Zoomerang96
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it's no secret that the labour party is in freefall (though poll stats that came out a couple of weeks show that the party's support appears to have bottomed out), but i can't figure out exactly why.
as a canadian, i see a few similarities between the labour party today as the liberal party from 2005.
labour have been in power for over a decade, and gordon brown has been at the head for just over a year since tony blair stood down. brown had waited in the wings for a long time for his chance to be in this position, and pretty much the moment he took over the party has been falling apart. of course, much has been as a result of of things leftover from the blair days, such as the iraq war)
the liberal party had been in power since 93 with jean chretien at the helm until finally being pushed aside by paul partin in 2003 but was plagued by the sponsorship scandal (and other leftovers from the chretien era). by early 2006, the liberals had fallen to the tories and martin resigned as party leader.
in canada, it was felt as though the liberal brand had ran its course and combined with the scandals, it was time for a change.
is that the same case in britain? labour have been in power since before princess dianna passed away, and are people now simply wanting change?
the fall of another seat in a by-election last week to the snp in what was statistically the third strongest labour riding in scotland is yet another sign that people do not like what they see.
so what's wrong with the labour party? has gordon brown been the architecht of their demise, or are people simply tired of the labour party in general?
as a canadian, i see a few similarities between the labour party today as the liberal party from 2005.
labour have been in power for over a decade, and gordon brown has been at the head for just over a year since tony blair stood down. brown had waited in the wings for a long time for his chance to be in this position, and pretty much the moment he took over the party has been falling apart. of course, much has been as a result of of things leftover from the blair days, such as the iraq war)
the liberal party had been in power since 93 with jean chretien at the helm until finally being pushed aside by paul partin in 2003 but was plagued by the sponsorship scandal (and other leftovers from the chretien era). by early 2006, the liberals had fallen to the tories and martin resigned as party leader.
in canada, it was felt as though the liberal brand had ran its course and combined with the scandals, it was time for a change.
is that the same case in britain? labour have been in power since before princess dianna passed away, and are people now simply wanting change?
the fall of another seat in a by-election last week to the snp in what was statistically the third strongest labour riding in scotland is yet another sign that people do not like what they see.
so what's wrong with the labour party? has gordon brown been the architecht of their demise, or are people simply tired of the labour party in general?