As readers of a right-wing magazine there is no reason you will have heard of the following individuals, but as this is supposed to be coming to you from enemy territory, listen and learn.
Luke Akehurst (activist, councillor, Labour parliamentary candidate in 2001 and 2005) has always been a passionate advocate of the centrist New Labour orthodoxy. Funny thing to get passionate about, you might think. But Luke’s Blog has been essential reading for those fascinated by the minutiae of Labour politics for some time. Now there is a real possibility of Labour meltdown, those of Luke’s persuasion is convinced that the true enemy of the party is, wait for it, “the soft left” as represented by the fashionable pressure group Compass and especially the Guardian pop writer and political commentator John Harris.
If you want an example of some of the arguments that are likely to emerge within the Labour Party in the second half of next year, look no further than Luke’s thoughts on Harris’s most
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