The Labour Party in the heartlands is a wonderful place to work as a young Labour activist who is trying to make an impact. The Party is full of same people who have essentially run the organisation since the 1970's and employ very much the same method of electioneering. These methods include some ancient Reading pads with voter ID full of Labour promises from when Thatcher was smashing the Unions in the 1980's. Things have moved on and we're still agreeing the minutes from the last meeting.
It almost feels like working with the gruff stereotypes from Life on Mars, but I can't really claim the authentic 70's knowledge given I wasn't born in that decade. But I have found that trying to introduce the idea of a database for collecting voter ID to the Old Guard is almost like asking them to pilot a Space Shuttle.
So I have started this blog to explore some ideas for changing the local party and I invite comment from my colleagues in marginal seats who have to fight like mad from street to street to keep Labour members in power to pass on any tips they have used for either utilising the Old Guard or ... retiring them.
Thanks for looking in and I look forward to some humorous narrative in what are for us all in the Party much harder times.
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