Below are excerpts from (ex adviser to @johnmcdonnellMP) @JoeRRyle's blog with some of his submissions to the #FordeReport.
As with the #LabourLeaks report, it's hard to reconcile its contents with the media's characterisation of events
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Full article:
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
As with the #LabourLeaks report, it's hard to reconcile its contents with the media's characterisation of events
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Full article:
opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…
From the off Corbyn had suspicions [about how helpful party officials would be] but the extent of the plots against him went beyond anything that could be expected
It was Lab HQ's job to set up LOTO's and McDonnell's offices, but in Corbyn and McDonnell’s offices there were:
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It was Lab HQ's job to set up LOTO's and McDonnell's offices, but in Corbyn and McDonnell’s offices there were:
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* No handover notes
* Computers had gone missing
* Only ancient computers prone to crashing left, some without screens
* Offices not properly set up
* Desks without chairs
A lot more went on than was revealed in the #LabourLeaks report
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* Computers had gone missing
* Only ancient computers prone to crashing left, some without screens
* Offices not properly set up
* Desks without chairs
A lot more went on than was revealed in the #LabourLeaks report
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"Almost every staff appointment was either delayed, frustrated or blocked by Lab HQ, which had control of party finances
A full year into Jeremy's leadership, we still only had around 16 staff members, which was about half the amount compared to when Ed Miliband was leader"
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A full year into Jeremy's leadership, we still only had around 16 staff members, which was about half the amount compared to when Ed Miliband was leader"
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"After meetings with party staff, details would often be already been leaked to journalists before getting back to our desks."
"it was almost impossible to plan effectively because of the leaks"
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"it was almost impossible to plan effectively because of the leaks"
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Regional officials chose rally locations in the middle of nowhere for McDonnell to make sure few people could attend
And there were hundreds more incidents like this. E.g.:
* press releases regularly blocked from going out * staff members briefing against Corbyn's office;
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And there were hundreds more incidents like this. E.g.:
* press releases regularly blocked from going out * staff members briefing against Corbyn's office;
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* weekly planning grids leaked including the 2019 GE grid;
* constant refusal to share content on the party's social media platforms;
* coordination of staff resignations to damage the party;
* As a political first, the party’s 2017 manifesto was also infamously leaked;
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* constant refusal to share content on the party's social media platforms;
* coordination of staff resignations to damage the party;
* As a political first, the party’s 2017 manifesto was also infamously leaked;
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* party officials designing Facebook adverts to be seen by only Corbyn’s team to trick them into thinking they were going out to the public.
"the Forde Inquiry must heed the outcry and astonishment from many of the party's half a million members."
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"the Forde Inquiry must heed the outcry and astonishment from many of the party's half a million members."
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"For the inquiry's recommendations to be seen as credible, a lifetime ban for these former Labour staffers has got to be the bare minimum"
The #FordeReport is finished, but a recent decision means there are no plans to publish it as the leaks are subject to an ICO inquiry..
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The #FordeReport is finished, but a recent decision means there are no plans to publish it as the leaks are subject to an ICO inquiry..
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... That ICO inquiry has been known about for nearly a year, so why suddenly use it now to avoid publishing the #FordeReport? I think when you read the above about the actions of the faction now in charge of Labour, it's easy to guess.
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