Labour’s hardcore left
Audrey Young takes a look at Labour (which I will blog on also), and as part of that identifies what she calls the “hardcore” left as:
- Ruth Dyson
- Chris Carter
- Maryan Street
- Lianne Dalziel
- Charles Chauvel
- Steve Chadwick
- Sue Moroney
- Jacinda Ardern
- Carol Beaumont
- Iain Lees-Galloway
- Grant Robertson
- Phil Twyford
I wouldn’t disagree too much with any of those 12 names, except maybe Charles Chauvel. Charles is pretty hard left on social issues, but he does show some understanding of business and economic rationality and is probably not as hardcore left as the others on economic issues.
I’d also add on to the hardcore left Moana Mackey, Lynne Pillay, Darien Fenton, Rajen Prasad and Carmel Sepuloni. You could also debate Pete Hodgson but I’ll give him benefit of the doubt!