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Saturday 28 August 2010

Some serious stuff in the silly season

I've been posting a weekly round up of 10 highlights from the blogs - normally on a Friday or Saturday - for several months. I've just stopped compiling these, but I'll still sometimes post links to things I reckon deserve attention. Here's half a dozen good posts from the last few days:

Think of the children (Laurie Penny)

The contradiction at the heart of David Miliband's campaign (Don Paskini at Liberal Conspiracy)

David Miliband - supporter of human rights? (Harpymarx)

Hysterical media go on misinformed rampage (Scottish Socialist Youth)

Wikileaks Assange sex smear (Madam Miaow)

Jonathan Hoffman: an apology (Jews Sans Frontieres)

Image: Jon Cruddas with David Miliband, who he unexpectedly endorsed for the Labour leadership this week


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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the link.

    What I don't understand is why some on the left are shocked by Cruddas's support for Miliband the elder.... Er, have a look at is voting record as he has never deviated from the NL line. He may speak left but he votes right.

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  2. I agree Cruddas has never been as much to the left of the Blairites and Brownites as many people have imagined. It's surprising that out of 4 right-wing candidates he chose THE most right-wing, the one who is identified as the choice of wealthy backers, right-wing commentators and the ultra-Blairites.

    David Miliband, it seems to me, is both the 'continuity' candidate and the 'electability' candidate. He appeals to those people who falsely believe that the most right-wing candidate possible is necessary as a leader - because this is who will get them 'elected'. It's the same myth that drove support for Blair.

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  3. "David Miliband, it seems to me, is both the 'continuity' candidate and the 'electability' candidate. He appeals to those people who falsely believe that the most right-wing candidate possible is necessary as a leader - because this is who will get them 'elected'. It's the same myth that drove support for Blair."

    Depressingly true.

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