Jon Cruddas Poll ! If were honest there are more exciting ways to spend your weekend than to go canvassing for the Labour party unfortunately they tend not to be as effective at returning Labour candidates in elections.

A new poll released by Jon Cruddas today reveals that almost two thirds of voters have had no contact from the Labour Party since the last election and that only 1% of Scottish and 2% of Welsh voters have had personal contact prior to next year’s key elections.

61% of voters expressing an opinion agreed that: “We only hear from the political parties at election time – in between I don’t know what they do. I would be more likely to vote for a party who made the effort to contact me regularly.”

With public distrust of politics at a high and disengagement threatening turnouts at elections, the poll will serve as a wake up call to all major parties ahead of local, Scottish and Welsh elections later this year.

I say Jon Cruddas is a part of the solution not part of the problem. That is one of the many reason we should vote for him to be deputy leader.  ¶ 8:06 pm