Originally Posted by Damien

Some probably yes but not all. Certainly many New Labourites as they were wouldn't have had quite the same animosity to the 'toffs' as Old Labour anyway. Besides it's not help to presume more sinister motivations to your opponents unless it's clear that's what it was. I mean on any issue you can find someone who comes at it from a dark place but we shouldn't make them the focus of the debates.