Much truth in what you say akenaton,

All of this can be laid squarely at the door of Blair and the right wing policies of his administration. Especially the war in Iraq and his privatisation agenda.

But the Iraq war has little to do socialism.

We spent 20 odd years with a slightly more socialist agenda than Blair's and people chose Thatcher and Major and then Blair.

As for other parties of the left there are none in England. that'smy point

Cheers