Up to a point. If a party regards a seat as hopeless they don't bother to assign volunteers there, and people notice, and reduce the share of the vote accordingly to 3% or so. Conversely a deter… (View Post)

That's right. But the 2% are disproportionately keen when things are perceived as going well. I've canvassed thousands of homes in a couple of weeks, and as few as 10 activists can ring mos… (View Post)

I think it's proportionate - 2% or so of members are usually active. But there's I suspect that being in power and making (necessary?) compromises depresses the 2% more than most. (View Post)

Welcome back in any case! (View Post)

Yes, and I've been a member of Labour for over 50 years as a result of accepting that people will have varying views in detail - insisting on purity ultimately comes down to only accepting yours… (View Post)