Why are you posting some track record for an MP? Why is this relevant, and what is the context?
You maybe think we'll like this guy because of his 'liberal' track record, a voice in Parliament against the war etc.
But obviously he's not on our side, he's part of the small group of rulers who keep us down. The ones that look favourable, that look like nice guys, these are the worst. Because these people can so easily trick some people into thinking that our democracy is valid, that there is real possibility for change and advancement within their system.

But we know better.

F*ck John Mc Donald, this website should not be used as an advertising platform for politicians.

that this should not be a platform for politicians. Indymedia professes to oppose things and organisations that promote hierarchy - so why support McDonnell's campaign for leadership of the Labour Party? Fucks sake, he's just a liberal social democrat, let's leave him to the troskyists and stalinists.

Thanks for your contributions. Yes I appreciate that you do not feel that having left-wing/socialist politicians in parliament is good enough because you see a parliamentary system as hardly democratic. I cannot disagree with you - I also think it is a very poor democratic system and I wish a more democratic system could be devised. However finding ways to change this is not easy. If you do away with Parliament, what do you replace it with?
In recent years many anarchists have opposed cuts in welfare provision for example, which they feel should not have happened. But if the state was done away with, how would payments be provided to the less well off etc. And worse still, if a well-armed foreign army decided to invade, how would we defend ourselves? Maybe you can furnish the answers to this, but thus far I am not sure I can do so very well.
The reason I posted this about McDonnell is that he is an anti-neoliberal candidate, against welfare cuts and privatisations, supports the unemployed, disabled and those who are sick. He is against the present spying culture, against giving police strong powers and pro restoration of trade union rights, something that I feel many anarchists would want. But because he is anti-neoliberal, he does not get on TV much and has a hard time being heard. He is very much of a grassroot politician who deserves more exposure, whether one agrees with his ideas or not. Why? If not for any other reason then simply because that's what democracy is all about.