Saturday, July 07, 2007

Respect are “bickering, immature and self-serving” – Councillor resigns



Following my post last Tuesday about Tower Hamlets Councillor Shamim Chowdury resigning from Respect and that there was rumoured to be a “hot press release” about, the “East End Advertiser” has now published the gory details.

Here are some of the choice quotes about "Respect" from former Councillor Chowdury, who is actually a well respected (in the proper sense of the word) local community activist.

Respect … "It was formed mostly by militants kicked out of the Labour party in the various phases of its reform agenda…..It is those militant extreme Left groups now controlling the Respect coalition."

“The party had no vision to improve the lives of East End families…… no ability to solve the housing crisis and no policy for youth”.

"The leadership has taken a course to oppose all that is proposed by others without giving a thought to the merits….This mindless opposition is damaging to the prosperity of our community".

"The leadership is immature, inexperienced and has a militant tendency in its attitude…..Internal bickering is ongoing, displaying little respect to party colleagues".

"A party that cannot unite in policy and struggles to keep its house in order has little prospect of leading the council at any time."

He follows Respect Councillor Waiseul Islam, who in May defected to Labour.

A by-election is set for 9 August 2007

1 comment:

EB said...

JG you are correct, read the next WW.