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Labour morale is wonderfully low

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longfingernails · 06/08/2013 23:33

I heard nary a peep from any senior Labour figure in the last month!

The self-pity on Labour sites is self-evident
labourlist.org/2013/08/cameron-may-be-out-of-touch-but-the-labour-leadership-are-running-out-of-time/

The Tories are successfully striking a chord when they say Ed Miliband is weak on the economy, weak on immigration, weak on welfare (even voting against a £26000 a year benefits cap!!)

And I am starting to think that some of the Lib Dem's soft-left voters might even forgive them for tuition fees etc. if the economy keeps growing well. These soft-left Lib Dem to Labour defectors are pretty much the entire reason for Labour's lead; that their votes are soft is what will make that lead so flaky come the election.

These are good days for us small c conservatives indeed, especially with UKIP doing a fine job keeping the Tories honest.

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ophelia275 · 09/08/2013 08:12

I dislike the Tories immenseley but to be honest I would be wary of voting Labour in 2015 because I know how much they screwed up the economy in 13 years in power. I don't agree with their stance on welfare either. I don't see why there shouldn't be a benefit cap and I wonder why Labour did so little during their years in power to rebuild social housing and to stop their monster (BTL) destroying so many peoples lives. This is a Labour legacy that so many people forget. I always found it strange that they are supposedly the party of the poor and downtrodden whereas it was their policies (tax credits and housing benefits) that have given rise to a league of super-rich landlords and big businesses creaming it from the taxpayer. Surely that is not socialism?

Also, in regards to Ed Milliband. He just doesn't have much charisma and comes across as a rich, middle-class kid who has never grown out of the whole "Che Guevara is cool" university socialism. Very easy to be a socialist and spend other peoples money when you live in a million pound house and have a nice inheritance from daddy and a successful career.

Then again, the Tories are living up to their worst stereotypes. It's awful. There really is no one party that seems to represent the ordinary majority (not super rich, lower middle class workers).

ttosca · 07/08/2013 15:25

These are good days for us small c conservatives indeed, especially with UKIP doing a fine job keeping the Tories honest.

lol!

MrJudgeyPants · 07/08/2013 12:14

To paraphrase then, Ed is crap!

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