I see that New Labour are at it again, coming up with their latest version of ersatz democracy. The Guardian reports today that Golden Brown has plans to send Constituency Labour Parties and affiliated unions six draft policy documents and invite their amendments in time for the next general election manifesto. A certain negative backlash, it seems, is expected from the anticipated unfavourable results from tomorrow's local elections. Such pessimism !
Of course, social democrats and socialists in the Labour Party may ask why we don't simply have a comprehensive democratic policy making making process in permanent operation ? Such optimism !
Just what will happen to the responses from constituencies remains rather obscure. If Golden Gordon Brown is still running the show, his waste paper basket could be overflowing.
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