Kinnock resigns after Labour's 1987 general election defeat. Who should replace him?
Nov 14, 2012 #1 bobby501 Kinnock resigns after Labour's 1987 general election defeat. Who should replace him?
Nov 14, 2012 #3 Meadow bobby501 said: I'd vote for Benn, but Hattersley would probably walk it IRL. Click to expand... Smith, surely?
bobby501 said: I'd vote for Benn, but Hattersley would probably walk it IRL. Click to expand... Smith, surely?
Nov 14, 2012 #4 Blackadder mk 2 Jack Straw or Bryan Gould, the former is closer to my own positions overall while the latter may be closer on Europe.
Jack Straw or Bryan Gould, the former is closer to my own positions overall while the latter may be closer on Europe.
Nov 14, 2012 #5 Charles James Fox John Smith is the best candidate for moving forward modernisation without angering traditionalists too much.
John Smith is the best candidate for moving forward modernisation without angering traditionalists too much.
Nov 14, 2012 #7 ljofa Roy Hattersley but I don't think he'd do particularly well against Thatcher at the Dispatch Boxes and he still has the Militant wing of the party to contend with.
Roy Hattersley but I don't think he'd do particularly well against Thatcher at the Dispatch Boxes and he still has the Militant wing of the party to contend with.
Nov 14, 2012 #8 Meadow Young firebrand Gordon Brown is worth a punt at 100/1, he plays very well in the CLPs... [/PoliticalBetting1987]
Young firebrand Gordon Brown is worth a punt at 100/1, he plays very well in the CLPs... [/PoliticalBetting1987]
Nov 14, 2012 #10 Blackadder mk 2 Once the AmeriLeft and British Tories see this, I imagine Benn will beat Smith in the poll.
Nov 16, 2012 #11 drcynic I'd go with John Smith. He'd do a lot better than Hattersley against Thatcher and he could have won the 1992 election.
I'd go with John Smith. He'd do a lot better than Hattersley against Thatcher and he could have won the 1992 election.