That's just it - the Labour Party can't afford to be like the travellers, marginalised and a perceived threat to the economic system that fills . or half fills wage packets.

Getting pissed off with Murdoch. Its a bit like blaming your parents when you're in your mid forties for your life being in the shitter.

That's how things are and were, and you have to just get on with life - using what you know of reality.

in the end, excuses for losing the election will be just that. Whatever reason he has for chucking out the Blairites that constitute half of his parliamentary - its not good enough.

Whatever it takes to find that centre ground. He needs to do it bloody fast.