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Originally Posted by g jones
First - apologies - I have never read your posts where you have been anything other than 'what appears' to be in bed with the 'sandwich board bridgade'. So I apologise and thanks for the above post in which I agree with Garinda, it was candid and honest and I for one am grateful. I would like to add I disagree with all of it...
... but I don't. I think you are right on most points in my view, I'd wouldn't go that far on Law & Order and I am happy with New Labour in what they have done with L&O. (please no Tories on this point - you've lost the real debate but you HAVE WON the newspaper one) And you missed off Social Housing, Reregulation of transport and so on...
The Labour Party will be here long after Tony has gone. It will be the Labour Party that members want it to be. I am disapointed that some members have left because they have given up the fight for what they believe in the face of a different Labour persuasion. The Labour Party started off as a broad coalition and unlike Conservatism always will be.
Life is full of seeming contradictions. I voted for Blair and Labour and continue to be a loyal party member because I believe a Blair government represents a better alternate, a better future chance for this country than the others. That is something completely different than wholehearted endorsement.
I also think politics is media driven. Major fixed the economy eventually, not Brown, but Major got blamed. And vice versa somewhat now. Blair is not the evil one the media agenda has him down for. When we vilify/crucify our leaders (instead of discussing honestly) we deride our country.
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Wynonie - I hope that Graham's answer also clarifys why I continue to say that I am involved with local politics and not national ones. I completely believe in the local Labour party - the national one I'm a bit iffy with.
