A bucket of cold political water in the face

[Purves Grundy]

I know that smug, stomach-rubbing pronouncements that Labour has turned into the tory party are tedious and clichéd. But it's useful, I reckon, to give a little historical context.

Replace the words "young tory" with "new Labour lickspittle".

[Alderman Barnes]

A bucket of cold political water in the face

Glorious stuff.

But you're right - it is profoundly depressing when you think about it now.