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,\R COMM5TS ON ! ,LABOR VICTORY HAVE BE5 OV]TAK5 BY REC5T EV5TS4 ,LABOR'S LONG-/&+ REPUTATION = CORRUPTION HAS BE5 HI<LI<T$ BY ! 'MONEY = 9FLU5CE' REVELATIONS CONC]N+ ,=MULA ,ONE & ,SA9SBURY'S4 ,LABOR'S ATTEMPTS TO RE/ORE CONFID5CE 9 DEMOCRACY ?R\< ITS ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGNS & PO/URES HAVE BE5 SEV]ELY DAMAG$ BY !SE LI<TN+ REVELATIONS4 ,9 FACT1 !SE EV5TS HAVE 9CREAS$ ! GR[+ CYNICISM & DISILLUSION ) P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY1 9 P>TICUL> AMONG ! Y\NG4 ,:E!R !SE TR5DS TRANSLATE 9TO GR[+ APA?Y1 OR A RE9=CEM5T ( DIRECT ACTION & DO-IT-Y\RSELF ORGANIZ+ REMA9S TO BE SE54 ,:AT IS APP>5T IS ! NE$ = REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S TO HELP ?IS RE9=CEM5T COME AB\T ?R\< SU/A9$ ACTIVITY & PROPAG&A4 ,LABOR HAS BE5 MORE SUCCESSFUL 9 SOME ( ! CON/ITUTIONAL RE=MS IT PROMIS$4 ,IT DELIV]$ ! GOODS ON ,SCOTTI% & ,WEL% DEVOLUTION1 9 ! %ORT T]M HEAD+ (F ANY IMM$IATE HOPES BY NATIONALI/S = ! BREAKUP ( ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM4 ,IT /ILL HAS ! SUPPORT ( MU* ( ! M$IA & SECTIONS ( ! BOSS CLASS4 ,IT HAS =G$ :AT IS 9 EFFECT A ,NATIONAL ,GOV]NM5T1 ) ! ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS AS JUNIOR P>TN]S & ,TORIES LIKE ,HESELT9E & ,MELLOR 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ITS COMMITTEES ON ! ,MILL5NIUM 'CELEBRATIONS' & SPORT4 ,AT LEA/ 9 ! %ORT T]M IT HAS SUCCE$$ 9 M>G9ALIZ+ ! ,TORIES & 9CREAS$ ! *ANCES ( PRO-,TORY SPLITS4 ,LABOR WAS ALSO V]Y CONC]N$ AB\T ! ?REAT POS$ TO ! MON>*Y BY AN EV]-M\NT+ POPUL> HO/ILITY4 ,:IL/ V>I\S ,LABOR 'LEFTS' MI<T DESCRIBE !MSELVES AS REPUBLICANS1 ,BLAIR & HIS IMM$IATE CLIQUE HAVE FALL5 OV] !MSELVES TO %[ H[ MU* !Y ADMIRE ! ,ROYAL ,FAMILY AS AN 9/ITUTION & AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,F> FROM BE+ AN ATTEMPT TO UND]M9E ! MON>*Y1 AS V>I\S COMM5TATORS 9 ! M$IA BELIEV$1 ,BLAIR'S 9T]V5TION 9 ! AFT]MA? ( ,PR9CESS ,DIANA'S DEA? WAS 9 FACT AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE IT4 ,BY =C+ ! ,ROYAL ,FAMILY TO ISSUE A /ATEM5T & TO RETURN TO ,LONDON TO MEET ! CR[D ( M\RN]S1 ,BLAIR WAS =C+ !M TO /REAML9E & TO BECOME MORE 'ACCESSIBLE'4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ONLY ?IS W\LD SAVE !M4 ,HIS DET]M9ATION TO PRES]VE ! MON>*Y WAS FUR!R UND]L9$ BY ! ,GOLD5 ,W$D+ ,ANNIV]S>Y CELEBRATIONS1 ) ! UNPREC$5T$ VISIT BY ! ,ROYALS TO ,NO4 #a4 

