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The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Socialism|democratic socialist]]<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many  typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[Pro-choice]], pro-gay and pro-[[gun control]]. Under the leadership of [[Tony Blair]] and through the usage of talented spin doctors such as [[Peter Mandelson]], the modern Labour Party has been accused of being an extremely deceptive PR machine; being highly dishonest in its dealings with the public and media.  
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The '''Labour Party''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Socialism|democratic socialist]]<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/labour_policies</ref> political party. The party still pays lip service to many  typical [[left-wing]] values and, along with all the main political parties in the UK, is [[Pro-choice]], pro-gay and pro-[[gun control]]. Typically the Labour Party is in favour of greater investment in public services via higher taxation relative to its main political rivals.
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The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms the [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not in currently in government. The current leader of the Labour Party is [[Ed Miliband]], who was elected by Labour party members on September 25th 2010, after a crushing defeat four months earlier in the UK's [[general election]]. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]]
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The Labour Party was founded in 1900, and currently forms the [[Leader of the Opposition|Her Majesty's Opposition]], being the largest party in the UK not in currently in government. The current leader of the Labour Party is [[Ed Miliband]], who was elected by Labour party members on September 25th 2010, after their crushing defeat four months earlier in the UK's [[general election]]. [[Image:Labour logo.jpg|right|thumb|170px|The Labour Party's logo]]
      
==History==
 
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Blair had lost his momentum, so he retired in mid-2007 and was replaced per prior arrangement by his long-time Chancellor, [[Gordon Brown]]. The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]], continuing into 2009, hit Britain hard and has yet to bottom out. Labour took much of the blame, and its polling rates dropped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Labour's popularity continued to decline in 2009, as the party made its worst electoral showing in a hundred years in the EU elections in June 2009. Brown, however, beat back his disunited critics, reorganized his cabinet, and stumbled onward. The Conservatives maintain a large lead for the next general election, which must be held by spring 2010.
 
Blair had lost his momentum, so he retired in mid-2007 and was replaced per prior arrangement by his long-time Chancellor, [[Gordon Brown]]. The worldwide [[Recession of 2008]], continuing into 2009, hit Britain hard and has yet to bottom out. Labour took much of the blame, and its polling rates dropped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Labour's popularity continued to decline in 2009, as the party made its worst electoral showing in a hundred years in the EU elections in June 2009. Brown, however, beat back his disunited critics, reorganized his cabinet, and stumbled onward. The Conservatives maintain a large lead for the next general election, which must be held by spring 2010.
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==PR and spin==
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With the formation of New Labour under the leadership of [[Tony Blair]] and along with the support of spin doctors such as [[Peter Mandelson]], the modern Labour Party has been accused of being an extremely deceptive PR machine; being highly dishonest in its dealings with the public and media.
    
==Sharia Infiltration==
 
==Sharia Infiltration==
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