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The whole reason they remarked themselves and changed their direction was due to them realising to win an election they had to be honest Conservatives as the Conservative Party in the UK had two of its members in prision and tons of sleaze allegations against them.
The whole reason they remarked themselves and changed their direction was due to them realising to win an election they had to be honest Conservatives as the Conservative Party in the UK had two of its members in prision and tons of sleaze allegations against them.
--[[User:EllisUSA|EllisUSA]] 20:16, 19 August 2008 (EDT)
--[[User:EllisUSA|EllisUSA]] 20:16, 19 August 2008 (EDT)
:Simply because the Labour Party is attempting to gain the votes of Conservatives (even moreso now due to the massive fall in popularity due to the complete failure of Gordon Brown) by appearing as such doesn't mean they actually are. Just look at the major figures in the party: [[David Milliband|David Miliband]] for example - he could never be considered conservative, and he's the Foreign Secretary. Look also at the supporters of the party: the Working Class/lower middle class are the main supporters, and the Labour heartlands up here in the North of England are such because of this. The legalisation of Cannabis came not so long ago under the Labour government, and their proposed re-classification shows their attempts to appear less weak on crime and drugs. While this is stimulating political debate, it is pretty pointless: you can't wipe out what a party is just because of an attempt at PR which doesn't even go that deep. Centre-left is the most generous description possible for Labour - I don't think "leftist" is at all misleading, and it doesn't imply radical communism or anything. [[User:ChrisSmith|ChrisSmith]] 19:41, 20 August 2008 (EDT)