Michael Meacher MP

Political parties are always at risk of forgetting their real function of providing national leadership and instead turning inward into an internal struggle for power.    Ed Miliband is therefore right to insist today that the Labour Party concentrates full time on re-engaging with the public, winning back lost voters, and promulgating a vision to revitalise the enthusiasm and excitement of the nation.   That is a very demanding objective, and he’s right too that any deviation for personal or factional ends cannot be tolerated.   And it will depend on two fundamental conditions being fulfilled. (more…)