We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The instinct of the Labour Party is if there's a problem, change the leader, then sit back, fold your arms and wait to be disappointed because they're sure it's not going to deliver.
What I've said in the past is that I want the Labour Party to approach this matter on the basis of unity.
We are all in the Labour party because we want the Labour party to be a vehicle for social change. There is a thirst for debate in the party, and all those who have joined haven't joined without a purpose.
What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.
We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the Labour party, we would be consigned back to opposition.
In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party believes in intervention to reduce social and economic costs and the other believes in market forces and letting things take their course.
So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.
People know where I stand in the Labour party and what I believe in.
British politics is more nuanced. Part of the problem with New Labour is that they are a moving target.
In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.
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