FabSwingers.com forum: R.I.P Labour Party

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

In memory of the Labour Party.

27 February 1900 - 8 May 2015

Rest In Peace.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too late, innit?

Didn't the Labour Party expire sometime before 1997?

Ok, hijacked then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Labour won back my council. And most of the Lanacshire area, was just reading about it now.

UKip got a shit load of votes round here too, worrying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just looked at the map, shit, labour won most of london as well.

You can tell which areas are worse off under the tories and the underpaid live in by looking at the map and how all the red areas clump together.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Someone was just bitching to me about Labour not getting in until I pointed out that she had voted for another party and not labour

#hypocrite

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

"Someone was just bitching to me about Labour not getting in until I pointed out that she had voted for another party and not labour

#hypocrite"

Really? How odd.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Labour won back my council. And most of the Lanacshire area, was just reading about it now.

UKip got a shit load of votes round here too, worrying."

They won mine too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Labour won back my council. And most of the Lanacshire area, was just reading about it now.

UKip got a shit load of votes round here too, worrying.

They won mine too."

Let's hope things get better for us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Today's result is the best thing that could have happened to Labour. They have at least three really good potential leaders now.

The alternative was a slow death under Milliband.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Labour did well in the locals in my area, gaining back some previously Lib Dems wards. And obviously they held the parliamentaries but they could field a turd on a stick and still be elected in Newcastle.

Defeat and crisis could be good for the party if they properly reflect and move on from it, not just make knee-jerk decisions and appointments.

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By *L RogueMan
over a year ago

London

Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

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By *illi37Woman
over a year ago

glasgow

Oh it is always the same after an election.....remember the tories rip ? only 12 years ago and it was run in the Sun...who seem to always back the winners.....well mostly x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

R. I.P NHS

Do people not understand by voiting in a conservative government we have just killed our NHS by privatisation

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope..."

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position.

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By *oliath AwaitsMan
over a year ago

Gateshead

People didn't vote for them so its time for a rethink and an electable leader.

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By *lutmeup500Woman
over a year ago

London

What leaders?

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By *lutmeup500Woman
over a year ago

London

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position."

Because lots of northern labour voters are racist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chuka is the obvious one (and should have been made leader long ago).

Dan Jarvis - possibly an even better bet.

Liz Kendall (maybe)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position.

Because lots of northern labour voters are racist "

No I wouldn't say that (I'm sure some are). But UKIP's campaign resonated with a lot of people who probably might otherwise have been labour voters. But not so much in London because the demographics are different.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position.

Because lots of northern labour voters are racist "

I think this helped Labour where we are tbh. Instead of voting tory they went for the more extreme version and voted UKip.

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By *lutmeup500Woman
over a year ago

London

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position.

Because lots of northern labour voters are racist

I think it's people who place more importance on the immigration issues above caring about the working class - which tends to be those up north

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chuka is the obvious one (and should have been made leader long ago).

Dan Jarvis - possibly an even better bet.

Liz Kendall (maybe)"

I think any of them could be place holding for a few years, and then the other Miliband might make a triumphant return from America, with experience of actually running something and enough time between his brother resigning and him returning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why do people hate the torries so much. Oh Yeah Thatcher. God sake that was the past. People complaining about cuts and no jobs. Sorry but they are jobs out there over 100 in my local paper this week. Its about what your willing to do and get off your ass to work. labour put this country in debt.and went to war in Iraq for what? And as for snp there like a spoilt kid all they want is independence and they won't stop till they get what they want. I say give them it they will soon come running back when they have to pay for persciptions and uni. And we dont buy there oil.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

milliband was the wrong man ( or is that mouse ) for the job and so its been proved.i think it will be a very tough 5 yrs for the less fortunate in our society .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Check the Seat map. London is red.

There's still hope...

Because UKIP have no traction in inner London. While only getting one seat they've taken Labour votes in many areas which weakened the position.

Because lots of northern labour voters are racist

I think it's people who place more importance on the immigration issues above caring about the working class - which tends to be those up north"

The thing is, immigration issues and perceptions around them (even where these are false) ARE a big issue for the working class and the Labour Party didn't successfully address that to neutralise the UKIP threat. I actually wasn't referring to 'up north' anyway, because the Northern urban areas will vote Labour come what may, but inner London is very different from pretty much everywhere else in the country.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chuka is the obvious one (and should have been made leader long ago).

Dan Jarvis - possibly an even better bet.

Liz Kendall (maybe)

No - Cameron's holding on by a shoe string. The vibe will be very different by the end of the year.

Any of those three would appeal more than Cameron.

Jarvis is probably the most sensible as the overall move to the right has been quite marked and his military career will appeal.

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By *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

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http://www.fabswingers.com/forum/lounge/384453#last

Come and join the rest in this thread so we can keep all the Election comments together

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