why has it taken a complete loss of trust in bliar for "new" labour to spot that the electorate don't want his policies? neal lawson and paul thompson : the stakes are too high.



people who are in the middle of politics never get it until it's too late. they never talk to ordinary people to find out what they want and need. bliar's pretended to, with his focus groups and other crap like that, but the labour m.p.s should have done what they used to do - get out on the streets and speak to their constituents and find out exactly what people want.



"new" labour has squandered the trust the british people put in it because it allowed, yet again, a charismatic leader to set an agenda of his own, instead of making it clear to him who was in charge - the electorate. so, they will reap what they have sown.