tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post4042027180239794341..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: The Pandemic Did Not Cause the Capitol RiotPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-19999386033408807502021-01-14T22:00:19.099+00:002021-01-14T22:00:19.099+00:00That being the case, I for one, will be interested...That being the case, I for one, will be interested to see how Labour deliver the goods on the changes our society needs, and escape from giving the appearance of slavish devotion to the rotting corpse of economic orthodoxy. Karl Greenallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156805807981796175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-76966916459733931782021-01-14T01:33:36.917+00:002021-01-14T01:33:36.917+00:00Comments over the pond about AOC and the Squad sho...<i>Comments over the pond about AOC and the Squad showing signs of tacking rightward</i><br /><br />Such comments have been overstated to the points of absurdity<br /><br />It is striking to pair it with the UK Fiscal Credibility Rule. The Squad is criticized for not using the leverage of Pelosi's re-election to the House Speaker, which they have enough numbers to prevent, to force a vote on Medicare for All etc. <br /><br />But the critics I have seen completely ignore that the Squad actually <b>did</b> use its leverage, behind the scenes as AOC had said, and got a real victory- exemptions from the Paygo rule that institutionalizes austerity in the USA, the parallel to the UK rule. Was this enough, would it have been better for them to hold up the election? That is a matter of judgment; but it proves that criticism about them being co-opted is absurd.Calgacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031818010224747000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-91315049024744846202021-01-13T17:49:00.598+00:002021-01-13T17:49:00.598+00:00It's interesting to note that on the day the ...It's interesting to note that on the day the House of Representatives debates Trump's impeachment, over here, shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds makes a speech that revives John McDonnell's Fiscal Credibility Rule, that would have institutionalised austerity in a possible Corbyn government, and commits New New Labour to the same in the future.<br />Comments over the pond about AOC and the Squad showing signs of tacking rightward means that on both sides of the Atlantic, the left will have much to contend with over the long term.<br />Interesting times indeed.Karl Greenallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156805807981796175noreply@blogger.com