Labour's Running Man

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 Hugo Rifkind wrote a hugely entertaining piece for The Times the other day in which he exposed the Alice in Wonderland logic that underpins the Labour Party's chaotic leadership contest. 

Hugo's article can be found behind The Times paywall under the strap line: "Help! The Labour thought police are after me"

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4541648.ece

Now I'm pretty sure that only a few months ago the Labour Party said that anyone who paid a £3 fee as a registered supporter could vote in Labour's leadership election.

But recently this 'open door' policy was firmed up and registered supporters now have to agree that they support Labour's 'aims and values' as well which sums up Hugo Rifkind's dilemma because it's not really obvious what the Labour Party stands for these days.

A market based economy, sound public finances, abolishing the House of Lords or withdrawals from NATO - you pays your money and takes your pick, as they say.

Or you don't if you're the wrong kind of potential supporter although it should be said that the LABOUR THOUGHT POLICE don't appear to be analysing trade union votes with the same degree of enthusiasm as those of new 'registered' voters.

Which strikes me as very odd, I have to say, because trade union members are entitled to a vote in the leadership contests by virtue of paying a 'political levy' to the Labour Party, as part of their union membership fees.

Now these voters are also required to state that they share Labour's aims and values, but who is to say that they really do (without the 'thought police') and if they do, then why don't they just become full Labour Party members instead of just signing up to vote in a leadership contest. 

So I wish Hugo Rifkind well in his quest to stay one step ahead of Labour's thought police - henceforth Hugo shall be known as Labour's 'Running Man'.

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