ROY MASON -Mastermind next? The special stir last weekend, weren t next election.
Sa-ETE Strenoeet threat: that if, as is possible; Mason is not re-selected he contest the election as an independent.
Mason's warning should be taken seriously. The man ias suet a mgu poinion AnSeS probably believes that not only could he defeat a Labour canMP for Barnsley. on agrimegalomaniac, gave Labour's political pot a right-wing He declared that if some Labour MPs reselected by their constituency perties they would join together, and fight the official Labour Party candidates at the didate in the next election/ but he could also go on to bi elected Archbishop carteloury occolRe Mastermind champion and win: the Eurovision Song Contest.
If that sounds like an exaggeration, Mason's career .OtrCI WIsc.
job as Northern : Ireland Secretary of State, during THE Labour Party's special rules revision Labour government.
ANOt many ROBusen thought that Mason pardistinguished moderate described him two • OCIOre grossly misleading and in The newspaper conclud d, Mr Mason may not b When He finally Will Leave behind the somr bankrupt ap proach to Trish politics Mild Such a judgement was, if anything, too mild. 'It was Roy: Mason who the rimning of the H Blocks wno-approved thew porce boracksposed police barracks exposed whe generall achieved eputation as the most hate English person- • Ih-caic since: wavelacromwell.
Office There was only one une quivocal dissenter from this •» - r he , Mason himself olarimed that his term of of aC iNormere eseure Taae :mm :*internationally ,internationally could South Africa? , aSA.M Certainiy Mason has his international links.
Labour Committee for Iransatianuc Hac stama tre vas •OULK whose finances come directly from NATO. When Mason Defen ne Harold PsMaVCC NATO paymasters well by Badly, Mason's politic declined lately. His on agricultufe was rather a monon, so much so tha •looking Prestigious position tó fithis Coal If Labour had won the last election Mason would have been chairpersonship of the NaWA Cosore 20e Tories may still make such an appointment that Mason worries which side of industry he is on. in Maren last year the Sun reported he was con Prion or Mincrs. Nationa Mason was reported as sider the job, with the con that he woyld con dation that he would allowed his parlamenlson sear, «Mason untimited vision of his owr While Northern Ireland Secretary he approved the he retete e eo terer 0 later 40 oast in a style reminiscent ot a prospective dictator alone with the Queen, and was able to take the de fione Miniser or olec For to th I decided the visi : Was sul.
With such a record of self glorification it fs hardly Using consider himself HUL IuDo tarl "ogeal •: 831 •rovemene m3! should threaten to quit if he ahthough Mason may droan on that 'there is a tat toas 0 :Corne anc worry about the future o would be no concern if Ros 3107290301 •Party?
future was outside that party
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ROY Mason, Labour's spokesperson culture, and