tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983293735571319877.post3485407932303052539..comments2022-03-24T15:14:12.561+00:00Comments on Inter Kant: Report on Netroots UK ConferenceGary Banhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518731833160149460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983293735571319877.post-76449747890796386022011-01-11T10:48:41.784+00:002011-01-11T10:48:41.784+00:00Thanks for telling me about this Guy: please send ...Thanks for telling me about this Guy: please send me a link when your piece appears. You can also contact me on Twitter @Kantian3Gary Banhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518731833160149460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983293735571319877.post-66054368411277633032011-01-10T20:06:51.957+00:002011-01-10T20:06:51.957+00:00Thanks Gary - I have a long piece on all this stuf...Thanks Gary - I have a long piece on all this stuff with Aaron, drawing together some of the debates we had on Saturday, coming out soon which I think you may be interested in.Guy Aitchisonhttp://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983293735571319877.post-44429257079257807822011-01-10T12:06:28.049+00:002011-01-10T12:06:28.049+00:00Thanks for your reply Guy and apologies for mis-sp...Thanks for your reply Guy and apologies for mis-spelling your name, something I have now corrected. You might also be interested in a further commentary on the day by my partner over at:<br /><br />www.donmilligan.net/OFF_THE_CUFF.html<br /><br />I agree entirely about the genuine need for pluralism since clearly different types of actions are appropriate on different occasions and it is good to have an eye for different audiences but I'm heartened by the degree of our general agreement and hope that a movement of the type we support can really emerge and fit off the shackles of the Labour leadership!Gary Banhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518731833160149460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3983293735571319877.post-54482257858428335182011-01-10T03:48:27.333+00:002011-01-10T03:48:27.333+00:00Very interesting post.
I do think there is a gen...Very interesting post. <br /><br />I do think there is a genuine need to be pluralistic and calls to respect diversity shouldn't merely be treated as attempts to dilute the radicalism of the movement. At the same time, I share your concerns about the complacency of the Labour party, and its senior officials who attended the event. I agree we should be focusing on escalating the movement and making the country ungovernable, rather than thinking about the "long haul" by which time the coalition will have completed its savage assault on the welfare state. We should be looking to bring down the government, and create a powerful force, independent of any party or indeed any centrist gatekeepers, that will shift the political centre to the left whoever is in power. <br /><br />ps - my name is Guy Aitchison (no 2nd "n"!)Guy Aitchisonhttp://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdomnoreply@blogger.com