Labour NEC Ballot (best of the worst)

As well as the Labour Party Leadership ballot, there is a simultaneous National Executive Committee ballot too.

labour.org.uk/pages/labours-national-executive-committee

And from my mailed letter:


How lovely knowing that 3 of the women in the attached pdf have automatic right to sit on the panel, regardless of their political views. Yes I have checked, so potentially 3 candidates could have the lowest number of votes and still get elected.

Not only that it's first past the post too, wonderful.

Anyway these are the candidates for my region (South-East), I hope those who can vote in other regions have a better selection than these SJWs socialites, though so far I've found 3 decent choices out of the 15 in the pdf.

I will now commence Holla Forums style mspaint screenshots to show who's best of the worst.

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He doesn't like Corbyn.

GO AND MAKE THEM RED CORBYN

She's an SJW with mild sympathy for the working class, not even a trade union member.

Appears to think socialism if she has even heard of the word is about absolute equality like many liberals.

She's a woman, maybe an SJW?

Not a trade unionist.

Very vague and full of platitudes, she may have joined the Labour Party because her favourite colour is red for all we know.

She thinks tax credits that subsidised low wages with state money and weren't provided to those under 25 (unless they had kids) were a good thing and wants to remind us about them.

Trade union member.

Unfortunately thinks tax credits are a good thing.

Mentions worker's rights and the environment.

Appears to be anti-austerity.

Campaigns for electoral reform.

"Vote for me I'm NOT white"

Proudly boasts that he was a minister under the last neoliberal New Labour government.

Openly SJW, not enough diversity apparently, Labour lost the last election because we didn't pander enough to minorities according to him.

Mentions class but in the same breath as gender, sexuality, faith and race.

Not a trade union member (obviously).

Is a scientist.

Not a trade union member.

Against the bombing in Syria.

Possibly pro-censorship "we must be intolerant of intolerance".

I read through the candidate booklet and that, but these people are the only ones to vote for. They're essentially the only the most left-wing members on the NEC, and therefore should be voted for regardless of personal feeling about them.

A statement by one of the candidates, Christine Shawcroft on the subject is relevant here: "Every time we have an election, people tell me they aren't voting for the whole CLGA-supported team. Either they don't like someone on the slate (hey, we're only human), or they have personal reasons to support someone who isn't on the slate (he's from my home town, I used to work with her, etc). Can we be clear: ONLY THE CLGA SUPPORTED DELEGATES VOTED FOR JEREMY ON TUESDAY. That's four out of the six CLP places. If you support Jeremy you must vote for all six on the team - Ann Black, me, Claudia Webbe, Darren Williams, Pete Willsman and Rhea Wolfson. Plus Chris Williamson for the NCC. Otherwise, if Jeremy loses a vote by two in future - well, you'll be kicking yourselves, won't you?"

Source and comments here: facebook.com/christine.shawcroft/posts/1016923198356635

Is a doctor

Makes no mention of any trade union affiliation.

Pro-welfare state.

Has at least identified one worker's rights issue with regards to zero hours contracts.

nice job op

I got that email too, but I'm just posting these guys here to make sure, alert anybody who hasn't voted yet and for some introspection.

It's all nice and well to vote for team Corbyn but we should still roast them.

Judging from the candidate booklet, it appears that they are indeed the only ones worth voting for anyway. Some of these candidates are just pure trash, I'm just flabbergasted that they couldn't find anyone better to put forward.

youtube.com/watch?v=u1UUCDFZlBk

Made a career as a trade union lawyer/solicitor representing blacklisted workers.

Pro-EU and butthurt about it.

Pro-welfare state

Pro workers rights

Possibly pro-censorship "social media code of conduct"

SJW tendencies

Pro-Corbyn

Pro-welfare state

Anti-austerity

Against trident

Pro-workers rights

Not spooked by "muh economy" arguments

Pro-democracy with regard to how Labour selects it's candidates (believes locals should be allowed to instead of central office parachuting an outsider).

Doesn't appear to be a trade union member

Pro-Corbyn

Anti-austerity

Mentions socialist albeit as part of "democratic socialist change"

SJW

Pro-trade union rights (probably a trade union member?)

A comrade of mine says these are who to vote for.

Trade Union Member

Pro-working class and appears to disapprove of New Labour

Sympathetic to Brexit voters

Vague platitudes, possibly Labour voter because father was and his father too.

OP here, I think I might vote Ellie Reeves over Claudia Webbe:

Webbe really shot herself in the foot with that line "…social degradation of my community should never be forgotten"

I mean besides being pro-Corbyn, what makes her more socialist than Reeves?

I'm still churning out these annotated profiles so bear with me, not many left to go.

Nothing wrong with making a point about racism fam.

Pro-Corbyn

Anti-austerity

"I am proud to be a socialist and trade unionist"

Calls out the bullshit of market based "reform" for public services.

It seems her raison d'etre to be in politics, look how much space she devoted to it. It's one thing to be against racism, but it sounds like she's pro-affirmative action and clearly a proponent of idpol. I wouldn't be surprised if she was for reparations, though I only say she is unlikely to be.

Workers rights seems like a minor side issue for her, I would go as far to say that she believes that there will always be shit jobs but it's ok so as long as everyone is proportionally represented by race, gender etc.

Reeves is against racism too but at least she has a proven record of helping working class people out.

Doesn't look like it to me, and who cares if she is?

Pro-Corbyn

Trade union member

Co-operative member (has been involved in cooperative administration)

Clement Atlee fan

Pro-welfare state

Probably pro-nationalisation

It's not like we don't have enough idpol politicians shitting up leftist movements already.

So are you telling me that Webbe represents the interests of the working class better than Reeves?

They can write whatever they want on their description, however who they're behind really represents their views.

Claudia Webbe is pro-corbyn and will vote in his favour, therefore furthering the aim of the party becoming more left-wing.

Ellie Reeves may seem better to you, but her faction in the NEC elections is certainly not pro-corbyn. Regardless of what she says, she may well be behind the blairites.

I don't really like Claudia Webbe's description much, however she'll vote in favour of Corbyn, and that's what matters. Her personal views regarding social issues and such don't really have a massive amount of influence in the NEC, anyway.

She supports Corbyn. Reeves does not.
Regardless of idpol or not, that's the integral matter.

Pro-Corbyn

Mentions socialist albeit as part of "democratic socialist agenda"

Isn't spooked by nationalism and hopefully won't pander to it

Trade union member

Pro representation reform of the party

Anti-austerity

Internationalist sentiments

Vote for the CLGA slate if you want Corbyn to be able to achieve anything tbh.


Met her in the flesh twice. Absolute fucking moron.

This. This is the important part. Reeves can talk about working class people all he wants. But if he rounds it of by endorsing smith then he's a porky Blairite. Webbe doesn't need to prove her pro-working class pro-socialist credentials if she's openly supporting the pro socialist candidate. If she supports corbyn, then she's an ally at least for the time being.

YES

OP here, I decided to vote Webbe over Reeves in the end, at least Webbe has the potential to improve yet, whilst Reeves has thrown away her integrity by backing Pfizer lobbyist Smith.

I'm glad that I've conferred with yourselves, as it didn't seem too clear cut to me initially.

Bump