John Healey Could Run for Mayor of Sheffield
Guido hears that John Healey is contemplating a bid to become the Labour candidate for Mayor of Sheffield. Healey has taken an active interest in the Sheffield job in the Commons and as a South Yorkshire MP, tight with unions, he would have a very good shot at it.
Unlike Liam Byrne, Healey does not even have the prospect of a decade in the Shadow Cabinet having lost his job at health to Andy Burnham. He has remained a vocal backbencher since then and executive control over a city the size of Sheffield would be a promotion. His colleagues say he’s pondering and Guido has been trying to get hold of John this morning. His constituency office staffer expressed personal doubt at the rumour, but promised an answer by the close of play…
UPDATE: A spokesman for John Healey was quick off the mark:
“John is committed to remaining an MP for Rotherham and the last thing he wants is to become an elected mayor.”
Not dissimilar to what Liam Byrne was saying a few months ago about Birmingham…
Quite Spritely
Why does Reggie Perrin want to be mayor of Sheffield?
He is an Ugly C-nt. Do RESPECT OR UKIP, not putting a candidate forward?
Blimey! When did he last see sunlight?
I was thinking… Nosferatu
Worse than that. He looks like Delingpole.
Yes, Breivik was ruthless and fanatical and sometimes murderous. But was he a murderer? No, not in the sense of a serial killer or gangland assassin. He was one of those rare people who are prepared to push past ethical constraints, even their own conscience, and bring about a greater good by doing terrible things.
Whether morally justifiable or not, there is something admirable in that — pure principle in a world of shabby compromise. Maybe this is why Breivik remains such an icon, both in image and idea.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/04/02/is-there-something-admirable-about-murde
Oops I accidentally did a search and replace…
There are no accidents.
Obviously Che was no accident. Followed the standard leftist template of mass murder.
You really get us.
The MET are looking for a couple of serial killers to add to their staff, I would apply if the money was right.
Ha ha h
Looks like no Conservative will run for any of these jobs. Is it because they know they haven’t got any hope?
I could not agree more anonymous. I am thinking of running for Mayor of Portsmouth here is my CV:
http://www.muscularliberal.com/stories/hancocks-russian-dolls
I would them be an MP, Mayor, Councillor with cabinet responsibility for planning and my dear wife would also be a Councillor. Boaz.
http://therantingkingpenguin.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/handycock-rides-gravy-train.html
Oink! Oink!
yes mayor of shitwater pays 120,000 a year, limo, apartment, and all the (free) banquets you can host
no wonder there is a queue.
Rumours are also swirling about Hazel Blears and the Salford mayoralty…
My god, you have to admire the dwarf’s nerve.
This woman only does anything if it has been rubber stamped in advance by three civil servants who of course will remain anonymous at all times.
You have to be either dead or have an IQ of 12 to stay in Salford.
So that’s the BBC written off
“Death to everything and everyone in the universe!”
That was a party election broadcast on behalf of Ken Livingstone, brought to you by Press TV.
Now press the red button!!
I thought Reggie Perrin was last seen catching the 4.37pm to Bournemouth?
Points failure at Effingham Junction.
Please oh please not this useless git. Anyway bwe don’t vote on the issue until May
Thought it said John Hegley at first, disappointed now.
If I become prime minister, I promise a cheque for £1000 to every voter! And sunny days every week! And, er, um, a free boxset of Star Trek Deep Space Nine! Vote Labour! Please!
I can top that. But only for my chums of course.
If I become prime minister I promise to break all my promises
I’m mayor of my toilet.
Oi Guido – that’s not fair to ridicule the Labour Party by appending a picture of Dobby the House elf having a recalcitrant tom tit, and pretending that it’s John Healey.
i would say that there can be few MPs more pointless and irrelevant than Healey. then i look at the commons and see he has many rivals for that position. if his experience as a Minister is anything to go by I pity the poor people of sheffield if he becomes Mayor. the “man” was devoid of principles, ideas and ability to hold his own against officials.
That apart, how would you rate him?
There you go! You’ve made the b’stard case for him being a Labour Mayor after all – quit now, loose talk costs seats!!
“I didn’t get where I am today by calling it “Grotfabrieken Rubbishhausen.”
Fucking hell is the Liebore party breeding them in ‘Mong Central’ or something?
What has spying on everyone got to do with a common market?
I might just have to change my moniker to “Ex Tory Bigot” and vote for Farage’s lot.
Fuck the EU!
Old, old adage if you cannot do the work become a teacher/ consultant.
Perhaps old Socialist war horses can see they offer very little in attempting to compete either in future government leadership or associated decision making and deserting their leader for pastures new where they can do their dirty deeds is nice work if you can get it.
How many Labour dobbins have now thrown their shoes in the ring for potential mayoral candidacy?
Am expecting Teddy Miliband to announce he will be leaving to become scout leader any day soon. Bear Grylls eat your heart out.
This pre-supposes of course that the people actually vote for Mayors in the forthcoming referenda,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nothing the electorate likes better than sticking two fingers up at the political class
Wedgie is 87.
Silly old bugger. Have disagreed with almost everything he has ever said. Most of the time he has seemed barking.
I have to confess that I have a soft spot for him though. Always polite and a gentleman.
I was walking along a corridor in HoP one day and he was walking in the opposite direction. Didn’t see him until the last moment. We both started at each other in recognition before walking on. Wonder who he thought I was?
Schrödinger?
He probably thought you were his back stairs page.
By the way SC, is there any place you haven’t been, any person you haven’t met, or any job you haven’t done?
I honestly don’t know if you’re braggart or just live in cloud cookoo land.
Well, you will just have to decide.
Somewhere in HoC archives there is a paper which I submitted in evidence to the Select Committee on Transport some seventeen years ago. I met them all including Peter Bottomley and Gwyneth Dunwoody, both of whom I thought were fantastic. My solicitor at the time was the brother of Virginia Bottomley, William Garnett – a very bright man. Just a weird coincidence.
I can see this troubles you greatly. If it is of any consolation, I do not play virtuoso violin. But there again, I have never tried…
You’d be marvellous at it SC, marvellous.
That is what your imaginary friend said at 12:10pm below.
He probably thought you were the cellar man.
By the way SC, is there any place you haven’t visited, any VP you haven’t met, or any thing you haven’t done? Just asking.
Looks like a rat………………………leaving a sinking ship
He might look a little like a rat but he is a lot nicer than Liam Byrne.
The Opposition may be a lot stronger after these two have left along with Mr & Mrs Dromey and those twins who look like eagles.
Now now
… don’t decry the “Angel”
… she may place a curse on you and turn you into a lesbian .
Another cast iron (if totally incorrect) scoop there Mr Fawkes.
Good work
Miss Jones!
(hehe)
Is this man the erstwhile important Denis Healey’s nephew ?
Same joined – up eyebrows but unfortunately his lack of a luxuriant leonine head of hair lets him down.
Also lacks sycophancy with important IMF contacts in case of a sudden and unforeseen ” cash flow problem “.
Who exactly is john healey’s “spokesman” who thinks he is the Mp for Rotherham?
I sincerely hope that Sheffield does have a mayor, but being as the city has the largest council house waiting list in the country, and most of the inbred morons than can mark an X will likely vote labour, I can only hope this Leonard Rossiter looking mother fucker does not get in.