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I think I will recall for the rest of my days, the morning I booted up the computer and tuned into Novara Media's live streaming on the British election. It was about 5.30 here in Elcho Island. We had the solemn David Dimblebly face look at Big Ben as it ticked towards when they could release the exit poll result. And there it was - a hung parliament. All hell broke loose on the Novara set. And I did a rather stiff jig myself around the computer. Not too shabby for a 75 year old I like to think. So what now? Richard Seymour has an excellent piece on the TLS site and I have nothing to add to that. But I will say, that I think what happened in Britain will have a radicalising effect on the Labor Party here in Australia. It is just beginning to dawn on the right wing of the social democratic parties that they are the ones who are unelectable. They have not all got there yet, but opportunists as they are they will tag along eventually for the salaries. Blairism is Dead and Satan's Big Helper Lord Mandelsohn will now plot in a vacuum. Even the moderates will not be listening. So it is the good news. But Michael Roberts' latest blog is a well timed reminder. The struggle to get rid of capitalism (not only in its neoliberal manifestations) will not be an easy one. Bur for the moment rejoice. Neoliberalism is dying in the night. Ring out will bells and let it die. comradely Gary <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
