Inspired by the Convention on Modern Liberty, nextleft.org has been discussing the pertinent question: how liberal is Labour?
Ed Wallis feels that Gordon Brown missed a trick when he failed to follow through on his ‘on liberty’ speech and constitutional reform paper, but concludes that he “can’t see a meaningful – and successful – new agenda for the left that doesn’t have a liberal core”.
The Fabian Society is holding an event tomorrow evening on the issue, with Baroness Shirley Williams talking to Newsnight’s Michael Crick.
