Lots of stuff in the press in recent days about Maurice Glasman - the Blue Labour answer to the Red Tory Philip Blond. Apparently Ed Miliband will shortly make a speech responding to Glasman's ideas.
I have a post up at Liberal Conspiracy today arguing that both Red Toryism and Blue Labour risk irrelevance unless they can find something significant to say about the biggest challenge facing the UK: the search for sustainable economic growth. You can read it here: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2011/04/26/the-hole-at-the-heart-of-blue-labour-and-red-toryism/
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