lostcat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is so sad. Apart from a few exceptions, I > seem to have found myself among a sea of tory > voices. Is this representative of east dulwich or > is it just representative of this forum? If it was representative for East Dulwich, then East Dulwich would have a tory MP. It doesn't. And not everyone on here is a Tory voice, even if they are not speaking up for Labour. Quids for example has been open about the fact he didn't feel he wanted to vote for either main party this time around, although it's clear he was less inclined to vote Miliband's Labour than the Tories. I've no idea how Loz votes. And of course any Tory people are going to feel emboldened at the moment because the fact is they smashed it out of the park at the GE. The thing I find depressing is that people are now trying to bury the left and say that the only way forward for Labour is to fight the middle ground, and basically just be Tory lite. Miliband is scolded for being socialist and lefty, and yet their manifesto was not dissimilar to the conservative one. In Scotland the party with the anti austerity manifesto has wiped the floor with everyone, although there is far more afoot there than just economic concerns, and we shall see how that all works out... Just after the election I was all for joining Labour (I did) and inviting change. Now I listen to the leadership candidates and I just feel like I can't be bothered ever voting again. It's all media friendly, scared to offend anyone, souless bollocks. Only potential positive is that Labour might have a oman at it's helm, which can only be a good thing for women. Even if she is an uninspiring Blairite gobshite.