He’s useless. And hard to understand. And only cares for his Somali constituents. He spends most of his time in other wards tending to Somali matters and assisting people in housing/benefit applications. Some have witnessed him doing so. Very few occasions he has actually engaged with people who aren’t from Somalia.
This statement goes slightly beyond the literacy levels previously shown by Cllr Ali. Either he has completed extremely thorough dictionary lessons while hospitalised or it was written by someone else. I’m calling the latter.
What happens next? Ali was selected by South, Joe Powell selected by NW and what happens after NE selection? Does it go to online voting so all members choose preferred candidate out of the branch nominees?
So if Mete Coban hasn’t been selected by any branch he won’t be on the final list for all members to vote for?
It's hard to read a lot into the votes when the Labour Party is refusing to disclose the full results but it looks as if this could end up as a two horse race between Ali & Powell.
Please present all available KLP gossip and a perfect scoop for us tomorrow. Get all the news about these selection meetings and bundle them all into one large, very long post. It would be greatly appreciated and wonderful entertainment. Really hoping to see some salacious gossip about Kensington Labour and current goings on.
Afsana's Tweet about being nominated by South Ken Branch is still up. Ali's Tweet about winning there was deleted along with his previous account. Afsana was not recorded in the unofficial ballot. There have been no official figures given out by the Labour Party. One round of voting was stopped because members couldn't get in to vote. There are reports of members of South Branch not being able to get in to vote. How can anyone have faith in this process?
There were over 300 members voting in North West. Guessing the South Branch votes weren't recorded properly or that Cowan supporters couldn't get into the vote.
Dear Dame , you probably will have no interest in Joe Powell because he is efficient , able , LOCAL ,conscientious & squeaky clean.Altogether an excellent candidate and a genuinely nice man - so of no interest to The Dame!
The candidates on the longlist: Joe Powell Kasim Ali Mete Coban Stephen Cowan Rita Begum Salman Shaikh Vicky McGuirk Afsana Lachaux Molly Harthil
The Selection Committee meets today. Hoping the Labour Party takes a few important factors into account : - Connections to the local communities in Kensington - Long-term work candidates have done both here and elsewhere - Share of the vote - Conduct and engagemment with our communities - Their priorities with regard to policy and how they would take these forward in Parliament - What their undererstading of Kensington Constiruency as a whole is
What are the results from all of the branch meetings that have taken place so far? 2 of the names on that list are completely unknown and have had zero public or online presence. Results are being hidden by the party - as Labour members we should get to know what the results are. Joe Powell says he’s won NW & NE branch nominations. Afsana and Kasim Ali both say they’ve won South branch nomination.
What is the process for selecting onto the shortlist? Presumably whoever has got the most votes at long listing branch meetings automatically goes onto the shortlist? What it the purpose of the selection committee if members have already had their vote? What happens next? Why is it so bloody hard to be transparent about what is going on?
Dot't think anyone understands this confusing process. Agree with above. The absence of transparency might mean that some of them without local support are being fast tracked purely because of quotas & that's outrageous.
This is a shambles. Vicky McGurk claims on Twitter that she is not long listed in Kensington, responding to Michael Crick who calls her ubiquitous (Blackburn Cllr & former candidate for Labour general Secretary). Vicky is long listed in Bolsover - but has applied for multiple seats.
Who would be good for Kensington would be someone who is local (but not part of EDC's group or RBKC) , in touch with our communities, hard working, has a campaigning background someone who can fight our corner in Parliament & still stay grounded.
That candidate is Joe Powell. Make up your own minds about some of the others.
Here's hoping Labour do the right thing. This should not be a personality contest. Who shouts loudest isn't necessarily best. What would be bad for Kensington would be an absentee MP who hardly ever goes here . We also definitely do not need another narcissistic attention seeker like EDC or a Labour version of Dizzy Lizzy,
Purpose of the selection committee is to whittle the list down & brief the party officials Then the party officials decide the final shortlist based on the votes & committee feedback. The final shortlist vote goes back to the members who then vote for the caniddate. Purpose of al the votes was to see if anyone had decisive support locally which would be Joe Powell who would be through to the final shortlist unless the committee or officials have an issue. I could have it wrong but that's my guess how it works
Unfortunately no credible female candidates put their names forward for Kensington (probably put off by the poisonous atmosphere) but we are lucky in having no less than 3 credible male candidates who are not taunted by the Dent Coad regime ( Powell + Coban + Cowan). Unfortunately few people seem interested in experienced outsider Cowan. But at least we still have a good choice to make in either Joe Powell or Mete Coban. Either represents a new beginning for Kensington Labour & the certain end of Flicka
Try asking J Blakeman , P Healy, N Nail or M Press - every one of these able women has cause to loath the ruling regime in Kensington Labour Group or Party
0149 Looks:like one of EDC's new breed of Labour councillors clearly hasn't got more important things to do other than post comments here in the wee small hours
Apparently Cllr Ali has not made the shortlist. It’s between Joe Powell & Mete Coban. How can Coban be on the shortlist if he’s only got one branch nomination but Ali is kept off with 2 nominations?
