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Comments on: Not Backing Blair http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/02/not-backing-blair/ As fair-minded and non-partisan as Torquemada. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Meaders http://sbbs.johnband.org/2005/02/not-backing-blair/#comment-2281 Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:40:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=814#comment-2281 Bah! There’s are clear differences between even New Labour and the Tories that just don’t exist between Democrats and Republicans – most particularly, Labour’s integration (and growth from) the labour movement.

As long as the Left in the US tags along with voting Democrat no matter how bad, there’s no reason for the Democrats ever to improve and still less opportunity for a progressive Left to develop. Take Hillary Clinton’s gyrations on abortion rights, for instance; the idea that "liberal" Democratic politicians can steal the Republicans’ clothes should have been killed off by the 2004 election, but without an independent left voice, the same ghastly leadership asserts itself.

Whilst we’re on letting the Tories in: my guess is it ain’t going to happen. But look at where their support has come from – not Labour, but the Lib Dems. Sudden Right tack from the Lib Dems imminent?

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