You Heard It Here First!
No sooner have I suggested One Member One Vote (OMOV) as the obvious and democratic solution to Labour's leadership problems in Scotland - than a Glasgow MP follows suit.
The Herald reports today that Tom Harris - Labour MP for Glasgow South - has declared that he will not in the election of the Scottish Labour Party’s new leader in the Scottish Parliament.
Good for him - maybe others will take a stand as well.
In the Herald article Tom Harris goes on to say that Labour's electoral college should be replaced - by a one member, one vote election - with MPs, MSPs and trade unions taking a back seat.
Tom Harris makes the obvious point that this would not disenfranchise him - or any other MP or MSP - because they would all still be entitled to vote as an ordinary party member.
Precisely - it's called democracy in other walks of life.
What kind of electoral system allows MPs and MSPs a greater voice - a weighted vote - in selecting the Labour leader? - I hear you say.
Well the one that handed the crown to Ed Miliband of course.
The reality is that One Member One Vote - is the only game in town for a modern, democratic party.
And if Labour doesn't show courage by biting the bullet this time - it will continue to be punished by the Scottish voters.
The Herald reports today that Tom Harris - Labour MP for Glasgow South - has declared that he will not in the election of the Scottish Labour Party’s new leader in the Scottish Parliament.
Good for him - maybe others will take a stand as well.
In the Herald article Tom Harris goes on to say that Labour's electoral college should be replaced - by a one member, one vote election - with MPs, MSPs and trade unions taking a back seat.
Tom Harris makes the obvious point that this would not disenfranchise him - or any other MP or MSP - because they would all still be entitled to vote as an ordinary party member.
Precisely - it's called democracy in other walks of life.
What kind of electoral system allows MPs and MSPs a greater voice - a weighted vote - in selecting the Labour leader? - I hear you say.
Well the one that handed the crown to Ed Miliband of course.
The reality is that One Member One Vote - is the only game in town for a modern, democratic party.
And if Labour doesn't show courage by biting the bullet this time - it will continue to be punished by the Scottish voters.
