is compatible with this
which, despite its reputation, is a resounding appreciation of the achievements of capitalism [does Brown's Labour understand that? ed]
but none of the above are compatible with brownian realised, or any other realised, socialism as presented in this
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You are not the only one to disapprove of New Labour's policies, Angel, never mind its outdated pre-1990 socialist-realist imagery. "Good Riddance to New Labour" is not the title to be found in a raving right-wing rag but the editorial in the latest issue of the New Left Review.
"After thirteen long years, New Labour’s economic model lies in ruins, but a reckoning has been delayed until after the vote. Government measures to sustain the illusion of normality,including £950bn worth of bank bail-outs, asset guarantees and ‘quantitative easing’, have blown a gaping hole in public finances: the deficit now stands at 12.8 per cent of gdp—higher than that of Greece—and government debt will reach 82 per cent of gdp by next year. By the end of 2009, unemployment was marching towards 2.5 million. The present moment is thus a curious interval. The Blair/Brown model has been discredited and the avenues of financialization New Labour pursued are no longer open."
The day of reckoning may have been delayed within the Party until after the elections, but should punctually arrive within the UK on 6 May.
A paradigm shift awaits the voters of the UK after the election. I think very few have understood the closeness to the iceberg however.
Never a truer word spoken, C-U. The entire set-up is in place. Let's hope the voters are unwilling to give it the democratic nod. If they do, it will be the last time they speak.
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