Comments on: Send us your suggestions for the year’s most influential left wingers https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Five days left in left’s top five poll | Left Foot Forward https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-7/#comment-53901 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:02:16 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-53901 […] August, we asked our readers’ to help us compile a list of the most influential left-wingers in modern British […]

]]> By: Neil Williams https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-7/#comment-47566 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:34:51 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-47566 Tony Ben for supporting the new Coalition of Resistance. An inspiration to all who will resist this ConDem coalition.

]]> By: Stevie https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-7/#comment-47549 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:10:57 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-47549 Stuart Craft, IWCA.

]]> By: SOCIALIST UNITY » INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ON THE LEFT https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-7/#comment-47431 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:00:23 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-47431 […] Left Foot Forward have recently promoted the idea of a poll to establish the most influential people on the left. This is an interesting idea if taken seriously, because it is a way of assessing which ideas are influential, rather than being a popularity contest. […]

]]> By: Ryan https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-6/#comment-44650 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:19:45 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-44650 Carwyn Jones – the most senior left politician in power across the UK’s 4 governments, and because he won the Welsh Labour leadership election conclusively.

]]> By: John Evans https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-6/#comment-44637 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:36:58 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-44637 Chukka Ummuna – newbie and already well known and respected

Harriet Harman – only person to come out of the leadership contest well so far!

Peter Hain – still the best/only proper campaigner in Shadow Cabinet. Still respected by left outside Labour due to anti-apartheid. Becoming an elder statesman

Tony Benn – still carries so much weight.

Tony Blair – ditto

]]> By: tim f https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-6/#comment-44476 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:41:32 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-44476 I’m sorry but what exactly is Tony Benn’s influence in this day and age? If he inspires a few people that’s great, but I can’t think of anything concrete.

Do they have to be based in Britain?

If so, my votes go for: Gordon Brown (he may not be popular but his influence in hard power terms as PM is undeniable), Ken Livingstone (his campaign has been the most high-profile uncompromising rejection of the coalition cuts), Len McCluskey (mainly for his role in the BA strikes), Ed Balls (mainly for his role in galvanising the fightback over BSF cuts/free schools), and I’m struggling to think of a 5th that matches the influence of those 4. Sad that they’re all men.

]]> By: Mirror Politics https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-6/#comment-44277 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:00:02 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-44277 RT @LabourList: RT @LeftFootFwd Who are 2010’s most influential left wingers? email your nominations http://bit.ly/adxnZl

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RT @LeftFootFwd Who are 2010’s most influential left wingers? http://bit.ly/adxnZl email [email protected] your nominations

]]> By: malcolm geary https://leftfootforward.org/2010/08/send-us-your-suggestions-for-the-years-most-influential-left-wingers/comment-page-5/#comment-44201 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:00:19 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=17168#comment-44201 Government Savings – suggestion 10th Aug 2010

The army of Trading Standards civil servants employed at great cost in every Town Hall is worth looking at. As a body allegedly performing a public duty, they are mostly clock watching keyboard clickers / pen pushers with a comfortable gold plated pension to look forward to. Their ability to deliver value for money is highly doubtful as the following example from my experience demonstrates. Most convenience food stores have fridges which are supposed to keep chilled food at prescribed temperatures laid down by the Food Standards Agency. In my 16 years spent supplying such outlets, most under-performed the required standards by between 50 and 100%. How many were shut down in order to protect the public ? Not a single one I know of. Did anyone die as a result ? probably not, but could well have endured some tummy ache or upset requiring medical attention.

Since this Coalition Government invites suggestions from the public in order to reduce the horrendous deficit inherited from the outgoing lot, I say we should rely on existing legislation to protect the consumer – namely The Sale of Goods Act 1893. This covers everything sold to the public and produce has to be of merchantable quality & not cause harm to consumers. It may have been updated but the basics are what matter. Environmental health officers are another bunch of hangers-on who swell the Council Tax burden and achieve next to nothing.

Yours,

MDG
SL6 1UD ( No. 17 )

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