Grahame Morris writes:
How often do the public switch-off from politicians who they see as all the same.
It is a criticism frequently heard when out campaigning, when the mainstream parties are perceived as offering pale imitations of each other.
The public have voted with their feet, political party membership has plummeted and election turnouts have steadily declined.
This Labour Leadership Election has offered something different.
The new politics proposed by Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson has re-energised and galvanised the Labour Party, attracting over 400,000 new members and supporters.
The democratic surge in the Labour Party should be embraced in what will be our first individual member-led election.
Tom Watson is a proven campaigner and is the only candidate for Deputy Leader who will continue the process of engaging and rebuilding grassroots politics within the Labour Party.
We face a difficult challenge.
Tom recognises that any new leader will have to take us out of our comfort zone and broaden our appeal to win back key seats, as well as those we lost in the Midlands and Scotland at the last election.
Our Labour Party Members and supporters have a common belief in our shared values of social justice, fairness and equality are our greatest asset.
We have a rare opportunity to radically change our politics offering a new agenda of hope to those who have become disillusioned.
I believe the balanced ticket of Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson for Leader and Deputy Leader provides the best opportunity for an open democratic Labour Party that empowers party members and delivers the practical policies that will make a real difference to people’s everyday lives.
That is why I have set out my stall and am voting for Jeremy Corbyn for Leader and Tom Watson for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
How often do the public switch-off from politicians who they see as all the same.
It is a criticism frequently heard when out campaigning, when the mainstream parties are perceived as offering pale imitations of each other.
The public have voted with their feet, political party membership has plummeted and election turnouts have steadily declined.
This Labour Leadership Election has offered something different.
The new politics proposed by Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson has re-energised and galvanised the Labour Party, attracting over 400,000 new members and supporters.
The democratic surge in the Labour Party should be embraced in what will be our first individual member-led election.
Tom Watson is a proven campaigner and is the only candidate for Deputy Leader who will continue the process of engaging and rebuilding grassroots politics within the Labour Party.
We face a difficult challenge.
Tom recognises that any new leader will have to take us out of our comfort zone and broaden our appeal to win back key seats, as well as those we lost in the Midlands and Scotland at the last election.
Our Labour Party Members and supporters have a common belief in our shared values of social justice, fairness and equality are our greatest asset.
We have a rare opportunity to radically change our politics offering a new agenda of hope to those who have become disillusioned.
I believe the balanced ticket of Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson for Leader and Deputy Leader provides the best opportunity for an open democratic Labour Party that empowers party members and delivers the practical policies that will make a real difference to people’s everyday lives.
That is why I have set out my stall and am voting for Jeremy Corbyn for Leader and Tom Watson for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
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