Reply #11: This is a very Blairite piece

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although I don't have any problem if the Observer wants to such Tony Blair's cock. I will just buy the Independent instead! :evilgrin:

Rawnsley's piece is giving the classic Blaritis argument, that Blair is giving the Labour party massive power and that power must be grabbed at any cost. It is also made by an insider who concentrates on insider business such as the supposed Blair/Brown feud and does not pay much attention to what is going on outside Westminster.

However, Rawnsley falls into the classic trap of evading the discussion of policy whenever possible, preferring to give the old support Blair or it's the tories claptrap instead. If he looked outside the Westminster clique he would see that those of us who are disillusioned with Blair have very real problems with the policies of Blair and the very real problem of "new" labour refusing to listen to the people of Britain. For that Rawnsley and his ike do not seem to have any solutions whatsoever.

If "new" labour is to stop the rot then the Blairites are going to have to face up to some very uncomfortable realities.