| Topic: | Re:Re:Hounslow Labour Party is in deep trouble | |
| Posted by: | David Giles | |
| Date/Time: | 25/07/13 18:34:00 |
| Vanessa, I am not particularly concerned about the defection of some backbench and inexperienced Conservative Councillors to UKIP. They were elected as Conservatives and will be replaced by Conservatives at the next borough elections. Nobody elected them as UKIP Councillors and nobody will. The same thing happens when people leave the Labour Party and become Independent Socialists, Monster Raving Loony Tunes Lefties, thd Anthony Wedgewood-Benn Appreciation Society, the Dave Wetzel Sandinista Solidarity Campaign or whatever. Most people vote for parties. Few people vote for individuals or independents. Sometimes for a limited time a few candidates are elected as community group, residents association or Brentford Football Club supporters etc but they fade away because they lack the policies and resources to deal with the whole range of local government issues. |