tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post605239739614467796..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: How liberal is Labour?Tom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-19325490698151364872009-05-05T19:08:00.000+01:002009-05-05T19:08:00.000+01:00Labour have absolutely stacked it, and don't deser...Labour have absolutely stacked it, and don't deserve to win the next election. But looking at the competition who does? <br /><br />The bubble has imploded and none of them has a clue what to do about it. <br /><br />The people spoke in the protests at the G20, and look what happened with that. Media focus on the violence and swept under the carpet by the government. <br /><br />Liberal? This is barely even a democracy.Kirsty Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378803612160571074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-81046583510382372732009-03-10T16:28:00.000+00:002009-03-10T16:28:00.000+00:00"Labour has to decide whether it can convincingly ..."Labour has to decide whether it can convincingly pursue a liberal agenda and then actually get on and do it in a wholehearted way that doesn’t balance every liberal progressive development with a sop to the party and media’s authoritarian tendency."<BR/><BR/>Based on observation of the behaviour of the government I'd say they've already made up their minds on that one: the Labour party is convinced that in order to stay in power it needs to be seen to be tough on crime, which usually translates into advocating random outbursts of arbitrary state power.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about the liberal core bit but I don't actually think the Labour party <I>is</I> liberal.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095813897930533591noreply@blogger.com