Now which party is undemocratic, remind me again!

It's interesting that Zac Goldsmith was elected as Tory candidate for London Mayor in an election in which the turnout was just 9,227, of which he polled 6,514 votes. The Tory contest was open to anyone on the electoral roll (presumably in the London area) whether Tory party member or not, although non-members had to register for £1 to be able to cast their vote.

Compare that with the Labour candidate for London Mayor election turnout, which was nearly 90,000, which saw Sadiq Khan polling 48,151 votes. The Labour contest was open to Labour Party members, registered supporters, and affiliated supporters within the London area.

The mainstream media had a field day, shrieking that the Labour Party contest was undemocratic as anyone could sign up as a £3 supporter and vote. Not a critical word was said by that same media about anyone being able to sign up for £1 and vote.

Interesting eh? Now which party is undemocratic, remind me again!