tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post739103784722621953..comments2023-05-01T16:14:04.382+01:00Comments on Scots and Independent: CongratulationsRichard Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00380671811598211337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-19358790903960274012008-08-28T21:20:00.000+01:002008-08-28T21:20:00.000+01:00Mind you nothing is as daft as how we ended up wit...Mind you nothing is as daft as how we ended up with Gordon Brown!Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-38096904815091720852008-08-28T10:16:00.000+01:002008-08-28T10:16:00.000+01:00Indeed, Richard, though I think our membership has...Indeed, Richard, though I think our membership has gone up a fair bit since then. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, no parties can now claim to be mass membership. Maybe they never could, since Labour used to count many trade unionists as members, while membership of the Young Conservatives in their heyday was probably more a way to find a spouse rather than a conscious political choice!Richard Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380671811598211337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35490153.post-11819527570708076442008-08-28T09:12:00.000+01:002008-08-28T09:12:00.000+01:00Richard, all elections for leaders of parties are ...Richard, all elections for leaders of parties are a bit on the silly side when it comes to the numbers. Only about 6,500 voted in the election of the your own great leader - but I admit he got almost 76% of the vote.Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.com