tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post8513323945749728697..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Tories' real success is setting the terms of debateJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-60349535838218110812019-12-23T16:26:42.366+00:002019-12-23T16:26:42.366+00:00Your post points out some very interesting issues ...Your post points out some very interesting issues between Labour and Plaid Cymru – The Party of some parts of Wales.<br />I draw a different conclusion, in that Labour should look at Plaid and see it`s three decades of spiral decline and shudder as to what has happened. Plaid`s results in not coming second in any of the seats they did not hold, could well be a tipping point.<br />A group entered Plaid with a plan to capture the working class heartlands with a bold policy to narrow the appeal and deliver the socialist vote, it failed over twenty years ago but the group, who would now be called “Progressives “ continue on after some very good reports about the party`s past failures, which were ignored or they did not have the skilled people to implement the recommendations.<br />What the progressives have failed to accept or are in denial, is that the social economic group D and E are mostly social conservatives and reject the progressive narrative of open borders and sexual identity and the like, they in turn are appalled that the great unwashed do no embrace their call – the total ingrates.<br />Mrs Brown who writes for the Guardian (who is recovering from her emotional break down from the election results, while out shopping in the West End ) when reviewing the papers, put it down to those poor people in the North of England who simply do not understand the issues that effects their lives, compared to the elite that are there to look after their interest- not the best way to ask for their support!!<br />When a party narrows its appeal, the consequence is that members from certain sectors leave or are not attracted, the result is that group- think takes over and balanced debates fail to take place and then we are into the Animal Farm scenario.<br /> <br />Spirit of BMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-33446004469518137902019-12-21T18:22:27.683+00:002019-12-21T18:22:27.683+00:00Wise words, long overdue.Wise words, long overdue.Mel Morgannoreply@blogger.com