Reply #92: Labour is great. "New Labour" sucks.

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Tony Blair and his "New Labour" cronies are just as bad as our "New Democrats" and the DLC: both are too cozy to corporate power, and do the bidding of the multinationals and the military-industrial complex at the expense of working people.

Like the so-called "New Democrats", "New Labour" became the majority party by co-opting the economic platform of its opposition. It has effectively abandoned its working-class base in order to appeal to the yuppies in the suburbs, and the so-called "middle-class values". They have effectively de-fanged any arguments put forth by the Conservatives/Republicans by adopting most of their policies outright.

Given the alternatives, Labour is probably the best choice. But the leadership of the party needs to change-- especially those who are too busy kissing Uncle Sam's arse on foreign matters while neglecting the opinion of their constituency.