so bonzo - not british then? where are you from then elevates you above us mere woolly souls? of course labour trade on an amount of largely outdated and sentimental capital(?) that they are on the side of ordinary people. i think for the majority of its supporters that is largely still true - at least in comparison to the tories who are unashamedly on the side of the wealthy and powerful. new labour was a high-jacking of a party and an ideal that will be forever tainted and damned as cosying up to global capitalism and illegal war.i would never vote for them again given the choice of green or Socialist but many people do have a preference for being represented by someone who they know who has recognisably similar concerns - at least at local level.