politics

[2243]

Is the Labour party dying or dead,being a life long labour supporter I used to hear from them, begging for money of course,as they don't want my opinions I refuse to donate.So now they have gone off me.Do they still exist outside of Westminster?

[Octavius]

Well they have certainly lost any disctinction they ever had. Its difficult to distinguish between all the major parties now, and a convoluted process trying to determine what each of them actually stand for.

[Theland]

I thought they got off to a good start - independence for the bank of England setting interst rates, the minimum wage, spending on the NHS and education, (our local schools were transformed!), more police .... but they have gotten tired and lost direction.
What's the alternative? Cameron is a joke. Davies would have been a serious contender.
Educate me please.

[naomi24]

Wish I could Theland, but I don't think there's anywhere for us to go now. The air of euphoria that pervaded the country when Tony Blair won his first election has long since disappeared and now all we have is stealth tax and lies, lies and more lies. And what do we have to look forward to? Gordon Brown probably!!! Well, there's a cause for celebration!! How depressing!!!!

And in answer to the questioner, no I don't think the Labour Party - or any of the parties - exist outside Westminster. They've all lost touch with the views and wishes of the electorate, and in Labour's case they couldn't care less about the views or the wishes of the electorate. They'll do what they want to do regardless!

I have to say I detested Margaret Thatcher, but at least she had the courage of her convictions whereas this lot don't have any convictions.