Emeritus Prof Christopher May5d ago

The problem those arguing for a 'revival' of Centerism have (this morning Phillip Collins/Observer) is that they draw centrism wide enough to draw in Blairs' Labour & Cameron's Tories.

If that's the liberal centre then its been in power for decades & got us to the stagnating, unequal, failing juncture we have reached.... why would anyone think they now have the answers (other than their feeling of entitlement to govern?) as the are worried less by Reform than the Greens?

#politics #democracy

Show threadColman Reilly5d ago
@ChrisMayLA6 the centre right always prefers fascists to anything progressive. Especially the authoritarian centre right as exemplified by the upper reaches of Starmer’s Labour.
Show threadJeniParsons5d ago
@Colman @ChrisMayLA6 you’re right I think and that’s because the top echelons have too much private stuff to protect - status, power, money - and couldn’t possibly understand the Greens or any other socialist/left grouping who see through the ‘centre left’ pretence
Show threadBashStKid5d ago
@JeniParsons @Colman @ChrisMayLA6 Money, yes. But also preserving power and control. They always think they’ll end up on top, and don’t really care how many others have to fail and fall.
Show threadColman Reilly5d ago
@BashStKid @JeniParsons @ChrisMayLA6 the only principle Starmer seems to have is a will to be in power.
Show threadDudula the Dud
@Colman He's the same as boris johnson: Thought that becoming PM was the end of the game, but soon found out he was clueless! @BashStKid @JeniParsons @ChrisMayLA6
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