tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post955899910585665742..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: The slow death of political parties - perhaps they should try some marketing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-29384487261488668472011-08-22T13:20:42.243+01:002011-08-22T13:20:42.243+01:00This joining a group to get benefits such as an im...This joining a group to get benefits such as an immediate social grouping is why a lot of Americans are Christians - not really because they are but because that is the major way they get together as families. The church organises all the "dances, parties, and sherry mornings".SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-78316602152955153632011-08-21T11:28:50.550+01:002011-08-21T11:28:50.550+01:00I think another reason for it is that parties no l...I think another reason for it is that parties no longer represent a clear set of principles or interests in the way they once did. It is more a case of a detached managerial group at the head of the party trying to sell the voters Brand X as opposed to Brand Y.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com