Comments on: Bag carriers against Gordon Brown http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/ creating a new liberal-left force Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:25:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Diversity http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11458 Diversity Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:40 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11458 "Central governments should not have faith in ... central government." Having spent most of my working life in the centre of Whitehall, I am convinced on a basis of experience, information and theory that 'The role and power of central govenment in the UK has grown, is growing and in the interest of the people ought to be diminished.' The closer decisions on serving the public are to the people who are meant to benefit from them (and in most cases to the people who live by producing them) the better for all of us. I fear David Osler is stuck on the authoritarian side of Ming Campbell's divide. Like everyone here, I have little idea of who Phil Collins is. But thanks for the tip. I will read his article with interest and respect. As for Blairites, the leading real follower of Tony Blair nowadays seems to be Cameron “Central governments should not have faith in … central government.” Having spent most of my working life in the centre of Whitehall, I am convinced on a basis of experience, information and theory that ‘The role and power of central govenment in the UK has grown, is growing and in the interest of the people ought to be diminished.’ The closer decisions on serving the public are to the people who are meant to benefit from them (and in most cases to the people who live by producing them) the better for all of us.

I fear David Osler is stuck on the authoritarian side of Ming Campbell’s divide.

Like everyone here, I have little idea of who Phil Collins is. But thanks for the tip. I will read his article with interest and respect. As for Blairites, the leading real follower of Tony Blair nowadays seems to be Cameron

]]> By: redpesto http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11445 redpesto Wed, 28 May 2008 13:22:45 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11445 For me the key bit was the hint that unnamed 'Blairites' were 'warming towards David Cameron'. This could be a big hint to Brown to Do As They Say...Or Else, or that the Blair groupies are sniffing which way the wind's blowing. The fact that the likes of Collins want to diss the Fabians is entirely in keeping with the traditions of New Labour, and therefore no surprise at all. For me the key bit was the hint that unnamed ‘Blairites’ were ‘warming towards David Cameron’. This could be a big hint to Brown to Do As They Say…Or Else, or that the Blair groupies are sniffing which way the wind’s blowing. The fact that the likes of Collins want to diss the Fabians is entirely in keeping with the traditions of New Labour, and therefore no surprise at all.

]]> By: Paul Linford http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11417 Paul Linford Wed, 28 May 2008 07:59:06 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11417 Well said David. I may be wrong about this, but given the early copy deadlines of political magazines, I strongly suspect that the article was written well before Collins went to work for Purnell, thereby limiting its alleged "significance" in the context of the current Labour leadership speculation. It would be interesting to see a list of people who, over the course of the past 14 years, have been described by MSM journos as "key allies of Tony Blair." I suspect there would be some surprising names on the list. Well said David.

I may be wrong about this, but given the early copy deadlines of political magazines, I strongly suspect that the article was written well before Collins went to work for Purnell, thereby limiting its alleged “significance” in the context of the current Labour leadership speculation.

It would be interesting to see a list of people who, over the course of the past 14 years, have been described by MSM journos as “key allies of Tony Blair.” I suspect there would be some surprising names on the list.

]]> By: Mund http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11354 Mund Tue, 27 May 2008 18:14:50 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/27/bag-carriers-against-gordon-brown/#comment-11354 Slaphead? You're better then that. Slaphead? You’re better then that.

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