Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
The numbers in actual votes dont support that view how can the progressive left be gone, due to FPTP you merely have a moment here in time here where it looks weaker than it really is. If there was an election tomorrow you would still have a large Labour vote and it could even win, thats purely down to the way your constituencies are marked out.

The real squeeze is on centrism in my view and in the actual term "Left"
FPTP demonstrates that the Left can still field compelling candidates despite polling badly nationally.

FPTP favours the Right because they attract personaslities, like Ken Clarke and Boris Johnson. The Left has a tendancy to favour people "on message" so they do well in proportional systems which favour the Party.

Ol' Wigferth wants to elect a man, not a corporation.

Extrapolating from that, the Left is having a bit of an identity issue right now for the reasons mentioned - but because of the type of parties the Left usually run they look worse off they are, and that perception is hurting them.