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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,! L&SLIDE ,LABOR VICTORY HAD ! BACK+ ( L>GE SECTIONS ( ! RUL+ CLASS VIA ! M$IA1 ) ! NOTABLE SUPPORT ( ! ,SUN & ! ,LONDON ,EV5+ ,/&>D4 ,9DE$1 ! PROPRIETOR ( ?AT LA/ NEWSPAP]1 ,LORD ,RO!RM]E1 :OSE TWO NATIONAL DAILIES ! ,MAIL & ! ,TELEGRAPH CONT9U$ SUPPORT = ! ,TORIES SIGNAL$ HIS APPROVAL BY MOV+ OV] TO ! ,LABOR B5*ES 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,LORDS4 ,EXPLA9+ HIS MOVE1 ,RO!RM]E VOLUNTE]$ ! 9=MATION ?AT ,LABOR 0W]E C>RY+ \T MANY ( ! POLICIES ,I BELIEVE 904 ,:AT HE MEANS IS ?AT ,LABOR SUPPORTS A PRO-,EUROPE L9E1 AS WELL AS BE+ FAVORABLE T[>DS SUPPORT+ SMALL BUS9ESSES1 GIV+ 9DEP5D5CE TO ! ,BANK ( ,5GL& & CREAT+ A REGULATORY BODY = F9ANCIAL S]VICES4 ,FIRM+ UP ?IS SUPPORT = ,LABOR1 ! ,MAIL CAME \T 9 PRAISE ( ,BLAIR & HIS ,=EIGN ,SECRET>Y ! DAY AFT] ,RO!RM]E'S MOVE TO ,LABOR B5*ES4 

,?IS HI<LI<TS ! SPLITS 9 RUL+ CLASS RANKS OV] ,EUROPE4 ,SOME CONT9UE TO LOOK T[>DS ANTI-,EUROPE POSITIONS & CONT9U$ GO-IT-ALONE /ANCES4 ,?IS TRANSLATES AS CLOSE COOP]ATION ) ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,H[EV]1 :IL/ ! ,U,S,A ADM9I/RATION IS AW>E ( ! DANG]S ( ,EUROPE AS A RIVAL P[] BLOC1 !Y >E ALSO FULLY CONSCI\S ( ! ROLE ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION CAN P]=M 9 POLIC+ ! :OLE ( ,EUROPE & PU%+ ?R\< AU/]ITY MEASURES NECESS>Y = CAPITALISM ON A WORLD SCALE4 ,!Y W\LD PREF] TO EX]CISE !IR 9FLU5CE ON ! ,EUROPEAN BLOC ?R\< !IR NEW ALLY 9 ,BRITA91 ,TONY ,BLAIR4 

,IT IS 9 ?IS CONTEXT ?AT VALUABLE SUPPORT FROM SECTIONS ( ! BOSS CLASS %[$ ITSELF 9 9CREAS$ F9ANCIAL SUPPORT1 M$IA BACK+1 & 9DE$ 9 VOTES4 ,GR[+ NUMB]S ( TAX 9VE/M5T ADVIS]S1 = EXAMPLE ! FIRMS ( ,>?UR ,&]S51 ,COOP]S & ,LYBR&1 ,B9D] ,HAMLYN1 TOLD 9VE/ORS ?AT A ,LABOR GOV]NM5T MI<T BE GOOD = !IR F9ANCIAL HEAL?4 ,! 9CREAS$ SUPPORT 9 ! ,CITY = ,LABOR HAD A KNOCK-ON EFFECT AS ADVICE WAS H&$ ON TO /OCKHOLD]S & 9VE/ORS4 

,!RE >E O!R REASONS = SU* SUPPORT BESIDES A PRO-,EUROPE POSITION FROM ,LABOR4 ,!RE IS ANXIETY ?AT ! CON/ITUTIONAL /RUCTURE ( ,BRITA9 IS CREAK+ & ANTIQUAT$ & DOES NOT FULLY S]VE ,BRITI% CAPITALISM'S NE$S4 ,!RE IS FE> OV] ! BREAKUP ( ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM4 ,!RE IS AN AW>5ESS ?AT MANY PEOPLE >E DISILLUSION$ 9 ,P>LIAM5T & ,DEMOCRACY1 P>TICUL>LY OV] ! SN[BALL+ REVELATIONS ( SLEAZE & CORRUPTION4 ,IT IS FELT BY SOME 9 ! ,BRITI% BOSS CLASS ?AT ! ,IRI% PROBLEM HAS TO BE RESOLV$1 & ?AT A FIX-UP C\LD NOT BE EFFECTIVELY C>RI$ \T BY ! ,CONS]VATIVES :O W]E TOO MU* 9 PAWN TO ! ,UNIONI/S 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL&4 

,/REAML9E 

  

,LABOR WILL MOVE TO /REAML9E C]TA9 CON/ITUTIONAL PROCESSES ) ! 5?USIA/IC BACK+ ( LIB]ALS 9 ! M$IA & ! 9TELLIG5TSIA ORGANIZ$ ?R\< ,*>T] #h#h4 ,IT WILL HEAD (F SEP>ATION MOVES BY NATIONALI/S ) ITS SOPS ( A ,SCOTTI% REF]5DUM & DEVOLUTION = ,WALES & ,SCOTL&4 ,?R\< ITS WELL-PUBLICIZ$ /&S AGA9/ SLEAZE & CORRUPTION IT WILL HOPE TO HEAD (F DISILLUSION 1 EV5 ?\< ITS REPUTATION = CORRUPTION 9 P>TICUL> 9 MUNICIPAL C\NCILS IS NOTORI\S4 ,) A MASSIVE MAJORITY IT WILL BE RU?LESS 9 DRIV+ ?R\< AU/]ITY PROGRAMS1 CUTS 9 JOBS & WELF>E1 CONT9U+ ATTACKS ON ! HEAL? S]VICE & PUBLIC TRANSPORT1 FUR!R BOL/]+ ( POLICE P[]S4 ,! ,LABOR ,P>TY HAS ACTIVELY S\<T ! SUPPORT ( ! POLICE 9 ITS LAW & ORD] CAMPAIGNS4 ,?IS WILL BE EAS$ BY A MAJORITY ?AT ! ,CONS]VATIVES NO LONG] HAD4 

