Cheers Blears

"We must build on our successes and make politics matter" says the Hazel for deputy (dawg) letter sent to our office today.

The letter's addressed to the unsung heroes of the movement (that's us bag carriers) and acknowledges the valuable contribution we make (i.e. snide blog posts and insular gossip). It is such a good letter that we must have received about six copies of it, one for each intern who's worked in our office over the last couple of years...I'm all for solidarity with our international brethren but appealing for votes to Democrats from South Carolina is getting a bit desperate (in other words, "Oi Blears, sort your mailing list out!").

SERA have pulled off quite a coup and managed to get all the deputy leadership candidates to take part in their Red Green Agenda lectures. Hain and Benn have already fulfilled their slots but SERA are still touting tickets for Hazel's one...maybe it was that picture of Hazel on that gas-guzzling bike that's stopped a sell-out so far...

I don't think I'll be supporting the Ginger Tiger for the deputy leadership but she's promised that if she's elected she'll visit 50 marginal seats, 50 heartland seats and 50 seats with no Labour MPs which sounds like something the others should sign up to too.