How long will it be before Labour wins another election?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Why would anyone make predictions right now? Labour is in a very bad way and the historical precedents are not encouraging (eighteen years out of power last time there was a serious faction fight, never forget). But it has a larger and more loyal core vote than is really appreciated and this government has Cameron's various toxic legacies to battle with; if the present situation could genuinely resolve and the Party look like a credible government in waiting then who knows? More likely, alas, is a continuation of kicking the sh!t out of each other for what practically amounts to reasons of Tradition. Part of the problem is that many are delusional that total victory is possible in internal conflict. I'm starting to understand why 'middle class intellectual' is a traditional codeword for 'utter bastard' in Party slang...