“The future is unwritten” said Joe Strummer. He was right. We really can change the future: really. Because politics is driven by people and events. That said, many of these people and events are in turn, whether we like it or not, driven by power. It’s significant that even the word tends to bring to… Continue reading Labour approaches a tipping point
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Paranoia and Progress
It’s my last blog for a couple of weeks as the Centre Left is on holiday, but I thought I’d post a quick final thought about the attempts of the GMB and Unison to have the New Labour thinktank, Progress, ejected from the Labour Party. Nick Cohen writes brilliantly today in the Observer about the… Continue reading Paranoia and Progress
No time for foolishness
The sabre-rattling about cutting donations to Labour Party funds. The attack on those frightening people at Progress who seem hell-bent on doing unspeakable things, like building support in no-hope seats, helping local parties raise funds or debating ideas for getting the party elected. Ah, we must be coming into conference season. Now, to be fair,… Continue reading No time for foolishness