The obvious implication of Sunny Hundal's article for LabourList is that Ed Miliband should follow the example of Tony Blair and David Cameron and slay one of his own party's sacred cows: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7475484#editor/target=post;postID=8067925642171946408
This, according to Sunny Hundal, would demonstrate to the electorate that Mr Miliband was a tough finisher-completer who would not hesitate to take difficult decisions and bulldoze opposition to get things done.
But what sacred cows does Labour have left to slay? Militant has been defeated and expelled. Clause 4 has been repealed. Free market capitalism has been adopted uncritically. The war against Unite was a damp squib that ended in a messy truce at Falkirk. The young feckless NEETs have already been ferociously kicked (most recently by Rachel Reeves).
There is of course always that most sacred of left-wing sacred cows - immigration.
But we know that Labour is addicted to immigration, and is unable to act sensibly on the issue.
This, according to Sunny Hundal, would demonstrate to the electorate that Mr Miliband was a tough finisher-completer who would not hesitate to take difficult decisions and bulldoze opposition to get things done.
But what sacred cows does Labour have left to slay? Militant has been defeated and expelled. Clause 4 has been repealed. Free market capitalism has been adopted uncritically. The war against Unite was a damp squib that ended in a messy truce at Falkirk. The young feckless NEETs have already been ferociously kicked (most recently by Rachel Reeves).
There is of course always that most sacred of left-wing sacred cows - immigration.
But we know that Labour is addicted to immigration, and is unable to act sensibly on the issue.
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