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Osmond Chiu, Per Capita Research Fellow and ALP member writes that: "Labor must connect with an increasingly diverse electorate" [Read more - external link, maybe behind a paywall] Subscribe to Osmond Chiu's email blog Agitate, Educate, Opine … [Read more...] about Why I cannot support Michael Daley for the Labor leadership in NSW – by Osmond Chiu, SMH 31 May 2021

Tony Blair writes that: "The challenge facing Britain’s Labour and Liberal Democrat parties cannot be overstated. Political parties have no divine right to exist and progressive parties of the centre and centre left are facing marginalisation, even extinction, across the Western world" [Read more … [Read more...] about Without total change Labour will die – by Tony Blair – New Statesman, 14-20 May 2021

Australian democracy is fading fast, with little care on the part of the Coalition and mainstream media or realisation on the part of Labor. [Read more - external link] … [Read more...] about Australian democracy is fading fast – by Bruce Haigh, Pears & Irritations, 9 June 2021

Listen to this excellent podcast, one hour, full of ideas about the way forward for social democracy. [Listen external link] Program notes from this excellent podcast series read: Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Director for Political Operations in the Blair … [Read more...] about Scottish and English elections review – John McTernan with Stephen Donnelly podcast on Socially Democratic 14 May 2021

British Labour's terrible showing in elections last week has raised again the urgent questions on the state and future of not only the ALP but of the centre left itself - see for example this good US commentary by John Judis of Talking Points memo. [Read external link] … [Read more...] about Democrats Should Worry about British Labour’s Collapse – by John Judis, Talking Points Memo 8 May 2021

"Labor leader Anthony Albanese has demanded the party’s top decision-making body fast-track the preselection process ... Meanwhile, Labor’s Socialist Left and some elements of the Right have reached a so-called “stability deal” in the fallout of the branch stacking investigation. [Read external … [Read more...] about Albanese demands party fast-tracks preselection for federal seats – by Sumeyya Ilanbey, The Age 3 May 2021

Review of Barry Jones’ new book What is to be Done. [External link to article] Turnbull cites Jones' policy list which includes: Renovating the Constitution.Having an Australian head of state.Adopting a Bill of Rights.Creating an Independent Commission against Corruption.Practising open … [Read more...] about What’s the point of Labor? by Noel Turnbull, Pearls & Irritations 17 Feb 2021