But men are meat...
I think political parties changing what they originally stood for is just part of politics. Right now we are having the same issue in the States with the old-timer conservatives calling for a return to the old ways of resisting too much government control, getting back to their "original" cry, which wasn't original at all.
Sometimes you just get so sick of both sides that you welcome the fresh ideas of a newbie party, even if they're a little off their rocker.