So, the Labour Party’s most popular politician, a man respected for his honesty and outspokenness, Jon Cruddas, is backing David Miliband for the leadership. Many are surprised; some are elated – citing it as proof of the that David represents a ‘board church’; some disappointed.
Labour must put community, organisation and compassion at the heart of its policies if it is to prevent the Coalition from keeping the party out for the next decade, Jon Cruddas has said today.
A new poll for Politics Home finds that Jon Cruddas is Labour’s most popular politician with approval ratings of +3. All other Labour figures have negative ratings.
In an essay for this week’s New Statesman, Jon Cruddas MP attacks the “new orthodoxy” on immigration and welfare recipients” which has emerged since the election.
Our guest writer is Gina Byrne of Compass “Why is it always the little guy who gets shafted?” The question hung in the air momentarily, echoing around the large committee room. It was what everyone present – and perhaps thetest
Jon Cruddas’ Compass speech included a graph showing the popular vote since 1832. A reinterpretation of the data shows Britain’s 60-year progressive consensus.
Some interesting new green noises were among the many issues addressed by Jon Cruddas in his keynote speech to Compass at the LSE yesterday evening. Cruddas, “We need to marry up the core values of the greens and the Labour movement and join the dots between democracy, equality and ecological sustainability.” He called for a reversal of the decision on the proposed third runway at Heathrow and the introduction of new emissions performance standards for power stations.
