Must Labour Lose?
The Labour Party begins its annual conference in Brighton today in sombre mood. After three general election defeats in succession, Labour's level of support has slumped to the position it was in more than 50 years ago. Is the party in terminal decline, or will it recover from a long period in the wilderness, as it did in 1964? As Labour's leadership attempts to modernise the party's appeal,
Robert Harris , Political Editor of The Observer, reports on a major new survey of voters' attitudes, and talks to The Rt Hon Neil Kinnock , MP, about the prospects for the future. Producer FRANCESCA KIRBY-GREEN Editor DAVID DICKINSON