Calling all Labourites, why do you Labour

[kaz7]

Because i am not right wing ,i am between lib dems and labour on most things , aside for being tough on crime , handcuffing women in labour to a trolley is why i despise the tories and what they stand for

 

[The perfect fumble]

Extremely poor leadership choices (forced by the unions I believe) have always stopped me voting Labour... if they’d chosen the other Milliband that time then who knows, I might have given them a chance.

I don’t believe that all the recent Labour offers of an easy ride (free stuff) reward hard work and dedication and whilst I agree that we need to support the vulnerable in society I do believe that there would be many cheats who would prosper under a Labour government i.e. too many would CHOOSE to sit on their arses instead of going out and earning a living..

Yeah! Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

For me it's mostly because tories are shits - the worst of people are right wing and that is evident in Trumps Republicans and the Purple Tories that were UKIP a few years ago.

That said i accept Labour are far from perfect - I voted Lib Dem once. An anti Corbyn protest vote.

Above all else I want competence from a political party. I'm center left and dont care much for ideology. I'd like to see labour / Lib Dem / Greens aligned into a single progressive party.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Come on you Labourites, explain why you Labour.

Give us a glimpse into your world of sanity and common sense. Tell us your hero's and why your worship them? Who inspires you and why?

What is your favourite piece of Labour legislation?.

Explain your beliefs and where you got them from?


Nobodies bats need to leave their belfry's on this thread, be honest and enlighten us.

Me dad was skint so he left me nowt.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

At best its because I fundamentally believe that socialism is what separates us from animals and the law of the Jungle. Sadly voting labour is too often a protest vote or a 'least worst' choice nowadays.

 

[Metal Biker]

Depends on the Labour.

Centre-Left, sure. Anything more severe or too Nanny-stateish, nah. My view on Government is, run the services, invest in jobs, leave the people alone. I want my MP's to govern, not 'rule', so when they obsess or use language like 'getting in power' I turn off.

So i'd consider myself a social democratic/libertarian Labour voter who likes the idea of a Labour Government, but current reality of the state of the party isn't too appealing.

 

[metalblue]

All at work grafting keeping the country afloat.

Very good !

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Above all else I want competence from a political party. I'm center left and dont care much for ideology. I'd like to see labour / Lib Dem / Greens aligned into a single progressive party.

First thing Labour ALWAYS do is protect their vote and attack the Lib Dems, every election. With Scotland seemingly lost, a coalition is their only route back into government but despite being in opposition to 3 pretty dreadful PMs, they still haven't worked it out.

 

[meltonblue]

For me it's mostly because tories are shits - the worst of people are right wing and that is evident in Trumps Republicans and the Purple Tories that were UKIP a few years ago.

That said i accept Labour are far from perfect - I voted Lib Dem once. An anti Corbyn protest vote.

Above all else I want competence from a political party. I'm center left and dont care much for ideology. I'd like to see labour / Lib Dem / Greens aligned into a single progressive party.

Rather than that last point, I’d rather they all support proportional representation than align into a single party. It’s the system that needs changing, the last five years have shown that broad churches really aren’t as broad as they think...

 

[Rascal]

Very quiet in here. Perhaps they really can’t explain why @Rascal ;)

Perhaps because this forum is very right wing.