Battered & Spent – The Results and the Way Forward
Following the catastrophic decision by no less than five different patriotic or nationalist organisations to stand against each other in the Batley & Spen by-election yesterday, the election result has been declared and all five organisations have been left battered by experience, with their energies spent, in what was from the very start a forlorn endeavour. As can be seen from the table below, despite a very low voter turnout of just 25.8%, the Labour…