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That’s astonishing. Over half of paid up members did not vote for their party.

I’m not ‘left wing’ particularly, but you’re spot on. The version of the Labour Party started by John Smith, Bryan Gould etc, and completed by Blair, Brown, Dewar, etc (and Campbell), turned them into a very electable prospect, which also drew in Liberals and some Tories. Very sensibly working...

Wilfred Bramble?

So many in this thread, including of the left, writing off TB and AC as evil, as well as the government of 1997 to 2007. Crikey, in hindsight compared to now (a split nation, Corbyn, no deal Brexit in the offing), that was relative paradise, as good as it gets. Imperfect, but stable, economic...

Pretty street wise and intelligent to help mastermind three GE victories, getting parts of the normally Tory press on board.

He didn’t create that role, with painfully close control over propaganda and towing the party line. Bernard Ingham expertly performed that role for Maggie. With Yanks doing it for years before either Ingham and Campbell, not the other way round. I will concede that Campbell was physically...

3 victories with a clear overall majority, enabling SureStart and the start of rebuilding school and hospital infrastructure. Whilst not trying to destroy our vital businesses and entrepreneurs. Campbell was a key architect of those 3 wins.

Peter Kyle - what a shame that his amiable kind don’t run the opposition. He seeks social justice without class warrior bitterness or Politburo style ousting of any dissent. Labour would sweep to power.

The best Corbyn can hope for is to be the largest party and to form a coalition. Especially now that they’ve been as good as obliterated from Scotland (at Westminster MP level), no way in the world will Corbyn win 326 plus seats in England and Wales. That’s a rarity, which Blair achieved in...