Wednesday, April 01, 2009

John Harris: How can the left push organised politics away from the contorted groupthink of Westminster?

John Harris: How can the left push organised politics away from the contorted groupthink of Westminster? | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Clearly, the terms of Westminster argument are absurdly out of synch with the moment: the next election, as things stand, will effectively be a contest between what might be termed Mandelsonism and Osbornism – ideologically speaking, a fight set in the political margin of error. Worse still, while politics outside parliament grows ever more-pluralistic, the Labour party doesn't just cling to monolithic top-downery, but extends it.


Better put than I managed yesterday.

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