Politically, as well as in other areas, I’m on the Left.
When I view the political landscape in the UK I find it isn't only the Labour
Party that's the problem.
The Left in the UK, but particularly in England is in a
mess. When the banking crises hit the cry of 'capitalism is dead' was heard,
especially from the SWP. What did the Left do? We argued and disagreed. We
insisted on a recount of the number of angels that could sit on the head of a
pin.
While we looked inward; while we refought the intellectual
battles that should have been moved on from decades ago, the capitalists
regrouped and came back stronger. They reinvented themselves to more easily fit
in with the changing world order. The problem we on the Left have is an inability
to reinvent ourselves; and so appear to much of the population as being out of
touch with the modern world.
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