Leader, sounds nasty (6)
Day starts attempting to finish Guardian crossword of yesterday. By synchronicity or on purpose there are very often political messages in these and this one from Bunthorne has "Sing From The Same Song Sheet" within it.
This is not happening too much during this election. Though there is a certain amount of "Don't Mention The War" (DMTW) going on, Tony Lloyd's pre-election leaflet had led with a clear statement on his opposition to the war. At least one ward party and some individuals would not distribute it at all because of their DMTW belief.
Helena Kennedy QC had a good letter in the paper reiterating some of the issues she has with the government but concluding that "Labour, my party" would be having this out within the party, after she hoped winning the election.
Kennedy made representations for us over Farhat Khan's campaign, and I felt that her letter was a suitable rebuff to a rather silly Sarah Teather letter criticising her closest rival in Brent East, Yasmin Qureshi, for being part of Blair's party at all. Yasmin, Helena and myself hold Labour as OUR Party, not Blair's. Many members regard him as a cuckoo in the nest. Someone who took Labour way to far rightwards in trying to put the last nails in the Tory coffin.
All parties are coalitions, being in government means hard choices that not all members will agree with, taking decisions almost always means making some mistakes. I see no future outside Labour and I'm not quitting; and I'm glad Helena Kennedy QC is not. Blair was absolutely wrong on Iraq - in my opinion - but our party are the best one for Britain's prosperity, alleviation of absolute if not immediately relative poverty, and of the main parties the one for real action on environment and on global poverty.
The puzzle is done, though Bunthorne's thinking is not entirely clear even when all answers are in place.
The above title, "Leader, sounds nasty (6)" or clue very like it, was in the Guardian Crossword of 15 February 2003.
The answer, entered in triumph as one of 60 Manchester coaches reached Tottenham Court Rd?
BLEUGH!
This is not happening too much during this election. Though there is a certain amount of "Don't Mention The War" (DMTW) going on, Tony Lloyd's pre-election leaflet had led with a clear statement on his opposition to the war. At least one ward party and some individuals would not distribute it at all because of their DMTW belief.
Helena Kennedy QC had a good letter in the paper reiterating some of the issues she has with the government but concluding that "Labour, my party" would be having this out within the party, after she hoped winning the election.
Kennedy made representations for us over Farhat Khan's campaign, and I felt that her letter was a suitable rebuff to a rather silly Sarah Teather letter criticising her closest rival in Brent East, Yasmin Qureshi, for being part of Blair's party at all. Yasmin, Helena and myself hold Labour as OUR Party, not Blair's. Many members regard him as a cuckoo in the nest. Someone who took Labour way to far rightwards in trying to put the last nails in the Tory coffin.
All parties are coalitions, being in government means hard choices that not all members will agree with, taking decisions almost always means making some mistakes. I see no future outside Labour and I'm not quitting; and I'm glad Helena Kennedy QC is not. Blair was absolutely wrong on Iraq - in my opinion - but our party are the best one for Britain's prosperity, alleviation of absolute if not immediately relative poverty, and of the main parties the one for real action on environment and on global poverty.
The puzzle is done, though Bunthorne's thinking is not entirely clear even when all answers are in place.
The above title, "Leader, sounds nasty (6)" or clue very like it, was in the Guardian Crossword of 15 February 2003.
The answer, entered in triumph as one of 60 Manchester coaches reached Tottenham Court Rd?
BLEUGH!
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