,! UNIONS ( C\RSE WILL PLAY !IR ROLE 9 POLIC+ ,LABOR'S ,NEW ,BRITA94 ,ALREADY ,JOHN ,MONKS1 ,T,U,C G5]AL SECRET>Y1 HAS MET ) ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,BLAIR & TALK$ AB\T A 0SUB/ANTIALLY *ANG$ MOOD 9 ,:ITEHALL04 ,ANO!R SIGN ( BETT] UNION-BOSS L9K-UP WAS ! PLANN$ VISIT ( ,C,B,I DIRECTOR G5]AL ,ADAIR ,TURN] TO ?IS YE>'S ,T,U,C CONF]5CE4 

,! VOTE 9 ! G5]AL ELECTION ITSELF HAS TO BE LOOK$ AT4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 IT HAS TO BE /AT$ /RONGLY ?AT ! ,LABOR VICTORY WAS NOT SO MU* BECAUSE ( 9CREAS$ SUPPORT = ,LABOR1 BUT BECAUSE ( AN ANTI-,TORY VOTE4 ,!RE WAS A P]CEPTION AMONG MANY ?AT ! ,CONS]VATIVES MU/ BE VOT$ \T4 ,?IS WAS A CROSS-CLASS PH5OM5ON1 MORE NOTICEABLE AMONG SECTIONS ( ! RUL+ CLASS & 0PR(ESSIONALS0 ?AN AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!RE W]E ALSO MANY AB/5TIONS BY MANY :O HAD PREVI\SLY VOT$ ,CONS]VATIVE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 9 SOME WORK+ CLASS >EAS1 9 P>TICUL> 9 NOR? EA/ ,5GL&1 ! NUMB] ( AB/5TIONS %OT UP DRA/ICALLY4 ,COMM5TATORS 9 ! B\RGEOIS PRESS RECOGNIZ$ ! ANTI-,TORY1 RA!R ?AN PRO-,LABOR SIGNIFICANCE ( ! VOTE4 ,! TURN\T ( VOT]S = ! ELECTION WAS A PO/W> L[4 ,IT CAN BE SAID ?AT ! ELECTION WAS NOTABLE = ! HI< LEVEL ( WORK+ CLASS APA?Y & SUSPICION1 & 9DE$ HO/ILITY1 AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS1 & ! ANTI-,TORY AB/5TIONS & TACTICAL VOT+4 

,COSMETIC 

  

,LABOR WILL C>RY \T A NUMB] ( COSMETIC *ANGES TO GIVE ! ILLUSION ?AT IT IS A GOV]NM5T ( ACTION1 9DE$ ?AT IT IS A GOV]NM5T ?AT IS PRO-WORK+ CLASS4 ,SO WE HAVE AN AU?ORIZ$ 9VE/IGATION 9TO ! ,GULF ,W> SYNDROME1 A MORATORIUM ON ! CLOSURE ( ,LONDON HOSPITALS = SIX MON?S1 V>I\S MOVES ON ! M9IMUM WAGE ETC4 ,)9 A %ORT SPACE ( TIME !SE COSMETIC *ANGES WILL BE ECLIPS$ BY ! ATTACKS ?AT ,LABOR IS PLANN+ ON US4 

,?IS %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS A 0CRISIS ( EXPECTATIONS0 SC5>IO :I* MANY ON ! ,LEFT >E PUTT+ =W>D4 ,!RE >E NO HEI<T5$ ILLUSIONS 9 ,LABOR SOON TO BE DISAPPO9T$ LEAD+ TO RIS+ MILITANCY4 ,!RE >E NO EXPECTATIONS 9 ,LABOR TO C>RY \T RADICAL RE=MS 9 FAVOR ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! WORK+ CLASS AT ! MOM5T IS 9 A P]IOD ( PR(\ND DEFEAT4 ,/RUGGLES WILL ONLY HAPP5 :5 WE FI<T BACK AGA9/ PLANN$ ATTACKS4 ,AT ! MOM5T ! P]IOD ( QUIET1 ( CLASS PEACE1 CAN BE SE5 AS LA/+ A LONG TIME4 ,! ONLY SIGNS ( HOPE >E TO BE SE5 9 ! ACTION ( ,B,A WORK]S & ( CONT9U+ WILDCATS AMONG PO/AL WORK]S4 ,!RE WILL BE A CONT9U+ & SL[LY 9CREAS+1 WE HOPE1 GU]RILLA W>F>E ( UN(FICIAL /RIKES1 MORE & MORE \TSIDE ! CONTROL ( ! UNIONS4 ,AS REG>DS ACTIVITY ON ! 5VIRONM5TAL FRONT1 ,LABOR MAY WELL MAKE MOVES TO BUY (F SOME ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ ) V>I\S SOPS1 :IL/ SOME MAY BE 9CREAS+LY RADICALIZ$ AS !Y REALIZE ?AT ! ,LABOR AG5DA ON ! 5VIRONM5T IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ! ,TORIES4 

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