Earlier in the summer, Left Foot Forward asked readers to tell us the names of people they considered to be influential in the politics of the left. From politicians and think tankers, to journalists and other public figures, we have rattled it down to your top 50.
We are delighted to announce that the poll to find Left Foot Forward readers’ number one influential left winger has opened today. To vote for your top five, simply follow the link.
The vote will close on the 22nd September.
Thank you for your participation and we look forward to announcing the winner during the Labour Party Conference.
38 Responses to “Who are the most influential left wingers? Vote now!”
dj1917
What an absurd list, with almost no-one from the actual left. Blair? Mandelson? Whaaaat? And in the ‘what newspapers you read’ part, no Morning Star or Socialist Worker? No left blogs either- Lenin’s Tomb? Labourist nonsense.
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Gary
Geraint, perhaps the problem is that Welsh people are just not influential enough.
Only joking, I think the regional variations are interesting as well, in that SNP figures are considered left. From an English or a ‘Westminster Bubble’ perspective, they may seem quite left, but in Scotland they are seen as the ‘Tartan Tories’ and would not generally be seen as being on the left. I suppose it shows the difference in the political mainstream in Scotland and in England. I guess the same is true of Wales.