Reply #7: Don't bet on Blair being toppled

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From the article

The Labour hierarchy is expected to ensure that the motion is not debated. The trade unions hold 50 per cent of the conference votes and, while some have been critical of Mr Blair, there is little stomach for a divisive leadership contest. "People may want a different leader and different policies, but very few want six months of self-flagellation," said one left-winger. "It would be mutually assured destruction."

Blair will fix thingas as much as he can. Indeed if "new" labour were able to change and to listen to its grass roots then chances are that there would be a damm sight more people in the party. There are an awful lot of real Labpur people out there who realize things are going wrong but also realize that "new" labour is in effect little more than a Tony Blair fan club and is not inclined to reform from within.

Just be glad you Yanks have the primarys. We Brits could really do with own own Howard Dean at the moment.