Labour wins third term – Only Labour can defeat Blair Labour has won an historic third term victory in the 2005 General Election, yet there will be no dancing in the streets, no street parties, in fact little enthusiasm at all. The combination of widespread opposition to the war in Iraq, distrust of Blair, and disillusionment with the failures of the last two terms of Labour government means that Labour won the election with the lowest share of the vote, just 36 percent, of any victorious party in history.
FBU Conference 2005: No2 Fire Deaths, No to attacks on our working conditions Last week’s FBU conference revealed a militant fighting mood, with Matt Wrack, the new General Secretary, expressing an equally fighting spirit.
The General Election of 2005: Results and Prospects As a postscript to British Perspectives 2005 (What is happening in Britain) Phil Mitchinson analyses the results of the recent general election in the context of mounting insecurity in the British economy, politics and society as a whole. Labour won the election with the smallest share of the vote of any victorious party in history. With the government's majority severely reduced how much longer can Blair last? 'New' Labour has set off on a collision course with its own backbenches and with the trade unions and the working class.
