tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post1404589893756674937..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: Timeless ValuesDavid Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-14231373636083313932015-07-30T14:30:56.542+01:002015-07-30T14:30:56.542+01:00It is funny that there is no economic evidence whi...It is funny that there is no economic evidence which says high public sector as a % of the whole economy is bad for the economy. In fact if you could draw any conclusions you would say the reverse was true.<br /><br />It is often said that neo liberalism was a response to the failings of Keynesian policies or more precisely a response to the problems created by Keynesian policies. The argument was that capitalism needed a sort of see-sawing between demand and supply side policies. So why is the see saw not swinging back? I think one answer is that the story just told is only partially true and that the adoption of neo liberalism wasn't just a genuine response to the problems of Keynesian policies but it was a class project to discipline workers etc. Therefore a class fightback is required.<br /><br />I think a dose of old fashioned Corbynism is precisely what the UK and the neo liberal world needs, assuming the end of capitalism itself is not nigh.<br /><br /><br />Herbie Destroys the Environmentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-42646072888261599492015-07-30T08:48:35.035+01:002015-07-30T08:48:35.035+01:00I think a lot of people forget that 'Blairism&...I think a lot of people forget that 'Blairism' and 'Thatcherism' were actually minority positions in their respective parties that achieved dominance through their alliance with the traditional right and centre, and their ultimate electoral success.<br /><br />What the Kendall candidacy has demonstrated is that Blairism is not a pragmatic ideology, but essentially takes the rather dogmatic form you have described. It is not intrinsically a populist or electorally popular project because, after all, who wants rule by David Brent? The leadership campaign has also shown up the pragmatic centrists, who have had virtually nothing to offer in terms of policy or personality.<br /><br />And the irony is that they all say that it is Corbyn that is unelectable.Igor Belanovnoreply@blogger.com