Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

Eschewing pessimism and hoping to help revitalise the Left! Democracy, freedom, equality, community, justice, prosperity and internationalism. democraticleftnetwork.com United Kingdom Joined February 2016

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

5 years ago

Excellent article by @cjbickerton who, devastatingly, highlights the often overlooked fact that the EU is very bad at developing effective policy, despite the claims of many of its EU supporters: nytimes.com/2021/05/17/opi…

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Blue Labour @blue_labour

6 years ago

The idea Labour could fix a structural problem with a technical fix (a new leader) was never serious. Some still don't realise just how serious Labour's estrangement from the working class is.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Indeed...

Blue Labour @blue_labour

6 years ago

The idea Labour could fix a structural problem with a technical fix (a new leader) was never serious. Some still don't realise just how serious Labour's estrangement from the working class is.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Must listen podcast from the @BungaCast team about the excellent "The Left Case for Brexit" book by Richard Tuck.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Another good piece from @arisroussinos: unherd.com/thepost/why-th… If the UK is to have a more effective state apparatus, the psychology that pervades the key departments, such as the Treasury, needs to radically change.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

@EnglishRadical The 'Remoaners' and 'Remain-iacs' definitely tried to refuse the English freedom @EnglishRadical. A somewhat belated answer (by approximately 150 year or so) to Charles Kingsley's pertinent question.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Like many of the main Project Fear claims, the '@NissanUK will close down' claim turns out, not just to be wrong, but the complete opposite appears to be happening. Will there be any contrition from the Remoaners and Remainiacs @labourleave @tfbrexit @PaulEmbery? Seems unlikely.

Paul Embery @PaulEmbery

6 years ago

I mean, you just have to laugh, don't you? Nissan was a key weapon of Project Fear. Brexit would sound the death knell for the plant, we were told. Now the company's boss is rejoicing at the fact that Brexit gives it a competitive advantage. news.sky.com/story/nissan-b…

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Very interesting report from @AlexGAThomas at the @instituteforgov. Interesting proposals for reforming the (currently weak) way Number 10 and the @cabinetofficeuk function. Important contribution to the debate about how to bring about more strategic coherence to government.

Institute for Government @instituteforgov

6 years ago

[NEW REPORT] Why is the centre of UK government weak - and what can be done about it? Read our latest report on the effectiveness of Number 10 and the Cabinet Office and ways to improve how they work instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/w…

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Excellent article from @DrLeeJones and @ShaharHameiri. Reinvigorating the dormant practice on the left of analysing the state. Identifying the UK state's failings and ways to dramatically improve its efficacy are essential to successful future democratic socialist government.

Lee Jones @DrLeeJones

6 years ago

New article: "COVID-19 and the Failure of the Neoliberal Regulatory State" My take on the West's (esp. UK's) failed response to #COVID19, coauthored with @ShaharHameiri, forthcoming in @RIPEJournal. Free pre-print version here: leejones.tk/papers/COVID19… Summary 👇 1/21

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

This is an unsurprising revelation @DemocracyMovemt. @UKLabour's 'conversion' to leaving the EU is driven by politics, not genuine repentance. The re-join movement could gather momentum quickly. It will have high profile backing and resources. Democrats need to be alert to it.

The Democracy Movement @DemocracyMovemt

6 years ago

Oh dear. Work still to be done ... #Brexit

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Great essay from @thephilippics published by @BRAVENEWEUROPE1. Very much worth reading! The EU as a 'neo-medievalist empire' is a pithy summary description of its 'sui generis' nature (compared to other multilateral bodies and traditional states) and its developing federalism.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

In some ways, an astonishing column in the @FT, @tfbrexit @thephilippics. It is certainly galling that after nearly five years of nefariousness by 'Remoaners' and 'Remain-iacs', causing needless strife, we're finally getting a bit of honesty from some of their propaganda organs.

The Full Brexit @tfbrexit

6 years ago

Hard-line Remainers are slowly readjusting to political reality after four years of tantrums, and hoping people don't notice. We see you... 😎

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

A searing critique of the British state by @arisroussinos published by @unherd. Well worth a read! The UK, often near - or at the top - of comparative league tables of administrative effectiveness, has proven (in the face of a crisis) to be a country with Potemkin state capacity.

Blue Labour @blue_labour

6 years ago

This from @arisroussinos on the failures of the government, the state, and the media throughout the Covid crisis is damning and definitive. Read the whole piece here: unherd.com/2021/01/who-ar…

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

The list of policy measures that @UKLabour could now advocate for @BrendanChilton, which would make the UK a better country, is lengthy. Sadly, @UKLabour appears to resent leaving the EU so much, it currently seems incapable of opening its mind to them.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

A clarion call for reform from @arisroussinos! One significant obstacle to achieving such reform is the lack of serious work done, particularly by the left, on how to dramatically improve the state's effectiveness.

Aris Roussinos @arisroussinos

6 years ago

We need a different government; we need a different bureaucracy; we need a better state.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Fine words from @UKLabour's finest leader. Also very apt to today's circumstances @EnglishRadical. Leaving the EU is a moment of re-set for the UK. Creating an opportunity for a different, a better future, that Attlee would no doubt have relished.

English Radical History @EnglishRadical

6 years ago

“We want to lay the foundations of a new and better Britain worthy of our great people.” Clement Attlee, Labour Prime Minister 1945-51 and Labour Party Leader 1935-55, was born in Putney #OnThisDay 1883.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

The final part of the leaving process completed @DemocracyMovemt. A genuinely seismic historical event in the story of these islands. An exultant moment indeed!

The Democracy Movement @DemocracyMovemt

6 years ago

❤ Happy Brexit! 🥂

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

FLASHBACK: just over a year ago @CarolineFlint set out the deep and long-gestating problems facing @UKLabour on @SkyNews: youtube.com/watch?v=UzDX2M… How much have @UKLabour taken on board in the succeeding 12 months? The evidence so far suggests very little.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Another succinct and well-observed article from the consistently good Larry Elliott of the @guardian. As Elliott highlights @thephilippics, the tools now available to the state, mean radical governments of the future can make lasting improvements to the UK's political economy.

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Democratic Left Network @DemLeftNetwork

6 years ago

Pithy summary of the events of the post-referendum period by @labourleave. And a moving tribute to Leave voters and their tenacity. It remains shocking that it took so much effort and agony to get the UK's ruling class to accept the result of a democratic vote!

Labour Leave @labourleave

6 years ago

After nearly 5 yrs, 4 national votes, 3 PMs, some gloriously batshit conspiracy theories, a ruling class in full meltdown... Looks like we're out. The unsung heroes are the leave voters - they never budged, never wavered. Happy Xmas all.