Electoral Reform

This rag-bag of political opportunists known as Nu Labour, do not deserve another period in Government. On another Blog, I read “ Lets make sure that everyone knows what we have achieved since coming to power.”

We must be careful what we ask for.

*The Banking System bail out at our expense and the higher taxes to pay for it.
*M P’s expenses scandal.
* Blair, Mandellson and Brown’s betrayal of the Labour Party and the destruction of its
traditional links with the Trades Union movement.
* Retention of the John Lewis List.
*Attempting to exclude M P’s from the Freedom of Information Act.
*Illegal war in Iraq.
*Unquestioned support for the American adventure in Afghanistan.
* Provision for our service personnel of obsolete or inadequate equipment.
* Extension of detention without charge provisions

Yes, we must be careful. However, as a direct result of the outrageous electoral system in this Country, we may well be presented with the situation where Brown and his lightweight non-entity Cabinet, remain the largest party in the Commons with less than 30% of the votes cast. We would then be faced with the prospect of another indeterminate period of Brown, Darling, Mandellson, Adonis, Johnson and the Brother’s Milliband leading us to even more disastrous escapades at home and abroad.
The case for electoral reform is compelling. There is no excuse or logic to the proposition that in the 21st Century the fortunes of a Great Nation can be left to a party in Government elected on a minority vote.
I wrote the following text in response to a letter criticising those who will not vote to retain the present Government and believe that the “modernisation” of the Labour was good for the Country and democracy.


“…………………In a nutshell. This is the reason that I left the (Nu)Labour Party. The same unprincipled one size fits all cynicism that should be consigned to the dustbin of history along with the "Gang of Four". No wonder people are turning away from politics in their droves and fewer people turn out to vote now than ever before. "You are all the same" has never been more true.
This was the same argument that we had with the right of the party back when Labour was clerly an alternative. You may not agree with the politics, but at least principle was more important than opportunism and populist rhetoric.
Blair, Mandellson and Brown destroyed the Labour Party and have all but destroyed its traditional links with the Trades Union movement. You would do well to recall that the TUC provided the first Labour MP's and its Constitution contained cross references to the Labour Party Constitution. (Now of course conveniently deleted by the Blair/Brown/Mandellson cabal).
Well you can keep your ragbag of Nu Labour and its opportunistic "flexible" principles. I will continue to argue for what I actually believe in.
Some day it may dawn on you (and others of Nu Labour), that We must do things, not because they are popular, but because they are right.”