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,LA/ WEEK1 ,TONY ,MULHE>N1 ( ! ,TRADE ,UNION & ,SOCIALI/ ,COALITION1 POLL$ #d4#h.0 ( ! VOTE 9 ,LIV]POOL'S MAYORAL ELECTION4 ,! ,GU>DIAN TOLD US ?AT1 ',! RESULT M>KS A CLE> POLITICAL %IFT 9 ! POLITICAL MAKEUP ( ! CITY1 ) ,TONY ,MULHE>N1 :O ALONG ) ,D]EK ,HATTON L$ ! CITY'S RESI/ANCE TO ,M>G>ET ,?AT*]1 GETT+ LESS ?AN #e.0 ( ! VOTE444' AS IF ! POLL SOMEH[ REVEALS A MORE MATURE ,LIV]POOL1 GR[N-UP FROM ITS REBELLI\S ADOLESC5T PHASE & %UFFL$ BACK 9TO ! POLITICS ( ! C5T] ) A %9Y NEW CITY C5T] MALL1 A ,CAPITAL ( ,CULTURE W9 & ITS TAIL BETWE5 ITS LEGS4 

,FROM #aihc TO #a#i#h#g1 ,LIV]POOL WAS RUN BY ,MILITANT ,T5D5CY 5TRYI/S 9 ! ,DI/RICT ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,:ILE WE'RE NO *E]LEAD]S = ! VANGU>DI/ POLITICS ( ! ,TROTSKYI/ LEFT1 ! MOD]N DAY LICKSPITTLE ,LABOR ,P>TY %\LD TAKE NOTE AS !Y 'HOLD !IR NOSES' & FULL ( REGRET & ) PA9FUL SORR[1 VOTE ?R\< LOCAL BUDGET CUTS ON BEHALF ( ! ,CONS]VATIVE-,LIB]AL COALITION4 ,:5 ,NE:AM C\NCIL REC5TLY S\<T TO MOVE #e FAMILIES #ag MILES NOR? TO ,/OKE1 APP>5TLY = LACK ( FUNDS LEFT OV] = H\S+1 ?IS WAS NOT P>T ( A S9I/] ,TORY SOCIAL CLEANS+ PLOT - IT WAS F> WORSE - ! POLICY ( A ,LABOR C\NCIL4 ,NO D\BT !RE WAS MORE ?AN A LITTLE PRE-ELECTION CLOAK-&-DAGG] MANEUV]+S FROM ,LABOR'S M$IA & CAMPAIGN /RATEGI/S LURK+ B5EA? ?IS :OLE DESPICABLE EPISODE3 ,FLOAT A BAD POLICY1 LEAK ! /ORY1 BLAME ! ,TORIES 9 A ,TUCK]ESQUE MANIPULATION4 

,! ,LIV]POOL ,LABOR P>TY ( ! #hS REFUS$ TO C>RY ?R\< CUTS & 9/EAD OPT$ TO SET AN ILLEGAL 'NE$S BUDGET' TO F9ANCE !IR MASSIVE SOCIAL H\S+ DRIVE4 ,!Y SCRAPP$ #ab R$UNDANCIES PLANN$ BY ! PREVI\S ADM9I/RATION & CREAT+ #a NEW C\NCIL JOBS1 AS WELL AS BUILD+ NEW SPORTS C5T]S1 NURS]IES & P>KS4 ,?IS 9 A CITY ?AT TWO YE>S BE=E HAD SE5 P]HAPS ! MO/ DEVA/AT+ RIOTS 9 LIV+ MEMORY 9 ONE ( ! MO/ DEPRIV$ >EAS 9 ,EUROPE BY ANY SOCIAL 9DICATOR4 

,NOT)/&+ ! USUAL PITFALLS ( ,TROT REALPOLITIK1 ! ,LIV]POOL ,C\NCIL ( ! #hS MA9TA9$ A DELIB]ATE POLICY ( NONCOMPLIANCE ) ,TORY ATTACKS ON WORK+ PEOPLE - A F> CRY FROM ! TACIT APPROVAL ( TODAY'S ,LABOR P>TY = ! ,CAM]ON-,CLEGG SW9DLE4 ,) ALL !IR LAM5TATION & PHONY DISDA91 ,LABOR C\NCILS TODAY IMPLEM5T ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T'S ,?AT*]ITE RE=MS ) A SMALL :IMP] ( PROTE/4 

