At any cost?

This week’s New Statesman carries an article explaining how Brown could still lead Labour to victory next year. Figuring it was a pre-Euros, Brownite moral-boosting plant, I read on. It is depressing stuff. Basically, it boils down to:

• Spending £400m of public money on advertising government/Labour schemes
• Identity politics
• Sitting MPs working as glorified social workers
• Our lopsided electoral system
• People forgetting about McBride
• The fact that the major decisions Brown has made as PM have been designed to outflank the Tories.

So, rather than a loyalist, keep-your-chin-up sort of piece, it is actually more likely to lead the disillusioned party member to think: is this really what it has come to? Isn’t there any alternative?

(The NS leader is also strikingly pro-Johnson this week).

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That is all.

Respect my moral authori-taahh

Post-Scamalot, Ali had to make do with a box of Terry's All Gold.

I can’t quite get my head around Ieuan Wyn Jones’ argument. Yes, Westminster shouldn’t try to get in the way of the referendum. But is Scamalot relevant to this? Is it a good idea for Assembly Members – or IWJ’s own party – to re-advertise their questionable public funding decisions?