5 years ago today...

[afleitch]

...I quit the Labour Party

Though I didn't tell you guys about it until a week later:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=3161.0

It was a long process actually. My 'faith' in them weakened considerably in 2002 and was only propped up by the Iraq War which at the time I supported. With a new leader in late 2003, the Tories began to 'woo' me (though I had cast the first vote in my life for them that summer -I preferenced them in the list before metally tossing a coin between Labour/SNP in the constituency vote)

Cameron's election as leader in late 2005 probably cemented the...uh...relationship (though I had preferred both Alan Duncan and Ken Clarke at the time) and I stood as a candidate two years later.

I have had no regrets

[Bono]

...I quit the Labour Party

Though I didn't tell you guys about it until a week later:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=3161.0

It was a long process actually. My 'faith' in them weakened considerably in 2002 and was only propped up by the Iraq War which at the time I supported. With a new leader in late 2003, the Tories began to 'woo' me (though I had cast the first vote in my life for them that summer -I preferenced them in the list before metally tossing a coin between Labour/SNP in the constituency vote)

Cameron's election as leader in late 2005 probably cemented the...uh...relationship (though I had preferred both Alan Duncan and Ken Clarke at the time) and I stood as a candidate two years later.

I have had no regrets

I'll just attribute that lapse of judgment to heavy Scottish drinking.

Congrats on seeing the light though.

[Associate Justice PiT]

...I quit the Labour Party

Though I didn't tell you guys about it until a week later:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=3161.0

It was a long process actually. My 'faith' in them weakened considerably in 2002 and was only propped up by the Iraq War which at the time I supported. With a new leader in late 2003, the Tories began to 'woo' me (though I had cast the first vote in my life for them that summer -I preferenced them in the list before metally tossing a coin between Labour/SNP in the constituency vote)

Cameron's election as leader in late 2005 probably cemented the...uh...relationship (though I had preferred both Alan Duncan and Ken Clarke at the time) and I stood as a candidate two years later.

I have had no regrets

I'll just attribute that lapse of judgment to heavy Scottish drinking.

Congrats on seeing the light though.

     Same here. Overcoming the urge to support Labour is the important part.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

can someone please explain to me what exactly the Labour party did to the house of lords. thanx.

[The Mikado]

can someone please explain to me what exactly the Labour party did to the house of lords. thanx.

A British poster could do a better job than this, but Blair got rid of most (but not all) of the "hereditary" peers, or people who had seats in the Lords by birthright, and replaced them with Life Peers, or people that the Crown (and the Government) elevate to that status for life but do not pass down the title to their kids.

[Eraserhead]

Become a Liberal Democrat! Yay!

[JSojourner]

...I quit the Labour Party

We still love you, Andrew!  :-)

[Boris]

My 'faith' in them weakened considerably in 2002 and was only propped up by the Iraq War which at the time I supported.

interesting

[Keystone Phil]

My 'faith' in them weakened considerably in 2002 and was only propped up by the Iraq War which at the time I supported.

FF

I still greatly admire most Tories for supporting the war. Another reason why I love IDS. I was obviously displeased when they started to turn against it though.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

can someone please explain to me what exactly the Labour party did to the house of lords. thanx.

A British poster could do a better job than this, but Blair got rid of most (but not all) of the "hereditary" peers, or people who had seats in the Lords by birthright, and replaced them with Life Peers, or people that the Crown (and the Government) elevate to that status for life but do not pass down the title to their kids.

thank you. that makes sense.