Summary
Labour's current travails are not due to its leaders' actions or failures to act; they stem from a profound intellectual and moral malaise that has gripped the Labour Party for at least half a decade. At its heart lies a fatal mismatch between public expectations and political rhetoric on the one hand, and the realities of tightening resource constraints, destructive climate change and the mechanics of global capitalism on the other.
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The Scapegoat
The kindest explanation for Labour's current predicament is that it has succumbed to a death wish. Fifteen months ago, it handed the leadership to Gordon Brown on a golden plate. A few disgruntled figures muttered behind their hands, but no one had the courage to stand against him. No doubt a lot of arms were twisted to ensure his coronation, and it is clear in retrospect that a contest would have been better for him personally, as well as for the party. But the fact remains that he is the first leader to have been elected unopposed since Arthur Hende...
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