Chuka Umunna is the last thing Labour needs – a pro-austerity MP who calls people 'trash'
He’s been touted as the “British Obama”, (although it’s allegedly
a tagline that came from his own office) but in reality, he’s the last thing Labour needs. Situated to the right of Ed Miliband, Umunna – who
describes himself as “Blue Labour” – is seen by Blairites as the man to bring back all the Tory voters who didn’t trust Labour this time round. However, this genius plan of simply becoming more like the Tories just won’t work, as there’s already a party that does this expertly: the Tories.
Instead of trying to engage with the voters Labour is meant to represent, Umunna says he wants to be
“on the side of those who are doing well". Seeing as the richest are probably only going to get richer over the next five years, it’s clear who he means. It’s who Blairites call the “aspirational voter”. But what about those who aspire to live in a much fairer society?
. If she'd written them for, say, Deacon Blue, I'd have a very different impression of her.
@ self.