,:]E >E ! GLIMM]S ( HOPE8 ,! LEFTY OLD-TIM] ,GEORGE ,GALL[AY WON HIS ,BRAD=D BY-ELECTION1 SO AT LEA/ WE CAN BE COM=T$ BY ! FACT ?AT ,BRITA9'S MO/ LOVABLE ,BA'A?I/1 DEMAGOGUE & ,HAMAS LOBBYI/ N[ SITS 9 ! COMMONS4 ,9 ,LIV]POOL1 ! ,T,U,S,C WON MORE VOTES ?AN ! ,CONS]VATIVES1 :O HAVE LONG BE5 RELEGAT$ TO ! /ATUS ( A FR+E P>TY 9 ?IS SOLIDLY WORK+ CLASS CITY4 ,& ! F>-RI<T NATIONALI/S :O /OOD2 ,B,N,P1 ,5GLI% ,DEMOCRATS1 ! ,NATIONAL ,FRONT ) ,PET] ,TI]NEY ! ,NEW ,AGE ,NAZI1 PULL$ LESS VOTES COMB9$ ?AN ! ,T,U,S,C1 NO D\BT 9 P>T DUE TO ! /REET PRES5CE & ORGANIZ+ ( ,LIV]POOL'S ANTIFASCI/S :O HAVE FRU/RAT$ ! F>-RI<T'S EF=TS AT EV]Y TURN4 ,?IS IS NOT AN 5DORSEM5T ( ELECTORAL SOCIALISM OR ! /ATI/ LEFT1 BUT IF WE HAVE TO F9D CONSOLATION SOME:]E1 !N :Y NOT ?AT MORE PEOPLE FELT COMPELL$ TO SUPPORT A 'REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/' ?AN ?REE FASCI/ ?UGS & A P>TY 9 GOV]NM5T8 ,BUT WE KN[ ELECTORAL POLITICS IS A DEAD 5D4 

,SOME HAVE L9K$ ! NATIONWIDE L[ TURN\T TO AN ALL-R\ND REJECTION ( P>TY POLITICS 9 :ATEV] =M4 ,!RE MAY BE SOME TRU? 9 ?IS - ! 'NONE ( ! ABOVE' P>TY HAS CONSI/5TY WON EV]Y LOCAL & ,EUROPEAN ELECTION = A LONG TIME4 ,H[EV]1 ! ABYSMAL %[+ AT POLL+ /ATIONS IS NOT MAT*$ BY AN 9CREASE 9 O!R =MS ( POLITICAL MOBILIZATION4 ,NE>-UNIV]SAL APA?Y 7OR EV5 ANG]7 DOES NOT CORRELATE TO AN ESCALATION 9 RESI/ANCE OR A HEI<T5$ /ATE ( POLITICAL AW>5ESS4 ,PEOPLE DO NOT REGI/] CONS5T 9 POLL+ /ATIONS1 BUT NOR DO !Y REGI/] DISS5T 9 ! /REETS4 ,%\LD WE BE 5?US$ & P>ADE AS SOME SORT ( P]V]SE VICTORY ! FACT ?AT ONLY #c.0 ( PEOPLE VOT$ LA/ WEEK8 ,! 0,NONE ( ! ,ABOVE0 P>TY W9S AGA9 BY A L&SLIDE6 ,EXCELL5T4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,BRITA9 VOIC$ !IR ANG] BY /AY+ AT HOME & SCROLL+ D[N FACEBOOK NEWSFE$S1 = !Y KN[ ?AT !IR DREAMS CAN NEV] BE REALIZ$ AT ! BALLOT BOX4 ,!IR NONATT5DANCE IS A BLOODY NOSE = ! POLITICAL E/ABLI%M5T6 ,A SIGN ?AT NO-ONE HAS FAI? 9 ! SPECTACLE ( REPRES5TATIVE POLITICS6 ,( C\RSE6 ,IT IS AN AWAK5+ ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS6 

,LET'S NOT GET AHEAD ( \RSELVES4 ,!RE IS NO TRU/ 9 ! POLITICAL >I/OCRACY OR E/ABLI%$ P>TIES4 ,! POORLY-DISGUIS$ COLLUSION & OV]LAP BETWE5 ! POLITICAL CLASSES & BUS9ESS & M$IA MOGULS EQUALS A TOTAL BREAKD[N 9 RESPECT = '\R BETT]S' 9 ! ,PALACE ( ,WE/M9/]1 BUT NOT 9 AN AW>5ESS ( AN ALT]NATIVE TO REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T OR ! GR[? ( A MOVEM5T TO E/ABLI% ALT]NATIVE /RUCTURES ( P[]4 ,BE=E WE />T PREMATURELY DECL>+ ?AT #g.0 ( PEOPLE 7?OSE :O DIDN'T VOTE7 5DORSE AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS1 ! WIDESPREAD FRU/RATION & DISGRUNTLEM5T NE$S TO BE TRANSLAT$ 9TO VISIBLE & ORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE ON ! /REETS1 9 ! WORKPLACE & 9 COMMUNITIES4 

