Comments on: Lynne Featherstone vs Hazel Blears http://www.libdemvoice.org/lynne-featherstone-vs-hazel-blears-5805.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Tyler http://www.libdemvoice.org/lynne-featherstone-vs-hazel-blears-5805.html#comment-67990 Paul Tyler Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:53:07 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=5805#comment-67990 I was at the Hansard Society meeting at which Hazel Blears spoke, and I completely concur with Lynne's comments. She and other interested Lib Dems should contribute to the ongoing debate about the reform of the Lords on lordsoftheblog.net I was at the Hansard Society meeting at which Hazel Blears spoke, and I completely concur with Lynne’s comments.

She and other interested Lib Dems should contribute to the ongoing debate about the reform of the Lords on lordsoftheblog.net

]]> By: David Heigham http://www.libdemvoice.org/lynne-featherstone-vs-hazel-blears-5805.html#comment-67923 David Heigham Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:14:54 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=5805#comment-67923 Oh Dear! Ms Featherstone complains that eleven years of New Labour have not produced the more democratic and more local government which the LibDems have been asking for all that time; and that Ms Blears has now adopted the slogans without any real prospect of getting anything done. Ms Blears complains that the Liberals have not introduced any policies because they have been out of government; and that referring to New Labour' s record or lack of record is point scoring. If any points are being scored, Ms Featherstone seems to be well ahead. But the essential difference seems to be that for Ms Blears it is essential that the government should "co-opt" local people. Ms Featherstone talks about local people doing more of what they want. I have less objection to being co-opted by Hazel Blears than by Jack Straw or Jaqui Smith; but I really, seriously, do not want to be co-opted by any of them. Oh Dear!

Ms Featherstone complains that eleven years of New Labour have not produced the more democratic and more local government which the LibDems have been asking for all that time; and that Ms Blears has now adopted the slogans without any real prospect of getting anything done.

Ms Blears complains that the Liberals have not introduced any policies because they have been out of government; and that referring to New Labour’ s record or lack of record is point scoring.

If any points are being scored, Ms Featherstone seems to be well ahead.

But the essential difference seems to be that for Ms Blears it is essential that the government should “co-opt” local people. Ms Featherstone talks about local people doing more of what they want.

I have less objection to being co-opted by Hazel Blears than by Jack Straw or Jaqui Smith; but I really, seriously, do not want to be co-opted by any of them.

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