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Article: Kings & Queens in the house of cards; ANALYSIS With Gordon Brown set to take over the premiership, the real race is for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. Chris Game looks at one of the candidates, Harriet Harman, and the gender factor.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2007
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Byline: Chris Game
In 1979 I moved from a Berkshire flat overlooking the Thames to a pre-regeneration Birmingham for a post with no clear job description. Most people, in both places, thought I was mad. But 20 years later I was still enjoying the job, which means I can understand something of the appeal of the Labour deputy leadership to the no fewer than six competing candidates.
The less defined a post, the greater the scope for its holder.
However, for the 99.5 per cent of us who aren't party members, the contest is now essentially a sideshow, ...