August 30, 2010
THE CURIOUS INSTINCT...:
Mandelson warns against return to pre-New Labour era (guardian.co.uk, 30 August 2010)
The Labour party risks getting stuck in an "electoral cul-de-sac" if it takes a "pre-New Labour" direction under its new leader, Lord Mandelson warned today.His comments were seen as a warning against the election of Ed Miliband, who has positioned himself to the left of his brother David as the pair have emerged as front-runners to succeed Gordon Brown.
The former business secretary – and architect of New Labour – warned that the party risked a long period in opposition if it swung to the left and failed to recreate the wide-ranging coalition which took Tony Blair to power in 1997.
...of Anglospheric parties that have successfully governed by the Third Way is to react against themselves while their opponents imitate the success.
