Wednesday, December 28

The mid week quote no 13

A multi-coloured mess.

''In the political big tent, a new generation of bright young technocrats - New Labour advisors and Notting Hill Tory MPs - work and play together, unencumbered by tribal differences. They have few differences with the Orange Book Lib Dems. The end of ideology is not just a fact of life; it is a badge of honour. Conviction is a rather embarassing habit that should not be displayed in public. Those beliefs that do exist have been shaken like one of Mr Blair's kaleidoscopes: the Tories champion redistribution, while Labour promises to create a share-ownning, asset-owning democracy. It all looks like a multi-coloured mess.''

Rachel Sylvester -The Daily Telegraph Monday 26 December.

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