to think that my dh should not be entitled to vote in the labour leadership election

[elphabaisgreen]

He is a conservaite, voted conservative in the election and is thinking of joining the party. However because he is in a union (vital for insurance etc purposes as a teacher) he gets a vote. His ballot papers have just arrived and he is thinking of voting for the candidate who will do the party the least amount of good thus strengthening the tories.

It makes him a bit of a twat, but unfortunately he is entitled to do this (vote and be a twat lol). Totally see your point though.

I think he should think about it sensibly and actually vote for the one who offers the best deal for teachers.

I agree its not a good thing if he is voting in a negative way. Whether he likes it or not we could end up with a labour prime minister and need the best man in charge.
Most people in the union can hopefully see the good and vital work the unions do. The tories would probably like there to be no unions.

Not sure.

I have a ballot through, I've been paying attention to what's occurring despite not being a Labour member but I'm not sure I'm going to vote.

Maybe this thread will help me decide.

no, he shouldn't.

the only people, imo, that should be entitled to vote in the leadership election are paid-up members of the Labour Party.

as i would say for any party who is voting for a new leader.

the only time this would be different is if it' the party in power, wheer we're voting for a prime minister, rather than just the leader of the party.

I believe you only get a union vote if you are affiliated to labour within your union membership- ie you ticked the box that says you want your contribution to political fund to go to labour.

You married a Tory? My sincerest condolences

@ grottielottie

Just opened my form, and as I read it Captain Nancy is right.

I don't pay a subscription to the labour party.
I am a member of an organisation opposed to it.

No vote for me or OPs DH either.

Looks like this thread did help me decide.

Really Nancy.

He used to support labour and that would have been about the time he joined the union. He is into politics in a big way following all the politicals news and changed his affiliations a few years ago for whatever reasons.

I think CaptainNancy and DBennett are right.

If, however, they are wrong, and your DH is entitled to vote, then as a fellow Tory supporter, I encourage him to vote as follows to cause Labour maximum long-term damage:

1. Ed Balls
2. Ed Miliband
3. Diane Abbott

The coalition is firmly in control of the centre ground of politics. Only David Miliband (and possibly Andy Burnham) realise that. Frankly, neither of them have any policies that will help them win the centre ground back - but at least they recognise it.

As far as I can tell, the only major Labour figure who is not a Deficit Denier is Tony Blair.

Arf at this conservative paying his subs to support labour

hurrah!

Your husband is NBU.

He is defonately entitled, his ballot papers have arrived.

I don't think no matter what he could ever bring himself to vote for Ed Balls in anything.

He voted for labour under Tony Blair longfingernails!

Ed Balls obviously isn't going to win anyway - but if he gets a decent showing then he will become Shadow Chancellor.

With that all the familiar Brownite smear operations/briefing culture will return near the very top of Labour. If David Miliband is elected leader then we will probably also get a reprise of the Blair/Brown era wars. Best of all, he is the most left-wing of the mainstream candidates - even more than Ed Miliband. He doesn't even want to take the modest deficit reduction measures that Alastair Darling proposed (though never specified). He will cement the reputation of Labour, especially in the minds of crucial swing voters, as economically incompetents who totally wrecked the British public finances.

elphabaisgreen, I urge your DH to reconsider! Vote for Ed Balls!

PS to my great shame I too once voted for Labour under Tony Blair!

He isn't being unreasonable in the slightest. I'm sure all of the rabid Labourites on here would do exactly the same to the Tories if they had the chance.