I was wondering whether there are any of our more senior members who remember the start of the last ‘proper’ Labour Government in 1974.
This lot seem to be an absolute shower; almost as though they saw what Truss/Kwarteng did (and they were arguably reasonably sensible but brought down by the ‘blob’) and thought ‘the ‘blob’ will protect us, let’s push the boat out further.’
I well remember 1997,98,99,00,01,02,03… when Messrs Blair-Brown seemed invincible. Messianic I think was the term applied to Mr Blair.
This lot seem to be like a leaky sieve, already. I begin to wonder whether their Government will last anything like five years or whether they will fall on their sword in a Sunak fashion and just call an early election to get out of it. There’s a long way to go before that, obviously, but they’re undisciplined and incompetent and that does not lead to an easily governable party.
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I think in general there are so many new (or reasonably new) politicians and very few of the old guard to show them how it should be done. And people these days, probably politicians included, have very short attention spans and intolerant of those with whom they don't see eye to eye. Also younger people who have the ability to readily do so think nothing of moving jobs after maybe two or three years. And I suspect there are social media pressures on politicians these days which will cause some to bail.
Given the above thoughts I don't hold out much hope for it, but I'd like to think as time goes on some decent politicians will emerge and stay in parliament to become the steady guiding hands we used to see on both sides.
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>> I was wondering whether there are any of our more senior members who remember the
>> start of the last ‘proper’ Labour Government in 1974.
I do. Don't get me started on this lot. Socialists my arxe.
I've left the Labour party twice over rightward drift and, in consensus era terms, I'm a Croslandite
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Fascinating, Brompton!
I’d love to get you started. What haven’t they done enough of - except already running out of other people’s money?
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HM Government - smokie
