"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 22/07/2016 11:21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Yep, Massive increase in membership and funds and soon to be an
overwhelming vote of confidence in the leader. Clearly a party in it's
death throes.


It would be if the people who joined were not there to destroy the
party.

They aren't labour voters. All over what you would call 'the Right'
people are coughing up £25 to make sure Corbyn stays, because that will
destroy Labour.

You could always attend a meeting where Corbyn is speaking and judge the
caliber of his supporters there. You might learn something for once.

The question is then, how many grass roots labour people are there left
who still go in for things like nationalisation, unilateral disarmament,
state control, high taxes etc?

(e.g. all the kind of stuff that featured heavily in Michael Foot's 1982
manifesto)

Must be more than we think, John.
~40 years back the wife used to have a collection round for Provident
Cheques - https://www.providentpersonalcredit.com/
The wives would come to the door with snotty nosed kids, no payment (very
often) and hubby (who usually appeared to be a bruiser) down the boozer.
Actually they appeared to be more interested in a punch-up rather than
nationalisation/disarmament etc.
Prolly when workers voted Labour and gaffers voted Tory. Maybe it hasn't
changed much?