The Scoop

"My only hope is that some voter in Brixton Hill doesn't do a Google search and end up on this thread."

Darryl Chamberlain | Monday 7 January, 2013 07:30

What’s London’s first big political battle of 2013? It’s only the Brixton Hill by-election, isn’t it?

Former Lambeth Council leader Steve Reed is now the Labour MP for Croydon North, so after his by-election win, another by-election must be held to fill his old post at Lambeth.

After Reed’s Big Society-esque “co-operative council” put several noses out of joint down Lambeth way, you’d expect a determined challenge from the left. Step forward the Socialist Party of Great Britain, which has put forward candidate Danny Lambert to fight the poll on 17 January.

So, what healthy debates can we find on the party’s website

“I hope the SPGB does use a candidate photo.”

“Goodness me! That would mean breaking with tradition…..”

“It’s not a popularity or beauty contest but a gauge of socialist consciousness and a measure of our own effectiveness as a party.”

“No personalities, just Socialism.”

“I couldn’t give a flying fuck what other parties’ candidates do; they can show pictures of their arses for all I care.”

“There is no ban on obscenities. If you think such words should be censored you are free to bring a resolution to conference via your branch.”

“Bad news, you fucking prick, I have withdrawn my resignation and I am keeping an eye on you.”

“Personally, I would rather be called a prick right out in the open, than be nibbled away at by underhanded abuse, akin to bein nibbled to death by rats.”

“My only hope is that some voter in Brixton Hill doesn’t do a Google search and end up on this thread.”

Ooops. Too late, Comrades.

If you do want to see what Danny Lambert and the other candidates look like, then the excellent Brixton Blog is holding a hustings this Thursday.

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