In 2017 the realisation that they may have sold out only to end up on the wrong side of history must have been terrifying. Which is why they are so keen for 2019 to be our generation’s 1983 - they’re desperate for us to abandon socialism and prove that we are just like them. 2/
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But it’s not 1983. 2008 changed everything. And wherever you look - from Ireland to Iowa - the centre is collapsing and the left is on the rise. When we look back on the choices we make today from the world of 2050, we won’t be ashamed of defending our principles. 3/3
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Interesting take this. I always think of David Blunkett. Literally a leftist firebrand. The transformation into centrist was so sudden and stark
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He grew up

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Those on the left citing Keir Starmer's history of left-wing activism as a reason to trust him should bear in mind that ultra-centrists David Aaronovitch and Nick Cohen used to be left-wing activists too.
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And Christopher Hitchens!
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The older I get the less faith I have that government can ever be efficient so I'm losing faith in the idea of a high-tax, high welfare society. Seems like it's far more likely for people's taxes will be spent on corporate handouts than actually helping people so why bother?
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Funny, the older I get the less faith I have that private enterprise is really an efficient way to allocate resources on the basis of human need. So many services have turned out warped beyond recognition by profit motive, the most obvious being healthcare.
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In much the same way that adult-onset born again Christians generally tend to become the most volubly pious pains in the neck.
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Ex-smokers. Rich people who were previously poor.
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