Search results

My friend, with respect, start to think a bit more before posting. Two posts gave you the facts with regard to numbers, though doubtless you did not want to see that. Now you change tack, and talk about what little thought has gone into any aftermath. In the light of Iraq, I strongly suspect...

And therein lies your problem. 75% of the dinner party luvvies may well be against the bombing, but given that 60% of the electorate would seem to be in favour, it gives an idea as to how out of touch the luvvies are. The membership of the Labour Party may well have increased impressively under...

It might be a good idea not to post at all instead of such nonsense. Why would a Labour MP be more likely to knock on your door than a Tory? Surely this would be down to the individual irrespective of any party loyalties.

OK, fair enough, if that is what you think, and I can see that from the left wing perspective, that this is what JC's followers want. It is just that it is unlikely that they will see themselves in power, unless the Tories really foul it up. Principles or pragmatism, I suppose -in the end you...

I think you may well be right in that primarily voters go for the party - many a good MP loses his/her seat at election time, as that particular party is voted out by a disgruntled electorate. However, your use of the word "members" is a jump too far. You and I both know that the members of any...

I think this depends on what you mean by "grass roots". if you mean, as I suspect, the membership, then they will of course decide, and yes, democracy within that circle will seem in theory to have been played out. I can't help feeling that "grass roots", however, should refer to the electorate...

Exactly.

A fascinating conclusion, as I read so often on here that so and so Labour politician has to battle against the right--wing media and how the media can influence people. So, now we know that it is simply not true,

As you see fit to join in, can one not exactly the same of you?