Re: The BIG MetroPoll - IN or OUT ?
Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2016 20.11
As a Labour member, I think this whole thing is a farce (and I will be voting against Corbyn).
People said that as Foot was on the way out. Thatcher believed it.robschneider wrote:These are the last days of the Labour party.
The question is, though, will there be another Blair who can reposition the party as one for the people, rather than just a lefty protest party?WillPS wrote:People said that as Foot was on the way out. Thatcher believed it.robschneider wrote:These are the last days of the Labour party.
Don't count out the Lib Dems. I expect them to recover many of the seats they lost to the Tories last time - especially if they effectively communicate their pro EU message and the Tories stick to 'no way back'.madmusician wrote:The question is, though, will there be another Blair who can reposition the party as one for the people, rather than just a lefty protest party?WillPS wrote:People said that as Foot was on the way out. Thatcher believed it.robschneider wrote:These are the last days of the Labour party.
What British politics is missing right now is a centrist party - I know I'd vote for one like a shot. (Well, I did last time, but they were completely wiped out...)
I hope you're right that they'll have an effective campaign. I've never felt more like a Lib Dem voter than in this past week, but it still feels like there's something dirty about the party.WillPS wrote:Don't count out the Lib Dems. I expect them to recover many of the seats they lost to the Tories last time - especially if they effectively communicate their pro EU message and the Tories stick to 'no way back'.madmusician wrote:The question is, though, will there be another Blair who can reposition the party as one for the people, rather than just a lefty protest party?WillPS wrote: People said that as Foot was on the way out. Thatcher believed it.
What British politics is missing right now is a centrist party - I know I'd vote for one like a shot. (Well, I did last time, but they were completely wiped out...)
I don't for a moment pretend I'm a one man barometer of these things (possibly the contrary on experience actually) but that said I know I feel ready to consider them again (I campaigned for them until 2010).
Probably more likely to do with skanking the young tbh.bilky asko wrote:Perhaps the idea that a party previously dedicated to electoral reform wishes to try and usurp a referendum by taking advantage of the unproportional First Past the Post system?
Yeah it's the whole tuition fees thing for me. Even though I don't mind the current system for various reasons, it still leaves a bad taste.WillPS wrote:Probably more likely to do with skanking the young tbh.bilky asko wrote:Perhaps the idea that a party previously dedicated to electoral reform wishes to try and usurp a referendum by taking advantage of the unproportional First Past the Post system?