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Topic: Re:Re:Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.
Posted by: Phil Andrews
Date/Time: 03/08/13 00:41:00

Steve

I think a decade is optimistic (from a Conservative perspective).  Whatever happens in 2014, the general election the following year is likely to produce either a Labour or a Labour-led government, and the local election of 2018 will take place slap bang in the middle of that, with all that that entails in terms of the obligatory mid-term protest vote.  And there is unlikely to be either a general or a European election held on the same day.

The way things are currently shaping up, the likelihood is that the Tories will be rent asunder by internal splits and demoralisation for a long time to come.  On the other hand there is a real groundswell of dissatisfaction - and increasingly organised dissatisfaction - amongst residents' groups in several parts of the borough - not least in Chiswick, where the impotence of the Tories in opposition has manifested itself quite starkly, as has their preference for inane party politicking over taking up real community causes in a mature and constructive manner.

The threat to Labour control in 2018 will therefore, in my view, come primarily from the residents' movement, quite possibly fortified by the presence of some elected members from emergent small parties.

A cursory glance at Labour's most recent propaganda output, from HM Magazine to Councillor Sharma's frankly unhinged Chronicle article in which he used the tragic deaths of two local residents in a fire to attack the ICG, would suggest that Labour understands this very well indeed.

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      Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:00:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:03:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:07:00 John Kerr
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:15:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:20:00 John Kerr
   Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:31:00 Paul Fisher
      Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/07/13 22:40:00 John Kerr
         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension24/07/13 17:45:00 Paul Fisher
            Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.24/07/13 23:17:00 David Giles
               Re:Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.24/07/13 23:37:00 Jim Lawes
                  Re:Re:Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.25/07/13 01:01:00 Phil Andrews
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                        Re:Hounslow Labour Party placed in Special Measures by Labour HQ25/07/13 10:18:00 Vanessa Smith
                           Re:Re:Hounslow Labour Party placed in Special Measures by Labour HQ27/07/13 18:35:00 David Giles
               Re:Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.02/08/13 23:49:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Labour Party deeply divided and no longer fit to govern.03/08/13 00:41:00 Phil Andrews
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      Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 18:33:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 20:48:00 John Kerr
            Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 20:54:00 Chris Broadbent
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 21:45:00 David Giles
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 21:52:00 Jim Lawes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council25/07/13 22:13:00 John Kerr
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council26/07/13 08:52:00 David Giles
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council26/07/13 09:05:00 Paul Fisher
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council26/07/13 09:24:00 David Giles
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council27/07/13 19:07:00 Michael Brandt
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council28/07/13 18:50:00 David Giles
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council28/07/13 18:57:00 Anthony Waller
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Councillor Colin Ellar, Deputy Leader of the Council28/07/13 19:55:00 Vanessa Smith
                                             :Hounslow Chronicle story including Peter Thompson's remarks28/07/13 23:02:00 David Giles
                                                Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension29/07/13 19:21:00 David Giles
                                                   Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension29/07/13 21:03:00 Anthony Waller
                                                      Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension29/07/13 21:22:00 Phil Andrews
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension30/07/13 00:01:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension31/07/13 00:37:00 David Giles
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension31/07/13 10:18:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension02/08/13 08:05:00 David Giles
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension03/08/13 10:41:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension03/08/13 11:56:00 David Giles
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension03/08/13 12:46:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hounslow Chronicle reveals background to Councillor's suspension03/08/13 12:54:00 Michael Brandt
   Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension03/08/13 13:09:00 Simon Anderson
      Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 19:18:00 Peter Potter
         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 19:49:00 Simon Anderson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 21:16:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 21:45:00 Simon Anderson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 21:51:00 Phil Andrews
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 21:58:00 Simon Anderson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:02:00 Phil Andrews
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:06:00 Simon Anderson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:07:00 Phil Andrews
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:14:00 Simon Anderson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:17:00 Phil Andrews
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 22:23:00 Simon Anderson
         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension18/08/13 19:50:00 Simon Anderson
   Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's suspension03/08/13 13:23:00 David Hughes
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         Re:Re:Re:Answers demanded over Labour councillor's dyslxia19/08/13 17:20:00 Paul Fisher

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