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[–]millicentfawcett 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I don't think it's easy to categorise people politically these days. To the best of my knowledge she was always a LP member/voter until a few years ago and I don't really have reason to disbelieve her. The Labour Party of old that stood for the working class may have been economically left but was also a small c socially conservative. Hence why the Red Wall in the North fell so dramatically to the Tories in the last election. I think many felt there was more chance of the Tories shifting on economic policies than Labour shifting on identity politics. They may be misguided - time will tell on that, but I think that's what has happened.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The Labour Party abandoned the working class for the middle and upper classes. However, the Tories shifting on economics is unlikely, plus they’ve adopted some of the woke policies of the Labour Party. I guess a third party is in order. Not the Lib Dems, though.

[–]millicentfawcett 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I won't hold my breath. I think we're cursed to live in interesting times, as the saying goes!

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I feel your pain. All of the political parties in Ireland suck as well.