Labour Party

[No1newts]

Now changing its rules for union members http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23234340

All because of the Falkirk scandal http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23192888

About time to my mind. How a political party can force people to become members is outdated. Unions themselves are largely marginalised in today's society in the main (for good or ill) so to have these bodies wielding such influence makes no sense.

I don't support labour but a good move in my eyes, if there is real desire for a workers party as labour was then one should form not piggy back on a party which is not the socialist party it once was.

 

[No1newts]

I can totally understand this decision it does seem outdated. But on the other hand I also see that as time goes on the parties really are drawing ever closer to each other.

I think we do not realise it but we are in a deeply conservative age at the moment and I mean that in the classic sense of the word. The market forces have shaped politics so much over the last 30 years that we are really trapped into certain way of thinking now.

Labours admission that they will continue the austerity plans if they win the next election shows you just how political power has been quashed. Politicians are nothing more than kind of clerical managers now, I think the visionaries are gone, we are scared of visionaries we just want to defend the status quo. But is this good in the long run?

Problems are looming on the Horizon, times are going to be hard but nobody can see another way.

I agree with this.

I think another problem is a politicians first concern is his career. We have lost politicians with the backbone or desire to change things for the concern they have over their prospects. This forces more centralisation (of political ideology) and pie fighting between parties as opposed to real policies to help.

The problem is then exacerbated by people. Half the population sees what is going on and is so jaded and avoids politics allowing this trend to continue. The other half are too dumb to understand or be concerned with politics and this don't care if it happens.

Part of me thinks we deserve what we get but that might just be the cynic in me. The even greater cynic thinks China might be doing it right..

 

[No1newts]

God I hope not, human rights would go out the door, public debt would grow 10fold every year. It would be a disaster. It would be like daily mail in charge.

I agree with the sentiment, the majority of people are stupid and unaware of the consequences their actions will have in the long term.... Somewhat disturbingly that pretty accurately describes the last Labour government too