A face without a soul?

Parts of the article by Emmanuel Micallef which appeared yesterday under the title A Face Without A Soul? somehow went missing when they were sent via e-mail by the author to The Times.

Here are the parts that did not appear:

The third paragraph from the last should have ended thus: Once elected the new leader has to project himself as the man of the people and not as the party man anymore.

The final part of the article should have read:

It was a wise decision to allow the delegates ample time to evaluate the situation and make up their minds with intelligent considerations and objectivity. However, they have to resist the temptation of being brainwashed with half truths and unfair criticism levelled at particular contestants. The people outside the party are expecting the delegates to make the right choice in electing a credible and trustworthy leader. The members of the party, whether they are active or passive, are exerting pressure on the delegates to ensure that their decision would not render their party an irrelevant political force destined to occupy the opposition parliamentary seats for more than a quarter of a century.

It is indeed an interesting but rather difficult time for the party delegates. They have to distinguish between their personal motives and the party interest; their emotions and their intelligent thinking; their immediate pains and their long-term gains; their exposure to undercurrents and their commitment to rise to the occasion; their sympathy for a charming guy and their trust in a credible leader.

Their choice, our voice! That's the spirit entrusted to the delegates by party members, supporters and the public. Turning a deaf ear to these sentiments would render Labour a face without a soul!