Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

United Kingdom

T_i_B

(14,735 posts)

4. If the PLP can't represent their own activists....

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 28, 2015, 03:11 PM

Nov 2015

.....they don't have much hope of representing the wider public. No wonder that they've lost seats in every general election since 2001!

Labour needs to be a broad church, but the domination of the party by the Blairite faction has ensured that this hasn't been the case.

And now that the Blairite bubble has burst we've got Jeremy Corbyn in charge of a party more interested in fighting each other than fighting the Tories.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

11 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

the inevitable Jeremy Corbyn thread.... [View all] Ironing Man Nov 2015 OP

If he doesn't allow a free vote on Syria..... T_i_B Nov 2015 #1

I find it mindbogglingly shortsighted Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #2

If you placed Jeremy Corbyn in charge of a whelk stall Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #3

If the PLP can't represent their own activists.... T_i_B Nov 2015 #4

I think that's a non-sequitur. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #6

to illustrate... Ironing Man Nov 2015 #7

From Scotland to South East England...... T_i_B Nov 2015 #10

"By contrast, the PLP are, for obvious reasons, representative of the much larger group ... Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #5

In my opinion, neither... LeftishBrit Nov 2015 #8

I think most people learned from the last election to treat polls with a pinch of salt. Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #9

I see him as a Foot or a Smith (or a Livingstone or a Benn) rather than a Kinnock or a Blair ... Nihil Dec 2015 #11