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Will June 8 Mean The End Of Labour?
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I recall a few discussions on here about whether losing the next election would mean the end of the Labour party.
Apparently, most of the members might actually want that to happen...
http:// www.pol itico.e u/artic le/1-in -4-labo ur-supp orters- want-pa rty-to- split-i f-it-lo ses-ele ction/
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Fewer than 40 percent of respondents said the opposition party should remain in its current form and many — emboldened by Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France — see an opportunity to rebrand Labour, the Telegraph said.//
//Sixty percent said they would like to see Labour merge with the Liberal Democrats if both are defeated by the Conservatives, //
Pitifully small sample size of 500 though. Do you think this survey is representative among Labour supporters?
Apparently, most of the members might actually want that to happen...
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Fewer than 40 percent of respondents said the opposition party should remain in its current form and many — emboldened by Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France — see an opportunity to rebrand Labour, the Telegraph said.//
//Sixty percent said they would like to see Labour merge with the Liberal Democrats if both are defeated by the Conservatives, //
Pitifully small sample size of 500 though. Do you think this survey is representative among Labour supporters?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Labour will certainly not merge with the Lib Dems! For one thing I doubt if the Lib Dems would be happy with that. They'd just get swallowed up, even if it was only party of Labour (which it would be)
Tony Blair isn't coming back to lead Labour. That is Cloud Cuckoo land.
A "remake" of the party by MPs seems more feasible, or a new party of the centre which might also attract some from other parties.
But I have not seen any obvious scenario that could work in our voting system (which surely needs to change but of course won't if the Tories have a stranglehold on power).
What is also fascinating to me is what is happening to the Tories at the moment: with all the understandable fuss about Labour, this is also a party on a collision course with itself. We've got Theresa May spouting really some quite left wing stuff while at the same time appearing to don UKIP colours. This working class populist line will not work for long with many Tories.
Tony Blair isn't coming back to lead Labour. That is Cloud Cuckoo land.
A "remake" of the party by MPs seems more feasible, or a new party of the centre which might also attract some from other parties.
But I have not seen any obvious scenario that could work in our voting system (which surely needs to change but of course won't if the Tories have a stranglehold on power).
What is also fascinating to me is what is happening to the Tories at the moment: with all the understandable fuss about Labour, this is also a party on a collision course with itself. We've got Theresa May spouting really some quite left wing stuff while at the same time appearing to don UKIP colours. This working class populist line will not work for long with many Tories.
I hope not, in that I feel that there needs to be a balance and debate between opposing sides. I accept that balanced debate seems to be a thing of the past, these days - but one party must not (i.m.o.) be allowed to run rampant.
It would not hurt for Labour (i.e. opposition) to rethink and regroup to meet the modern challenge. So far I see pitifully few
(i.e. no) attempts to do so.
It would not hurt for Labour (i.e. opposition) to rethink and regroup to meet the modern challenge. So far I see pitifully few
(i.e. no) attempts to do so.
Lets not get to histrionic about this !
No, I don't think so. 1997 didn't mean the end of the Tory Party and there is reason to believe that such a fate will befall Labour.
All Parties have lost elections before, and what will happen is that Labour will spend time studying its naval, and then bounce back again.
No, I don't think so. 1997 didn't mean the end of the Tory Party and there is reason to believe that such a fate will befall Labour.
All Parties have lost elections before, and what will happen is that Labour will spend time studying its naval, and then bounce back again.
What is the future role for the Labour party other than to contradict everything the government says and propose fantasy scenarios based on unlimited borrowing for the United Kingdom?
Corbyn's knickers are so much in a twist that in desperation he is now supporting the wealthy pensioners who being 'robbed' of their winter fuel allowance.
Corbyn's knickers are so much in a twist that in desperation he is now supporting the wealthy pensioners who being 'robbed' of their winter fuel allowance.
Parties of government have also died before Mikey. The Liberals were the second major party until the 1920s, and the party died.And it seems to me that other than Corbyn, Labour is totally out of ideas. Both factions within the party - old and new Labour - are unpopular. May's lead has shrunk significantly so I dearly hope there won't be a landslide, but if there is one - what have they got to go back to? Who do they have with talent?
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