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I'd like to see a good old fashioned conference I've heard about like decades ago.
Apparently Labour conferences were far less stage managed then than is the case now.

Obviously I support Labour and I am aware a growing number of voters are likely to vote Labour to get this despicable shower of a government OUT.

How I'd love to see a good thrashing out of policies which will strike a stronger chord with the disillusioned and voters who feel politically homeless.

Labour still has at its heart, the belief of justice, fairness and compassion.
That needs to be hammered home and reflected in policies too.

To read that a thoughtful member in Gusto feels he can maybe vote Labour after near 2 decades would indicate we've started to get some things more right however that vote needs to be earned and respected.
There is no doubt chaos is likely to continue at the next election.
However while I accept that covid and Ukraine have been factors, what this lot haven't done is prepare properly and competently for whatever was to hit.
Hence the chaotic shambles.

Labour needs to get down to looking for some foresight and not to accept hindsight.
Because hindsight comes often after really disastrous outcomes of badly planned policy making.
As is the case with the current government.

So a conference where arguments aren't actually real divisions but just passionate beliefs in an alternative policy.
I hope Starmer finds a more passionate delivery in his speech as to what he'd want Labour to achieve in government.

I've come to think Liz Gross wouldn't want an election until the new boundary changes come in from July 2023.
So likely Autumn next year or Spring 2024.

However with the changes announced yesterday to come in from April next year, it wouldn't now surprise me if she was looking at perhaps May 2023.
So Labour needs to get to be and really be ready.
To win the votes of voters and respect those votes.

So hoping for a good conference however knowing with no doubt the media will be highlighting every single tiny dispute and criticisms rather than anything positive.
Please though not a kind of fully stage managed conference is what I really am hoping for this year.