I have never had a lifetime allegiance to any political party because they all have the same cracks, in different guises, that reduce them.
I have Socialist leanings but my Socialism is not the stuff of New Labour. I have Liberal ideals, to a degree, but they are not Liberal Democrat. I concur with some Conservative thinking but it has been sullied by the Thatcher years.
I would love to vote for the candidate, on his or her own record, rather than the party. Maybe the Pensioners' Party can field such a body?
