Panorama: The Labour Party - 15th February 1982

"Life And Soul Of The Party"

[@nickcrosby9875]

Thanks for posting. The Labour Party looked then so old, so sad, so fixed on the past, so grey.

[@simonjlkoreshoff3426]

Excellent standard of journalism. Same poor standard of politics.

[@dixiedeanefc78]

Andrew thanks so much for this video. Matty 27th sept 2023

[@briandelaney9710]

I’m fascinated by this period in the Labour Party when arguments were actually about policy in the party and not as in New Labour just personality factions of Brown vs Blair supporters

[@bunkerbill]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@ajs41]

Thank you Bill for your appreciation.

[@daviedovey]

Scargill arguing in favour of a dictatorship

[@MTCason]

Fascinating that these are the very same arguments being replayed in the Labour Party again now; maybe a little more quietly after the drubbing in 2019's general election but the rift has never been healed between these two divergent views of what Labour politics is and should be. I don't know that they can be reconciled, either.

[@zeddeka]

As we're seeing with the Conservatives too, the Labour Party is essentially two parties stuck together. It's only the electoral system that keeps them together - if we had PR, they would have split long ago.

[@breeze4279]

Should have listened to Militant :))

[@barryballsit4944]

Thanks Andrew

[@saptieujobe9293]

Are you able to upload anymore Crimewatch videos, if you can please upload the ones in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and more years to come if you see this request

[@StarBoyyX]

Andy there’s a fella on eBay who has all the remaining crimewatch episodes ,has the collection , wants £100 a year , going to try do a deal , was thinking get a whip round from all the viewers can buy the lot ? See if anyone’s interested, on eBay now

[@ajs41]

Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to think about this, bit late at the moment! Cheers.

[@ShikiraPressley]

Old labour had its miner cap on in the day and whatever its soul, did not address the growing reality of economic & social inequalties existent in many parts of the UK - JC tried to bring to the fore of his politicts in 21st century, by then people were feeling more lethargic and dissillusioned by left govenerments by the day.