In the 1960s, Foot noted: "No one in Labour party history – not even Herbert Morrison in his heyday – applied his mind and energies more assiduously to the work of the [National] Executive".
We labour on our allotment (if weeds had a value I'd have my feet up by now!), collect the eggs from three chickens, compost assiduously, cycle plenty, recycle all we can, buy the best option in the shop, watch our energy use.
His margin of victory among ordinary party members (33% to 17%) and affiliated trades-union members (35.6% to 14.4%) were similar.Ms King's campaign never really got going, while Mr Livingstone set about assiduously courting the London Labour machine.
The real story – the surge in support for Labour – was assiduously overlooked.
Labour spent many years assiduously courting the business vote, beginning with the now-notorious "prawn cocktail offensive" in the early 1990s.
And, as the unions make up one-third of the party's electoral college, those who aspire to be the next Labour leader must court them assiduously.In this section Hanging in there My enemy's enemy Thanks, but no thanks Bzzzt, it's back A toxic mix Maligned, or misaligned?
Sunshine and storms Brightening skies over Aceh Heading for the divorce courts In the chiller Reprints Related items North Korea: Kim Jong Il goes ballisticJul 6th 2006 Koreans in Japan: What a little sunshine can doJun 1st 2006 The Koreans: Labour problemsMay 25th 2006South Korea's assiduously muted criticism of North Korea admittedly hides deep concern.
He courted the Murdoch papers assiduously – so much so that the Sun backed Labour for 13 years until a year ago, when it dumped Brown.
"It's the rich that got us into this mess and the rich who should get us out of it". Whether Labour has the nerve to upset those whom it has most assiduously courted is another matter.
But that very morning, everybody had sat together at a table in London and agreed that with Labour in the lead in the opinion polls any tone of triumphalism must, at all costs, be assiduously avoided at the rally.
She continues to campaign assiduously to protect Sure Start and the 3,500 children's centres set up around the country during the New Labour years, and of which she was a pioneer.
