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The Labour Party ceased to be the Labour Party when they dropped clause 4.
The abandonment of Clause 4 was a betrayal, in principle and fact, of what they stood for and what they are. They arent really much different to the Democracts without it... its just the iron fist in the silk glove, against the iron fist in an iron glove.
I think the UK is better off for having a three party system though... the third party can fulfil the position of the moral opposition rather than practical opposition, and this is very worthwhile... to have a powerful group in the main parliament who can speak from conscience rather than the guidelines of the latest focus group.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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