Why is nobody being transparent about the results and what the fuck is going on?
It’s seem like Joe is the one who is becoming the heir to Emma’s presumed throne! Expect nothing less from his many years in the USA learning from Obamas legacy.
Because the Labour Party has finally realised that KLP is rotten to the core and has finally intervened that local members will now have a fair contest between decent ,honest and well meaning candidates . Its just disappointing that they did not intervene a year ago - with the result that the borough council is still lumbered with a totally useless opposition for the next 3 years
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None of this explains why he deleted his entire previous Twitter account. In the miiddle of his campaign
ReplyDeleteHe forgets to address his Homophobic supporters.
ReplyDeleteHospitalized with what ?
ReplyDeleteMemory loss.
ReplyDeleteHe's embarrassed by his supporters. That's why his website only mentions one of them.
ReplyDeleteCouncillor Simmons: "I know him to be dedicated, hard-working and 100% sincere"
DeleteEveryone else: Crickets 🦗🦗🦗
He’s useless. And hard to understand. And only cares for his Somali constituents. He spends most of his time in other wards tending to Somali matters and assisting people in housing/benefit applications. Some have witnessed him doing so. Very few occasions he has actually engaged with people who aren’t from Somalia.
DeleteAre the local members set to vote tonight?
ReplyDeleteThis statement goes slightly beyond the literacy levels previously shown by Cllr Ali. Either he has completed extremely thorough dictionary lessons while hospitalised or it was written by someone else. I’m calling the latter.
ReplyDeleteThere is a vote scheduled tonight for NE branch.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens next? Ali was selected by South, Joe Powell selected by NW and what happens after NE selection? Does it go to online voting so all members choose preferred candidate out of the branch nominees?
So if Mete Coban hasn’t been selected by any branch he won’t be on the final list for all members to vote for?
Hackney based Coban is not considered to be a front runner.
DeleteHe was touted as the front runner in the media.
DeleteBut has so far been eliminated from each round of selections
DeleteMete has just been nominated by NE branch.
DeleteNo he hasn't. Joe Powell won tonight
DeleteThree nominations.
DeleteMete Coban won the BAME candidate choice of North East beating Kaism Ali. Ali is going around telling everyone it's a fix
DeleteAli is a sore loser. He spits his dummy out and stamps his feet like a petulant toddler having a tantrum when things don't go his way.
DeleteIt's hard to read a lot into the votes when the Labour Party is refusing to disclose the full results but it looks as if this could end up as a two horse race between Ali & Powell.
ReplyDeleteI for one want some more gossip about KLP - anyone care to share more stories or current goings on? The longer the better
ReplyDeleteThere will be plenty of gossip if the Earl of Momentum is seeing over the voting proceedings tonight
DeleteDear Dame,
DeletePlease present all available KLP gossip and a perfect scoop for us tomorrow. Get all the news about these selection meetings and bundle them all into one large, very long post. It would be greatly appreciated and wonderful entertainment. Really hoping to see some salacious gossip about Kensington Labour and current goings on.
Kear will be drowning his sorrows tonight
DeleteSome people are asking why Afsana's name was left off the ballot for the South Branch vote
ReplyDeleteShe claims on Twitter that South Branch nominated her on 28th October.
DeleteSo did Ali on Twitter before he took his account down
DeleteHe’s returned with a new campaign account.
DeleteWhich has only 28 followers
DeleteAfsana's Tweet about being nominated by South Ken Branch is still up. Ali's Tweet about winning there was deleted along with his previous account. Afsana was not recorded in the unofficial ballot. There have been no official figures given out by the Labour Party. One round of voting was stopped because members couldn't get in to vote. There are reports of members of South Branch not being able to get in to vote. How can anyone have faith in this process?
ReplyDeleteSteve Cowan claims 101 members voted in NW branch
DeleteFor him? How many members turned up? Labour isn't telling anyone
DeleteHe says 101 voted and he got over a third of the vote
DeleteThere were over 300 members voting in North West. Guessing the South Branch votes weren't recorded properly or that Cowan supporters couldn't get into the vote.
DeleteSina Lari ran the South Branch vote. Enough said.
DeleteJoe Powell has been nominated by NE & NW branch. Looks like he will be the next Labour candidate for Kensington
ReplyDeleteLet's hope so
DeleteDear Dame , you probably will have no interest in Joe Powell because he is efficient , able , LOCAL ,conscientious & squeaky clean.Altogether an excellent candidate and a genuinely nice man - so of no interest to The Dame!
DeleteThe candidates on the longlist:
DeleteJoe Powell
Kasim Ali
Mete Coban
Stephen Cowan
Rita Begum
Salman Shaikh
Vicky McGuirk
Afsana Lachaux
Molly Harthil
The Selection Committee meets today.
