Jim Anderton: An unlikely left-wing heroSTACY SQUIRES/STUFF Jim Anderton was an unlikely left-wing hero, Chris Trotter says. OPINION: My first, and most vivid, memory of Jim Anderton is of him striding towards me carrying a crate of beer. There's an irony there, somewhere, because Jim Anderton stands second only to John A. Lee among Labour dissidents. READ MORE:* Tributes flow for former deputy PM Jim Anderton* The legacy of Jim Anderton* Former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton dies, age 79With all the impetuosity of youth, Jim told us, he'd determined to open-up and democratise the Labour Party. Jim Anderton was an unlikely left-wing hero.

Source: Stuff January 07, 2018 20:15 UTC