Labour Meltdown?

[Khandro]

The question now is not whether Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party is fit to govern, but whether it is fit to contest an election.

These are truly extraordinary times. I can remember a number of occasions when major political parties simply fell apart – most commonly after a spectacular defeat – but never before in the opening days of a general election campaign.

It is impossible to exaggerate the political significance, not to say the emotional impact, of lifelong Labour stalwarts actually advising their supporters to vote Conservative: to commit, in effect, what would once have been seen as mortal sin.

This is not just a campaign mishap. It is a historic milestone in our national politics. The major Opposition party is no longer functional. The governing party – whatever your view of it – is the only credible one that can be supported.

Janet Daley in today's Telegraph

Is anyone planning to vote Labour & if so, why?

[Gromit]

Wishful thinking LOL

[Jackdaw33]

I feel that this election will give Labour its biggest defeat since 1983.

[emmie]

i wouldn't vote Labour if they were the only party, their leader is incompetent and those backing him are toxic

[gulliver1]

Talk about melt down , if ever Labour did get in, the news section on A/B would be On Fire, smoke coming out of their computers the population would be reduced by so many heart attacks. LOL.

[diddlydo]

Gulliver - maybe those who survived could start their own website on which to promote their right-wing views?

[ToraToraTora]

gromit, for a non Labour supporter you don't arf support them a lot, you sure you're not a storm trooper?

[hereIam]

birdie - I could have written your fifth para. at 01:29, especially the beginning of it. I too hang my head in shame as it was a grave mistake, but of course I didn't think that at the time. Anyone who now votes for the vile Mr Corbyn, is, in my opinion, totally out of touch with reality.

[ToraToraTora]

emmie; "i wouldn't vote Labour if they were the only party, their leader is incompetent and those backing him are toxic " - think what you are looking for is our latest AB abbreviation: CDI (Certifiable Dribbling Imbecile)

[ToraToraTora]

yep BA for birdy.

[ToraToraTora]

birdy; "I used to vote Labour. I helped to put Tony Blair in power" - birdy, don't beat yourself up, it's widely accepted that New Labour nicked the Tories clothes and don't really count as a true "Labour" government, though they had thumper as a token lefty. In any case they are far cry from the anti semitic, bullying terrorist loving thugs that you creatively label the Karate party.

[Jackdaw33]

Boris might just as well
go on holiday for the next month and let Labour do his campaigning for him/

[naomi24]

//Is anyone planning to vote Labour & if so, why? //

As far as I can see only one person has answered the question - and he'll vote Labour because his local candidate is his mate.

No reasons given by the known Labour supporters here. Perhaps they don't know why they're voting Labour.

[ToraToraTora]

i think with the amount of leaping to Labour's defence gromit is doing he's probably a secret Labour voter, and of course Itchy and Scratchy are clearly radio enough.

[Gromit]

Tora, Birdie Jackdaw,

I predict a small gain for Labour, not a meltdown. This is not because I support Labour or want Corbyn as PM, but because I see evidence to support a small gain, and a small lose for the Conservatives.
Labour will not win the election. But the Conservatives won’t get a big majority either. We are headed for an hung parliament again. The Conservatives have had a shaky start to electioneering, you should be more concerned about them under-performing that would result in a SNP/LibDem/Labour coalition.

[dannyk13]

Gromit, in your predictions have you taken into account that the Tories have gone into negotiations with Nigel Farage in the last few days.

[naomi24]

Have they, danny? I didn't know that.

[Khandro]

//Have they, danny? I didn't know that.//

Neither did I, but forget the bluster, if there wasn't a bit of quiet off piste talking going on, they would both be crazy.

[jourdain2]

^^ Agree completely, Khandro.