UK: Labour Party Membership hits 70 year low

[Iceburg]

A collapse in the number of Labour party members is jeopardising the party's election prospects, amid claims that the total has hit a 70-year low.
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"The latest figures are a crushing indictment of the latest generation of British political leaders and New Labour under Blair in particular," said Mr Kenyon. "We consider the electoral risk of saying nothing is greater than highlighting the issues now."

more http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1190279,00.html

[acmavm]

1. Go figure. Do you think Blair will get a clue?

.

[moondust]

2. The fruits of Tony's labour

not so sweet. I can't believe Labour hasn't dumped him.

[freetobegay]

3. What is their alternative?

The conservative party?

[Quetzal]

5. If the party still wants to be a force

they are going to have to change their leadership. Otherwise, left-of-centre voters will either not show up at the polls or they will vote Liberal Democrat or Green.

[w4rma]

6. the Liberal Democratic Party

http://www.libdems.org.uk/

[Zynx]

4. New Labor just doesn't fire people up.

[The Zanti Regent]

7. What about Gordon Brown?

Isn't he the #2 guy? Buzzflash had some articles indicating Brown wanted to send help to Kerry but Tony the Turd vetoed it...

[IndianaGreen]

8. I won't shed any tears for the demise of New Labour

just as I won't shed any tears for their counterparts in America.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. Good. Perhaps they can either shut down altogether

and create a real social-democratic party, or start cleaning house of the Blair cancer.