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‘The End of New Labour’?

In the UK, David Cameron has pronounced the “end of New Labour” after his Conservative Party achieved impressive by-election victories in Crewe and Nantwich. The results–the first Conservative parliamentary gain since 1982–strike another major blow against Gordon Brown’s failing administration. It can’t be long before his government is thrown out. This new Conservative triumph is […]

In the UK, David Cameron has pronounced the “end of New Labour” after his Conservative Party achieved impressive by-election victories in Crewe and Nantwich. The results–the first Conservative parliamentary gain since 1982–strike another major blow against Gordon Brown’s failing administration. It can’t be long before his government is thrown out.

This new Conservative triumph is not necessarily a reason for conservatives to rejoice, however. Cameron, who has deliberately positioned himself as the “heir to Blair”, is unloved on the Right. He may talk about the “end of New Labour”, but for many he represents simply its next chapter. His politics is, almost certainly, a sort of rebranded Blairism, with all its PCism, populism and media savoir-faire.

But for now, Brits on the Left, Right and middle can celebrate the demise of the New Labour project, which has let their nation down for too long.

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