gavreid
Pretty Words...
Good article - as balanced an assessment of the state of the Labour Party as you're likely to find in The Guardian these days. That's not to say I agree with every word. In particular I think that "contribution society" is a terrible phrase - not just because it's clunky, but also because of the "striver vs skiver" worldview it insinuates.
The Guardian also assembled an uncharacteristically hostile panel to assess Starmer's big vision:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...armer-labour-road-ahead-centre-fabian-society
Even the centre-right Behr is unimpressed.
Makes me wonder if they know the jig's up with Starmer (probably after Labour lose the next election) and, if so, who will they throw their weight behind (Andy Burnham? Wes Streeting?...).
It's essentially about tearing up his election pledges and defining the "Road Backwards". Charlie Kimber's piece is a lot better:
"The word “police” appears more often than “climate”."
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/52414/Starmers+vision+warmed+up+Blairism+and+empty+waffle