The Labour party are in a bit of a quandary. They have really tried very hard indeed to increase their membership, which has been going down for years, by introducing low cost options for being an 'associate' member or similar. However, with the party leadership election coming up, this entry level point has been abused by folk wanting to stir things up a bit and voting for the main left wing chappie Jeremy Corbyn. From an outsiders point of view, it's all rather amusing.
Its a system that is helping everyone except the Labour party.
Lib Dems are keen on an extremist so as to demonise the party and therefore bring 'normal' left wingers over to their more centralist views.
Torys are rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn being in charge - probably as good as when Michael Foot was in that position.
Old fashioned left wingers see JC as the chance to get Labour back to the right side (left) of the political spectrum where it belongs.
All in all, a bit of a shambles really. For myself, I think Jeremy Corbyn has some good ideas, but unfortunately, they automatically come encumbered with traditional leftish views on things I don't agree with. Not that I was going to join up, of course.
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