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The Labour party would not be damaged by severing its traditional links with the trade unions, as the unions no longer account for a large proportion of the party's funding and trade unionists now tend to speak as individuals rather than as members of a particular group. However, the Labour party must still ensure that it retains the support of the ordinary working class people who have partly relied on the trade union movement to represent their interests. It would not be a strong force for change once in government if it did not have the support of these people.
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The decision by Harriet Harman to send her son to a selective school has put Labour party leader Tony Blair in a very difficult position and has dented the party's image at a crucial time. Tony Blair has great personal authority, but this could soon wane if other episodes of this kind take place. Some voters will turn away from the party because they regard Harman's decision as hypocritical, and her attitude has already caused a split within the party.
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Politicians are generally fairly reasonable people, but their behaviour seems to undergo a dramatic change during their annual party conference. When speaking at the conference, they become strange caricatures of their real selves, expressing extreme views and descending to cheap jokes. They are almost like cartoon characters, and say nothing of any real substance.
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