whilst I may not necessarily be swayed to vote for Liz Kendall in the upcoming Labour Leadership election (although, at this point in time, I’m not ruling anyone out definitively), I wholeheartedly support Liz’s campaign for the Living Wage and fully agree that it’s definitely time for ‘a fresh start’. New Labour brought in the National Minimum Wage in 1998 […]

Chuka Umunna – Throws His Hat In, Takes His Hat Out

May 20, 2015 David Smith Current Affairs, Labour Leave a comment

So the Labour Leadership contest is starting to heat up and along with some of the first candidates, Chuka Umunna, the bookies favourite and frontrunner for the leadership through his hat in, before promptly, and quite surprisingly, picking it back up and taking it out again. Everyone seems to be truly baffled as to how this bizarre set of circumstances […]