Oh no! I've been excommunicated!

It's a debate that's run and run, but I've finally decided to take Stephen off our list of Labour-supporting bloggers. As with anyone else who might be taken off the list, it's not a punishment, and it doesn't even necessarily mean I think the person is wrong, merely a recognition that people have to broadly back the party, or it defeats the object. I suppose this article was the clincher.

I would still encourage you to look out for his articles, at least for variety, and a link can be found in our sidebar.

I had no idea I was even on the site. And I'm as amazed as some of the commenters that I was. Bloggers for Blair, yes. But for Labour? I gave that up when I realised that New Labour - as good as Labour is ever going to get - is just tax and spend with a modern gloss.

As I love telling mainstream Labour members when I see them: I've remained loyal to Blair because of the war, not in spite of it. The look on their faces when the realisation dawns that I am 100% serious is simply priceless.