The British left are somewhat more open to the idea, but the Conservative Party’s members and voters would not wear the proposal
There would, quite rightly, be outrage if a senior Conservative figure delivered a speech to a crowd which waved fascist flags.
When open markets are being called into question by the Left, the last thing the economy needs is for a Conservative Government to play the interventionist card.
Like the Model T Ford, only somewhat less innovative, the Labour Party is now offering any kind of Left you want, as long as it’s Hard.
His reforms will cripple his MPs and are a posthumous triumph for Tony Benn’s belief in extra-Parliamentary action.
The left-wing cliques at the top of the federated ‘super-unions’ are not representative either of workers or the best traditions of their movement.
Also: Cameron and Soubry strike out at SNP; McCluskey turns fire on Scottish Labour; Corbyn accused of fixing Welsh by-election selection; and more.
Also: Crabb warns constitutional fixation risks paralysing Welsh politics; Scottish Labour splits party on Trident; Scottish education policy under attack; and more.
Inside the party or out, the union barons’ tame MPs will be a plague on any leader who attempts to move the party towards the centre.
Recently it seemed that Labour’s loony left might one day die out. Now they have a new generation.
They tried it in Falkirk, then they tried it with Miliband. What could possibly go wrong the third time?
I know you don’t want to hear from your opponents right now, but it would be really lovely if you could grant me a few requests.
Len McCluskey sent a “personal message of support” to a rally in support of the corrupt former Mayor.
Bob Neil re-presents it for Second Reading today. Here are extracts from its Second Reading last time round
Last year nearly a million more people found jobs – but union membership fell.