The late Brian Farrell once described the Labour Party as a ‘curious combination of weakness and persistence’ in that it was never particularly strong but it never declined so far as to be irrelevant. 110 years after its foundation the Labour Party is certainly no stronger but there now seems to be an acknowledgement that its persistence is also in doubt. This is evident from the urgency applied to the replacement of Alan Kelly as leader of the Labour Party. Political leaders are typically replaced either due to a poor election result or a decline in the opinion polls in…

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