Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, 2024 parliamentary candidate for North Durham, 2028 candidate for Mayor of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", banned from Twitter so officially more dangerous than the Taliban, eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Dig For Victory
Ian Lavery was valiantly stating the case for coal on the floor of the House yesterday. Is he still President of the NUM? I hope so, and I hope that he remains so. It has been far too long since the serving leader of a trade union was a sitting MP. Whereas it remains normal for MPs to take an interest in areas of policy in which they are owners or directors of companies. And why not? But sauce for the goose, and all that.
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