As the Deputy Leadership contestants formally declare their candidacy, as Labour members we are now finally getting to judge who has the most to offer the new Leader in his efforts to renew the party’s appeal. 

But suppose that, as the contest develops, it emerges that your preferred candidate has little chance of emerging as the victor? 

I was flicking through search engines for my dissertation when I stumbled across the Labour website, out of curiosity I decided to have a browse through the site. I read the following article: "Why have a new workers' party when there is a perfectly good one here?" posted by Otware on 30/08/06 @ 21:13