,AL?\< IT'S NOT TO BE RECOMM5D$1 VOT+ IS ONLY A SMALL HYPOCRISY :5 COMP>$ ) ! C\NTLESS COMPROMISES WE MAKE ON A DAILY BASIS4 ,! IDEA ?AT WE CAN SOMEH[ EMBODY A SET ( COMMUNI/ PR9CIPLES BY BOYCOTT+ AN ELECTION1 BUY+ ,FAIR ,TRADE1 (FSETT+ \R C>BON EMISSIONS & WE>+ HEMP HOODIES IS A COMPLETE FALLACY4 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE 'E?ICAL' OR CONSI/5T :5 CAPITALISM HAS E/ABLI%$ ITSELF AS ,! AXIOMATIC & UBIQUIT\S MA*9E1 DEM&+ P>TICIPATION AT ALL 5DS ( ! E>?4 0,DON'T ,VOTE1 ,ORGANIZE60 IS /ILL ! WAT*WORD ( ! AN>*I/S :5 IT COMES TO ELECTION TIME - & SO IT %\LD BE - BUT IT IS RIDICUL\S TO CELEBRATE ! FULFILLM5T ( ! 0,DON'T ,VOTE01 :5 IT ISN'T ACCOMPANI$ BY ! OP]ATIVE P>T444 0,ORGANIZE40 

,& :ILE WE'RE WAIT+ = ! NEGATION ( /ATE P[] BY ! F$]AT$ PEOPLE'S C\NCILS & ASSEMBLIES 7DON'T HOLD Y\R BREA?71 DO WE HOLD \R NOSES & VOTE = ! LEA/ WOR/ OPTION8 ,IT'S ( LITTLE CONSEQU5CE :E!R PEOPLE DO OR DON'T4 ,BUT N[ !RE IS NO 'RADICAL LEFT' T5D5CY 9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,SOME ( ! OLD TANKIES 9 ! ,C,P,B1 ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7OLD ,MILITANT ,T5D5CY71 ,C,P,G,B & ! HEEBIEJEEBIES TALK ( 'RECLAIM+ ! ,LABOR ,P>TY' - AS IF NO/ALGIC = A ]A :5 ,LABOR ONCE WAS A P>TY ( LABOR RA!R ?AN1 AT BE/1 A V]Y B\RGEOIS B& ( SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC RE=M]S & ,KEYNESIANS4 

,! ,D5NIS ,SK9N]S1 ,JOHN ,MC,DONNELLS OR ,MI*AEL ,MEA*]S ( ?IS WORLD CAN DO LITTLE BUT BLU/] FROM ! BACKB5*ES1 S\ND+ (F ) ACCU/OM$ & HABITUAL TAUNTS AB\T PO% BOYS & COK$-UP BANK]S1 BECOM+ P>T ( ! FURNITURE AS ! AWKW>D SQUAD1 PATRONIZ+LY *]I%$ BY ! FRONT-B5*]S ON BO? SIDES ( ! H\SE AS WELL-RESPECT$ & HONORABLE MEMB]S4 ,EV5 ! ,GRE5S1 9 >EAS :]E !Y >E P>T ( LOCAL C\NCIL COALITIONS1 HAVE A HABIT ( VOT+ ?R\< ,CONS]VATIVE POLICY4 ,! ,MILITANT ,T5D5CY ( ! #a#i#hS EV5TUALLY COLLAPS$ - EJECT$ FROM ! ,LABOR ,P>TY CONF]5CE AFT] 'TACTICALLY SACK+' EV]Y PUBLIC SECTOR WORK] 9 ,LIV]POOL 9 AN ILL-JUDG$ GAME ( BLUFF OV] ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T REBATE4 ,MILITANT'S 9CUMB5T P>LIAM5T>Y C&IDATE1 ,T]RY ,FIELDS1 '! ,M,P ON A WORK]S' WAGE'1 HAV+ BE5 EXPELL$ FROM ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 LO/ AT ! #aiib ELECTION - P]HAPS ! CITY SID$ ) ,LABOR = FE> ( A ,TORY W9 NATIONALLY1 OR MAYBE !Y W]E JU/ SICK ( ! ,TROTSKYI/ PO/UR+4 ,LEAD+ ,MILITANT & FULL TIME ,COMRADE1 ,D]EK ,HATTON1 W5T ON TO FEA!R HIS [N NE/ AS A M$IA P]SONALITY1 BUS9ESSMAN & PR(ESSIONAL AS%OLE4 ,:AT ELSE DID WE EXPECT8 ,HE'S A POLITICIAN4 ,JU/ LIKE ! RE/ ( !M4 

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