Hoping the Labour Party takes a few important factors into account :
- Connections to the local communities in Kensington
- Long-term work candidates have done both here and elsewhere
- Share of the vote
- Conduct and engagemment with our communities
- Their priorities with regard to policy and how they would take these forward in Parliament
- What their undererstading of Kensington Constiruency as a whole is
This is so bloody confusing.
DeleteWhat are the results from all of the branch meetings that have taken place so far? 2 of the names on that list are completely unknown and have had zero public or online presence. Results are being hidden by the party - as Labour members we should get to know what the results are. Joe Powell says he’s won NW & NE branch nominations. Afsana and Kasim Ali both say they’ve won South branch nomination.
What is the process for selecting onto the shortlist? Presumably whoever has got the most votes at long listing branch meetings automatically goes onto the shortlist? What it the purpose of the selection committee if members have already had their vote? What happens next? Why is it so bloody hard to be transparent about what is going on?
Dot't think anyone understands this confusing process. Agree with above. The absence of transparency might mean that some of them without local support are being fast tracked purely because of quotas & that's outrageous.
ReplyDeleteAll we need to know based on london region rules that Joe seems cleared for short listing as he has won two nominations.
ReplyDeleteThis is a shambles. Vicky McGurk claims on Twitter that she is not long listed in Kensington, responding to Michael Crick who calls her ubiquitous (Blackburn Cllr & former candidate for Labour general Secretary). Vicky is long listed in Bolsover - but has applied for multiple seats.
ReplyDeleteWhy is there no transparency about Labour’s selection process?
ReplyDeleteWe need the full long list and number of votes for each candidate in each branch meeting to be publicly released. WTF is going on?
Joe is winning. That’s democracy.
DeleteWho would be good for Kensington would be someone who is local (but not part of EDC's group or RBKC) , in touch with our communities, hard working, has a campaigning background someone who can fight our corner in Parliament & still stay grounded.
DeleteThat candidate is Joe Powell. Make up your own minds about some of the others.
Here's hoping Labour do the right thing. This should not be a personality contest. Who shouts loudest isn't necessarily best. What would be bad for Kensington would be an absentee MP who hardly ever goes here . We also definitely do not need another narcissistic attention seeker like EDC or a Labour version of Dizzy Lizzy,
Purpose of the selection committee is to whittle the list down & brief the party officials Then the party officials decide the final shortlist based on the votes & committee feedback. The final shortlist vote goes back to the members who then vote for the caniddate. Purpose of al the votes was to see if anyone had decisive support locally which would be Joe Powell who would be through to the final shortlist unless the committee or officials have an issue. I could have it wrong but that's my guess how it works
ReplyDeleteMassive skullduggery going on by the Labour Party - people put on long list without being informed.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the dame’s email address?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately no credible female candidates put their names forward for Kensington (probably put off by the poisonous atmosphere) but we are lucky in having no less than 3 credible male candidates who are not taunted by the Dent Coad regime ( Powell + Coban + Cowan). Unfortunately few people seem interested in experienced outsider Cowan. But at least we still have a good choice to make in either Joe Powell or Mete Coban. Either represents a new beginning for Kensington Labour & the certain end of Flicka
ReplyDeleteMost of the credible female candidates would have been put off by EDC and her nasty behaviour towards credible female councillors in the past
DeleteShe’s done nothing wrong to fellow female Cllrs
DeleteIt says "female councillors in the past"
DeleteRead properly before commenting!
I can read perfectly well thanks. She’s done nothing wrong to fellow female cllrs either now OR in the past (for those who are hard of reading)
DeleteYou may want to fact check that.
DeleteTry asking J Blakeman , P Healy, N Nail or M Press - every one of these able women has cause to loath the ruling regime in Kensington Labour Group or Party
Delete0149 Looks:like one of EDC's new breed of Labour councillors clearly hasn't got more important things to do other than post comments here in the wee small hours
ReplyDeleteApparently Cllr Ali has not made the shortlist. It’s between Joe Powell & Mete Coban. How can Coban be on the shortlist if he’s only got one branch nomination but Ali is kept off with 2 nominations?
ReplyDeleteWhy is nobody being transparent about the results and what the fuck is going on?
What two nominations? He only has South Branch nomination based on Low turn out and failure of local party to explain rules.
DeleteThe whole process is rigged for Mete Coban to win
DeleteIt’s seem like Joe is the one who is becoming the heir to Emma’s presumed throne! Expect nothing less from his many years in the USA learning from Obamas legacy.
DeleteHow can he be local if spent all that time in the US ?
DeleteBecause the Labour Party has finally realised that KLP is rotten to the core and has finally intervened that local members will now have a fair contest between decent ,honest and well meaning candidates . Its just disappointing that they did not intervene a year ago - with the result that the borough council is still lumbered with a totally useless opposition for the next 3 years
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