Never been much of a fan of the "Red Tory" thing myself either - and its not a phrase I can ever remember using - although I have certainly been critical of the party & its timidity on and off for about 30 years.
However if the "red Tory" tag were ever to fit, it is now. The Labour party is now a party that will do anything (or nothing) to win, and seems much more intent on persuading Tory voters to change than actually changing the Country for the better.
I cannot remember a less ambitious prospectus for government from any party in the 45 years I have been voting.
I had my reservation about New Labour in 1997 but stayed up all night watching the results, rejoicing in every Tory defeat & moderately optimistic that the new Government would be radically different to that which we had endured for 18 years.
Tonight, I shall stay up again & raise a glass every time the Tories lose a seat. The best I can say for the incoming government is that they can't possibly be worse than what we have endured for the past 14 years.
Excited? Sorry. NO.
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