Nominations are now open for most influential left-wing thinker in 2010/11

It’s time for the annual Left Foot Forward poll of the most influential left-wing thinker. Last year, Tony Benn topped the vote on 44%, followed by Ken Livingstone (34%), Caroline Lucas (33%), Noam Chomsky (30%) and Ed Miliband (24%) – who priescently came ahead of his brother David (18%).

We are now taking nominations for the title of the most influential left-wing thinker of 2011. You can send in your nomination by emailing us at daniel@leftfootforward.org and putting “Nomination:” followed by the name of the person you wish to nominate. If you would like to argue for your nomination, please send a 150-250 word article in support, which we’ll look to run over August. They don’t necessarily:

Have to be left-wing in a conventional sense
Need to be someone whose views you personally agree with
Widely perceived to be ‘political’

They do

Have to have had a discernable impact between September 2010 and August 2011 on British Politics

We will then draw up a short list of 20 which will then be put to the vote.

http://twitter.com/claireprice1/status/97215736128344064 Claire Price

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
http://twitter.com/tonyburke2010/status/97219134848376833 Tony Burke

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http://twitter.com/grahamemorris/status/97224295943643136 Grahame Morris

@leftfootfwd: Nominations now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://t.co/AEh29Ey -plz send in yours for @TheGreenBenches!
http://twitter.com/mraxtl/status/97233814463582208 dm

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Selohesra

How about Johann Hari?
13eastie

The author of the seminal “Beyond the Crash“?
http://twitter.com/extraditiongame/status/97252977772986368 Extradition Game

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
http://twitter.com/thesocialistway/status/97255721355329537 thesocialistway

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http://twitter.com/jksnowdon/status/97256108040798208 John Snowdon

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http://twitter.com/veganpanda/status/97257247184388096 Vegan Panda

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Ed’s Talking Balls

I nominate Maurice Glasman.
http://twitter.com/hitchinengland/status/97268294582681600 Hitchin England

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
Robert

Is that it those three dear god the left have had it.
Mr Danger

George Galloway
John Pilger
Bob Crow
Charlie Gilmour
http://twitter.com/altgovuk/status/97300383252221952 AltGovUK

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
http://twitter.com/realjackbarker/status/97322366346084352 Jack Barker

Surely @tom_watson is the favourite for this?? http://t.co/ZxdZjgT
http://danieljfrost.blogspot.com Daniel

Robbie Williams!
Robert

David Cameron, he’s closer then Blair
Alex F

Ryan Giggs?
Leon Wolfson

@4 – No, that’s just the three local right-wing clowns. They do a great juggling act.

(And I’m sure at least one will go crazy over that comment too)
http://twitter.com/hens4freedom/status/97460014729527296 Hens4Freedom

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
http://twitter.com/trakgalvis/status/97524991779807232 Trakgalvis

Nominations are now open for most influential left-winger in 2010/11: http://bit.ly/n8P8O0 writes @danielelton – please send in yours!
http://twitter.com/suey2y/status/97581164348452866 Sue Marsh

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http://twitter.com/bendygirl/status/97587085707444224 BendyGirl

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http://twitter.com/brokenofbritain/status/97587212224434176 Broken OfBritain

I wonder – can we nominate 'the online disabled community' for this?! http://fb.me/Z0qZeriI
http://twitter.com/onmybiketoo/status/97587402402566145 Angela Cavill-Burch

I wonder – can we nominate 'the online disabled community' for this?! http://fb.me/Z0qZeriI
http://twitter.com/john_gillibrand/status/97587783010496512 John Gillibrand

I wonder – can we nominate 'the online disabled community' for this?! http://fb.me/Z0qZeriI
http://twitter.com/mustberead/status/97593213065498624 MustBeRead

Who is the most influential left-winger? When @LeftFoodFwd ran the poll last year it was Tony Benn, then Ken Livingstone http://t.co/Cpbdvui
http://twitter.com/oldfatherkong/status/97593375376670720 Old Father Kong

Who is the most influential left-winger? When @LeftFoodFwd ran the poll last year it was Tony Benn, then Ken Livingstone http://t.co/Cpbdvui
http://www.politicalreboot.co.uk Eddy Anderson

Somehow, I don’t think Ed Miliband will be making this year’s list . . .
Dave Citizen

How about Ed Milliband?
Joseph Boughy

David Harvey, without a doubt.
Robert

9.How about Ed Milliband?

He’d have to find socialism first…..
Dave Citizen

Robert – thinking about it, for me he’d have to actually do something. May be in a year or two we’ll be able to see if Ed M can turn the right noises into some firmer proposals – then i will nominate him, (no doubt with the backing of some regular posters such as Anon, Beastie and Eds talking).
Ed’s Talking Balls

I would have gone for Ed Miliband this time round, Dave, except the article specifies that nominees must be ‘influential’ and ‘thinkers’. Sadly, I therefore had to discount him and opt for Glasman instead.
http://twitter.com/mr_eugenides/status/99036907253665792 Mr Eugenides

2010: Tony Benn 44%, Ken Livingstone 34%, Caroline Lucas 33%, Noam Chomsky 30%, Ed Miliband 24%. @leftfootfwd http://t.co/MGwJy7U
http://twitter.com/platosays/status/99038983702577152 PlatoSays

2010: Tony Benn 44%, Ken Livingstone 34%, Caroline Lucas 33%, Noam Chomsky 30%, Ed Miliband 24%. @leftfootfwd http://t.co/MGwJy7U
http://twitter.com/shellyasquith/status/99047694328279041 Shelly Asquith

@felix_preston @tommilleruk @hazeljn @CateySmith @aliceperryuk @benfolley @c_quigley @conradlandin Vote for Ken! http://t.co/CWmwZOv
Mr Eugenides

What an embarrassing 2010 list. It’s like Conservative Home ran a right-wing thinkers poll and it was won by Teresa Gorman, Melanie Phillips and Lord Monckton. Dire.
http://twitter.com/thegreenbenches/status/99799436074561536 Dr Eoin Clarke

http://t.co/mJJhUE0 Please follow the provided link to nominate @RicardJMurphy as the most influential left wing thinker of 2011
http://twitter.com/isdancing/status/99799777545433088 Mabel Horrocks

http://t.co/mJJhUE0 Please follow the provided link to nominate @RicardJMurphy as the most influential left wing thinker of 2011
http://twitter.com/cityplymunison/status/99812303737847808 Plymouth City UNISON

@TheGreenBenches: http://t.co/mJJhUE0 Please follow the link to nominate @RichardJMurphy as the most influential left wing thinker of 2011
http://twitter.com/zephleppard/status/99899568287789056 James Leppard

http://t.co/mJJhUE0 Please follow the provided link to nominate @RicardJMurphy as the most influential left wing thinker of 2011
http://gobbledegooked.wordpress.com/ Henry Page

Richard Murphy is the strongest candidate. http://gobbledegooked.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/vote-cameron-get-murdoch/
http://www.timworstall.com Tim Worstall

Richard Murphy!

Come along now, must be time for a know nothing loon to win? Someone who really doesn’t know: at least the second Viscount Stansgate was sound on nuclear power at one point.
Peter Briffa

Richard Murphy.
Alex

Am I allowed to nominate the BBC? If you want an influential ‘political’ left-wing voice they must be included.