Goethe famously said “All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the tree of life springs ever green.” Life sometimes throws … More
Category: New Labour
Owen Jones: holder of the Blairite flame?
Reading Owen Jones piece in yesterday’s Guardian I had to check again whether it had really been written by him. … More
“One Nation Labour” – New Labour-lite with a touch of Disraeli
Before his recent conference speech Ed Miliband had talked about “going beyond” New Labour, but who could have imagined he … More
Fresh idea number 530 – Inappropriate words?
Always game for a challenge I visited Labour’s website and saw its ‘New Politics. Fresh ideas’ page. It seems the … More
The patronage of power and the corruption of the gravy train
Miliband Junior, the leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, wants to end elections to the Shadow Cabinet by the Parliamentary … More
So Milliband wants “the right kind of competition” in the NHS?
The government has announced a ‘pause’ in its NHS plans and a consultation. Whilst this is an indication of the … More
Lawful Industrial Action Bill falls: Labour leaders show their contempt for the right of workers to strike
For all the talk, in some quarters, of New Labour leading the opposition to the Tories, yesterday they failed miserably … More
Principles above self-interest
Swindon is undergoing an ‘options appraisal’ of its Council housing. This is the charade that offers ‘choice’ to tenants to … More
The premature announcement of the death of New Labour – tackling the recession or tinkering?
According to some of the right wing press, Gordon Brown has abandoned New Labour. Some trade union leaders agree, roaring … More
“US hedge fund bosses threaten to move to Britain”
Some weeks back one of our New Labour MP’s, Anne Snelgrove, asked one of her constituents how she thought the … More
