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New Politics Could Draw Activists
Gordon Brown may be able to draw on the support of a large pool of activists from outside the Labour Party if he is able to convince them that his call for a new kind of politics is genuine. A survey - taken in the final weeks of Tony Blair's leadership - indicated the existence of as many as two million people who would not join Labour but would be ready to get involved in campaigns led by the party, according to analysis by the left-leaning Fabian Society thinktank. But it also indicated a level of disengagement within the ranks of the party, with more than two-fifths (41%) of members saying they did not believe the leadership listened to what they thought. Since taking over from Mr Blair in June, Mr Brown has sought to shed his image as a Labour tribalist and "control freak" by reaching outside party ranks to recruit ministers and advisers. And he has made great play of his willingness to listen to voters, announcing a series of Citizens' Juries and a Speaker's Conference to provide a forum for ordinary people's views to inform Government decisions. (Daily Express)
Gordon Brown may be able to draw on the support of a large pool of activists from outside the Labour Party if he is able to convince them that his call for a new kind of politics is genuine. A survey - taken in the final weeks of Tony Blair's leadership - indicated the existence of as many as two million people who would not join Labour but would be ready to get involved in campaigns led by the party, according to analysis by the left-leaning Fabian Society thinktank. But it also indicated a level of disengagement within the ranks of the party, with more than two-fifths (41%) of members saying they did not believe the leadership listened to what they thought. Since taking over from Mr Blair in June, Mr Brown has sought to shed his image as a Labour tribalist and "control freak" by reaching outside party ranks to recruit ministers and advisers. And he has made great play of his willingness to listen to voters, announcing a series of Citizens' Juries and a Speaker's Conference to provide a forum for ordinary people's views to inform Government decisions. (Daily Express)