tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post5516575863731011985..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: Year ZeroDavid Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-83075316793426214052019-10-26T20:58:04.639+01:002019-10-26T20:58:04.639+01:00CheersCheersDavid Timoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-7194330139662212322019-10-26T20:29:25.619+01:002019-10-26T20:29:25.619+01:00Second paragraph third line.
"what see sees&...Second paragraph third line.<br /><br />"what see sees" should be 'what she sees'Subsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-83279728967431463172019-10-26T16:35:22.230+01:002019-10-26T16:35:22.230+01:00The sheer irony in these kind of opinion-pieces is...The sheer irony in these kind of opinion-pieces is demonstrated in the fact that it's the same woolly invocations of the 'redistribution of power, wealth, and opportunity', 'achievable economic justice' and ' building a better future for all working people' that link Phillipson with the likes of Blair, Wilson, Attlee, MacDonald and Hardie. <br /><br />If it wasn't for their claims to these abstract nostalgic principles then the likes of Phillipson would be judged on what they actually advocate, which is little more than a celebration of modern capitalism with them as a managerial cadre that aims to keep steering things in the right direction. <br /><br />The predictions of various commentators that Labour has been all set to lose its heartlands in places like the North East have been somewhat daft and misplaced. But when you look at some of the people who have been representing these places for years, it's clear that they have been very lucky that the alternative has been the Tories, because they certainly don't offer much to their constituents.Ben Philliskirknoreply@blogger.com