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For the party to grow, it would help to compromise, and accommodate views from a wider base. Otherwise, the party will narrow its appeal. It was that open-minded approach that helped start the long process of turning around Labour's fortunes during the 1980s (after its move towards marginalisation at the hands of the Militant tendency). The current party appears quite single-minded and uncompromising, and while it has some much-needed positive policies, the rejection of any points of view that do not align with its own perspective does not seem like an effective way to win the necessary wider support.