May 9, 20187 yr If you mean 'more centrist', I'd say that for a Labour gov't to actually be *electable*, it pretty much has to be - that's why they won in 1997. No no, Blue Labour is completely different to Blairism. "Blue Labour advocates the belief that working-class voters will be won back to Labour through socially conservative ideas on certain social and international issues" The closest MPs would be Brexiteers such as Kate Hoey and Frank Fields. Most centrist, Corbynsceptic MPs are completely the opposite - the only Labour MP who is both pro-Brexit and anti-Corbyn I can think of is John Mann.
May 10, 20187 yr Author No no, Blue Labour is completely different to Blairism. "Blue Labour advocates the belief that working-class voters will be won back to Labour through socially conservative ideas on certain social and international issues" The closest MPs would be Brexiteers such as Kate Hoey and Frank Fields. Most centrist, Corbynsceptic MPs are completely the opposite - the only Labour MP who is both pro-Brexit and anti-Corbyn I can think of is John Mann. All I can add to this, is that I will be happy to start voting for Labour again, as soon as Corbyn is gone.
May 15, 20187 yr Author Conservatives just lost control of Portsmouth City Council by a single vote! How did they manage that, when the elections were nearly 2 weeks ago? :unsure:
May 15, 20187 yr How did they manage that, when the elections were nearly 2 weeks ago? :unsure: It was the annual meeting today, i.e. the one where the leader of the council is elected. Labour supported the Lib Dem candidate so he won by one vote.
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