Hire and Fire Holmes

As the campaign for nominations moves into its second and final month Holmes and his ultra left supporters are hopeful of a better second half after failing to make any major gains so far.

The first half started slowly for Holmes and then got decidedly worse when PP broke the story about his over zealous objection to mainstream communication tools like email, mobile phones and the internet.
If that were not enough of an embarrassment Holmes scored a sensational own goal after PP revealed the truth behind his exaggerated claims on branch density.
In what was the mainstay of his manifesto, Holmes laid claim to leading a branch with density of 85%, suggesting this was the “best density in the union” and attributable to his radical style of leadership.
But PP revealed that his claims were wholly exaggerated and intended to mislead members into giving him support.
Holmes not only stands accused of living in the dark ages but has also lost all credibility through his fantasy claims on membership.
Not surprisingly Holmes has failed to secure support from any branch with mainstream influence appealing only to those from the ultra left and the usual splitters and malcontents.
The organisation of his campaign is in disarray – only this week at the Higher Education SGE his candidature was moved by a member who later went onto vote for Delroy Clearly.
But this caricature of a hopeless campaigner is not the full story by any means – Holmes has another side to him – that of the ruthless hard faced employer with a reputation for bullying.
In the last four years Holmes has sacked three of his Branch employed staff following trumped-up misconduct charges. In the same period two more have chosen to jump ship after they witnessed the treatment of their fellow colleagues.
Could any individual running for General Secretary have a more inappropriate combination of personal qualities than that of useless campaigner and ruthless employer?