who is a member of a political party?

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For those of you too soft to look at the Iraq thread, I'd like to draw your attention to some posts by PeachyClaire:

"Thing is, if you hate the status quo join a party, campaign against it. ...

And the only way for the libdems to imrove is by recruitment. I know they cocked up the last elections, but when everyone says oh yes them- what do we do? How do we move forewards? If people criticise, but don't join?
The amount of peolpe who say @ah yes I like them but they;'re only the smaller party'- Oh well theyw wouldnt be if more people joined!! "

...and she'd right.

I'm a member of a political party for the same reasons (the greens) although actually I'm thinking of switching alleigance. How many of you moan but don't do?

mrsjohnsimnelcake am not taking anything personally, most of the people I mix with socially are not into politics so I think and hope that will kepp me grounded and corruption free!

I have helped bring about change in my local area and it is local politics that I am involved in here as I am passionate about making my town a better place to live although my involevement in politics is only one of the ways in which I try and do that.

I'm probably going to regret this message when I'm very tired and needing to go tobed without reading the whole thread....BUT

I am am member of a political party (SNP). We are anti-war, anti-trident, anti council-tax just for a start.

When I worked in Canada for 4 months, I spoke to a politician who loved my discription that the SNP was a civic, not an ethnic nationalist party. We welcome all people who wish to make Scotland their home, and make it as good a place we can for all its people.

We have a chance on 3rd May to make a difference - it's time.

that's cool... i worry that sometimes late t night i just write and then press post and don't pprview- hence the crap spelling and the off the cuff responses.
local politics- not too bad, but the min=ute it becoimes national- i believe the indidual's hopes nd aims are lost tbh.

I've been a member of the Lib Dems since I was 21. Can't speak for the other parties but in the Lib Dems I think it is possible to change some things - you can usually find a group of people in the party who agree with you and work together to get a change made. How do you think we generate so much terrible press coverage during the party conference I hadn't read the PeachyClair posts.

I have always found I have more in common with people who are members of political parties, even different ones, than people who don't care enough to do anything other than moan.

I used to be a member of the labour party , I resigned during the firemans strike acoompanied by a letter to my local MP as to why , never got a response but he is one of Tonys gang now so not going to be a lot of support from there anyway.

Do people remember the 'old' labour party? Compare the party under Kinnock and Blair and then ask yourself whether things can be changed in political parties. Look too at the Lib Dems, and how it is changing due to the likes of Nick Clegg and Campbell's other young acolytes.

You can't change things by moaning and withdrawing from the process.