In the Parliamentary seats of Bolton West and Keighley, Labour have banned men (link) from being their Parliamentary candidates at the next General Election.
Both enter the hall of shame, which now lists 29 Parliamentary seats where Labour have banned men from representing them in the next Parliament (see full list at end)(previous posts 1 and 2).
Labour's use of all-women shortlists in Bolton West and Keighley is an attack on men. It stops them from being able to represent these communities and constituents in Parliament, solely because of their gender.
Under election rules of course, any UK resident can stand in any constituency, but obviously if you are a Labour supporter, member or even councillor living in Bolton or Keighley you may have wanted to represent your local community and local people. Well, if you are a man, Labour have banned you from doing so.
In Bolton (link), Labour have 19 male councillors - all banned from applying to be their local MP. A large number are also Asian men and when people keep complaining that there are not people in Parliament from an ethnic background, what do they expect when Labour ban Asian men from applying to be the MP in their town?
In Keighley (link), it is harder to discern the political make-up (between Labour and the other parties) but plenty of councillors are men and also plenty are from an ethnic background so again, many Labour men already representing their town are banned from representing their town in Parliament.
One of the least explored and ignored areas of male discrimination in the past 12 years has been the introduction of all-women shortlists for Parliamentary seats which has lead to the political disenfranchisement of men by the Labour Party.
No man with any dignity, pride and self-esteem can vote Labour at the next General election in Bolton West, Keighley and the other 27 constituencies where Labour are operating all-women shortlists.
Do not vote Labour because they stopped you and your fellow local men from having the chance to represent your local community in Parliament, solely down to the fact that you are a man.
Full list of Constituencies where Labour are using all-women shortlists at the next General Election
MEN - MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT
These shortlists are totally undemocratic.
Getting rfd of democracy means you're getting rid of the best way to find the highest quality candidate to represent the constituents.
Should anyone on such shortlists get elected they will be severely disadvantaged too as no one in their right mind is going to take seriously someone who's only there to fill quotas rather than the best person for the job.
Complete lose-lose situation for everyone involved.
Posted by: John Kimble | Sunday, 11 January 2009 at 02:50
Why would any man anywhere in the UK vote for labour? Look at the state of family law and the bias against men.
Posted by: Mike Murphy | Monday, 12 January 2009 at 03:12