If you haven’t seen it already John Harris’ column in today’s Guardian is well worth a read:
"…the essential Labour strategy is clear enough: not to concentrate on anything progressive or inspiring but to run instead on a mixture of the Dunwoody bloodline, utterly witless class warfare, and the politics of fear. One wonders what the more shrill aspects of the party’s campaign will do for Crewe’s community relations - but there again, it’s doubtful that such thoughts are troubling many Labour high-ups. Misanthropic nastiness, after all, seems to be a central plank of the government’s fightback."
Read the full piece here.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:22 am
I’m astonished that these people are supposedly fighting for their careers and yet readily engage in these shameful electioneering tactics. What worries me though is how easily they do it. Its almost as if they don’t see how it looks to others.
I hope their Labour voters are taking note… I’m sure many will be embarrassed at such behaviours carried out in their name. I also hope the media are keeping a close watch too, thus far they seem to be turning a blind eye.