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,! ,BLAIR LEAD]%IP IS DET]M9$ TO =GE AS MU* RUL+ CLASS UNITY AS POSSIBLE4 ,ALONGSIDE ! ABOVE MANEUV]S TO 9CLUDE ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS & ,TORIES1 IT 9VIT$ ,/EVE ,HILTON1 :O ?\<T UP ! 'DEMON-EYES' CAMPAIGN1 TO ITS LA/ P>TY CONF]5CE1 AS WELL AS A GANG ( =M] ADVIS]S TO ,TORY M9I/]S4 ,ALSO ATT5D+ ! CONF]5CE WAS ! $ITOR ( ! ,SUN1 :O !N DEVOT$ FIVE PAGES 9 HIS RAG PRAIS+ ,BLAIR4 ,:Y DOES ! ,LABOR GOV]NM5T SEEK ?IS UNITY8 ,IT WI%ES TO FIR/LY PUT OV] ! ILLUSION ( CONS5SUS1 TO RETURN1 9 RHETORIC ONLY1 TO ! SO-CALL$ SOCIETY ( CLASS PEACE *AMPION$ BY OLD-/YLE ,TORIES LIKE ,HEA? & ,MAC,MILLAN1 & ! OLD ,LABOR GOV]NM5TS ( ,ATTLEE1 ,WILSON & ,CALLA<AN4 ,9DE$ SOME ( ! ,BLAIR GOV]NM5T'S TACTICS >E BAS$ ON A CLOSE /UDY ( ,WILSON'S TACTICS :IL/ 9 P[]4 ,WILL ,HUTTON 9 HIS BOOK ,! ,/ATE ,WE'RE ,9 SPELT ?IS \T2 0,AGREEM5T ) ! ,LIB ,DEMS IS P>T ( ! CON/RUCTION ( A WID] COALITION ( 9T]E/S4 ,LABOR HAS BROK5 AWAY FROM ITS OLD ROLE AS ! /&>D BE>] ( ! ORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS 7,%URELY %OME MI/AKE8-$474 ,! BE/ 9 ! ,5GLI% LIB]AL TRADITION- RE=MI/1 FAIR-M9D$1 TOL]ANT1 EV5 '/AKEHOLD]'- IS BE+ REAWAK5$4 ,A NEW POLITICAL CONS5SUS IS DEVELOP+2 IT EXT5DS FROM /AKEHOLD]1 PRO-,EUROPEAN COMPANIES ?R\< ! LIB]AL PR(ESSIONS TO P>TN]%IP-M9D$ TRADE UNIONS1 9CORPORATES ! PUBLIC SECTOR1 & HAS NE>-UNIV]SAL SUPPORT FROM ! ,*RI/IAN *UR*ES & O!R RELIGI\S TRADITIONS4 ,?IS IS A NEW =MULATION ( ,MIDDLE ,5GL&04 ,WILL ,HUTTON IS A /&>D BE>] ( ! NE$ TO /REAML9E BO? ,BRITA9'S POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS & ,BRITI% CAPITALISM1 SO ?AT IT CAN BE MORE COMPETITIVE 9 ! WORLD M>KET4 ,SECONDLY1 ! ,BLAIR GOV]NM5T KN[S ?AT DIVISIONS 9 ! BOSS CLASS HAVE BE5 HI<LY DE/RUCTIVE4 ,IT KN[S ?AT SOON] OR LAT] SOCIAL UNRE/ WILL ]UPT & IT 9T5DS TO CREATE AS MU* PRIOR SOLID>ITY 9 ! RUL+ CLASS AS POSSIBLE4 

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,! ,LABOR CONF]5CE S5T \T A MESSAGE TO ! PEOPLE IT 9T5DS TO ATTACK1 Y\ & ME1 ! MASS ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 A C>EFULLY *OREOGRAPH$ SPEE* ,BLAIR W>N$ :AT HE PLANN$ WAS3 0,A COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY1 BUT IT IS COMPASSION ) A H>D $GE4 ,A /RONG SOCIETY CANNOT BE BUILT ON S(T *OICES4 ,IT MEANS FUNDAM5TAL RE=M ( \R WELF>E /ATE04 ,:AT ?IS MEANS IS ?AT ! ,LABOR GOV]NM5T WILL ATTACK WELF>E B5EFITS & S]VICES 9 A WAY 9 :I* ! ,TORIES C\LD ONLY DREAM (4 ,FIR/ ( ALL S+LE MO!RS W\LD BE ATTACK$1 !IR B5EFITS SCRAPP$ & !IR COMPULSORY =C+ 9TO L[ PAID JOBS UND] 'RE$UCATION' S*EMES4 ,/ATE P5SIONS WILL BE ! NEXT T>GET AFT] ?IS1 ) !IR COMPLETE ABOLITION & COMPULSORY PRIVATE P5SIONS REPLAC+ !M4 ,SIMIL>LY UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFIT WILL BE SCRAPP$1 TO BE REPLAC$ BY A WORK-=-DOLE SC5>IO4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,HEAL? ,S]VICE WILL BE MO/ LIKELY UP = ! *OP1 IF ,LABOR ?9K !Y CAN GET AWAY ) IT4 ,BUT SOME B\RGEOIS COMM5TATORS >E GETT+ $GY4 ,!Y >E W>N+ ?AT SOCIAL UNRE/ MAY WELL LOOM UP ON ! HORIZON4 ,&REW ,M>R1 WRIT+ 9 ! ,9DEP5D5T 7#c4#i4#i#g7 W>N$2 0,BUT AT ! PO9T :5 'T\< *OICES' BECOME T\<] LIVES = PEOPLE :O >E ALREADY B>ELY COP+1 !N ?IS GOV]NM5T WILL BEG9 TO EXP]I5CE AT LEA/ SOME ( ! POPULI/ ANG] AGA9/ ! FIR/ & SECOND ,?AT*] ADM9I/RATION4 ,FUR!R1 ?AT ANG] WILL F9D POLITICAL EXPRESSION4 ,I DON'T KN[ H[1 OR :]E1 OR :O WILL LEAD IT4 ,BUT 9 EV]Y ADVANC$ SOCIETY !RE IS A LEFTI/1 OPPOSITIONI/ OP9ION :I* F9DS A WAY TO BE HE>D04 ,AS WE NOT$ 9 ! LA/ ,ORGANIZE6 \R CLASS IS 9 A /ATE ( RETREAT & DEFEAT4 ,?IS MAY CONT9UE = SOME TIME4 ,AT ! MOM5T !RE IS LITTLE SIGN ( S]I\S RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT ?IS SITUATION MAY NOT LA/ = EV]4 ,LET US HOPE ,M>R'S PR$ICTIONS >E PROV$ CORRECT & ?AT ,BRITI% REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM WILL PROVE ITSELF CAPABLE ( ORGANIZ+ ITSELF & ( /RONGLY 9FLU5C+ ANY FUTURE /RUGGLES4 

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