Quote Originally Posted by Monty92 View Post
That's why it has to be subtle and, if possible, media-led rather than Tory party led. And the beauty is, anyone who claims it's a smear is, in the current atmosphere, instantly condemned as part of the problem.

They literally have nowhere to turn.

Right now I'm watching Daily Politics and Andrew Neill is doing exactly what I'm proposing. He's got a Labour MP on and is giving him a torrid time, throwing examples at him of all the Labour members who have made anti-semitic comments and remained in the party and asking him why. He's absolutely squirming.

Labour can't possibly throw out everyone who's said something dubious about Israel or Jews - it would half their membership. And so people should keep turning the screw...
I agree. But there is a law of diminishing returns with these things. The more you hammer away on one topic, the less shock value the accusations have and the less attention is paid to them. Issues have a shelf-life. If you continue past that shelf life, you risk the public thinking 'change the record, ffs' and thinking that you're flogging a dead horse. What's more, the more they will start to suspect co-ordination and collusion.

To do the most damage, there needs to be a steady drip-drip of these revelations over a long period with occasional major flare-ups such as the one now. That discredits Labour and means it can be knocked off balance with regularity and can't mount any effective or sustained attacks on the tories.