One thread that keeps popping up in the context of Labour's trashing last night is the disappointment a lot of Labour's voters feel with the party.
There is no question that Labour MPs - while not being alone in the petty (and sometimes, not-so-petty) chiselling that has gone on, are taking a disproportionately high share of the blame from the public.
The subtext is that people expect the Tories to be a shower of shysters.
People believe that Labour's natural role is to be a haven of honesty. Oddly, as members of The Labour Party, this should be a matter of some pride to us. It should also be a matter of some concern to us, as this 'flipping' and fiddling not only threatens Labour at the next election. It also threatens to toxify our brand - for a generation.
All the more reason for Labour activists - where their MP has let the party down - to take matters into their own hands. It's also time for the party to appeal to the thousands of people who haven't bothered to join the party that they naturally support because they don't see the point of membership.
It's time for a purge. What about your MP? Why not have another look at www.reselect.org?
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