Thought this was late response to my review of bridgerton.

On topic what would you do if them? Indeed what did the tories do when they were losing deposits left right and centre during their dark years. And all cabinet ministers on rotation (except tellingly BJ) to tough it out on the various sleaze allegations.

Politics eh?

My parents always voted Labour. Told me I should do the same. I used to but not any more. They were from an era when the party stood up for the working man. The war influenced them I think.

But now Labour seems to be without purpose or intent. They certainly don't speak for the 'working man' any more. They would appear more interested in left wing ideology, diversity, gender equality and stamping on historical events by way of changing place names because of a distant association with a person who knew someone once involved with somebody else linked loosely with the slave trade.

Difficult to see how they can ever muster the support they once had.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

'A week is a long time in politics' - Harold Wilson.

You may be polishing the wrong t**d !!

I assume this is a joke if not this is what is wrong with Labour. Obsessed with tick box identity politics. The real problem with Labour is their inability to select a leader with gravitas and charisma who can get them elected. If that is a woman or black or gay blah blah then fine but talent has to be the key element.

Across the country Labour Party HQ has foisted favoured candidates onto the local party and in many cases the voters have said no thanks.

Get back to basic tell the local parties to mentor local people with high profiles (as they did in the old days) instead of the identity kit university suits they have now.

One more point

Agreed but why did Burnham quit Parliament? Because he felt that he had no chance of progression within the party and rather than leave like Chukka did he decided to pursue his career in the north.

What sort of power base does he have at Westminster amongst the metropolitan elite?

To the average voter he seems a solid candidate but I suspect the Corbynists would not favour him?

Anyway he has to be elected as an MP first.

One more point

ANd why would he want the job? It's a curse, as things stand. No real chance of forming a new Government for the rest of the decade, lumbered with an internal policy that means it cannot actually change much by way of its policy stances without agreement from the membership and effectively held hostage by the Unions.

I agree he is the successful senior Labour politician at the moment.

Labour are institutionally 'woke'. Putting them at complete odds with the socially conservative working classes they need to win back.

Utterly screwed.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.