A SLICE of bovine spongiform should work wonders in mopping up further sections of the pro-Europe bourgeoisie behind Blair.
The disease may be peculiarly British, but the compensation will be decidedly European.
The New Labour project is clear-to break the party from Its roots and to make it as a representative or the pro-curopean bourgeoisie.
But if Blair is to maintain the support of sections of the ruling class he must continue to chip away at Labour's foundations. We are proud of our past", he says, "but we are not living in it".
Having got rid of Clause Four, Blair is going back to the Smith reforms and one-member-onevote.
By the end of the year he hopes to present a pre-clection manifesto for membership approval. This is another attempt to cut out the unions and the conference. It represents a further attack on the left.
Arbours concre will be asked to take it or leave It. Amendments will not be tol. erated. It will contain nothing specific spending or taxation pledges. All the tricky stuff will be dropped.
No proper discussion or consultation will take place.
Instead of this, socialists must demand proper participatory democracy. This means that decision making should go through the once saucers, nons should play a major role. Critcal debate must be paramount.
But Blair is offering a differ. ent sort of process.
Members are made to chose for or against the general—autocrats with soundbites.
Jonathan Joseph