Joerg Haider in historical perspective
[Interesting a question as it may be, the place of Britain's New Labour Government on the political spectrum generally falls out of the purview of this list, but the question of whether there is a Far-Left has been broached and with it the specific nature of New Labour, so the following rebuttal post is being passed on to HABSBURGers. Those wishing to continue the New Labour thread are asked to pursue it directly with those who have already taken it up. From this point, any post dealing with the existence or credibility of the Far-Left should relate it specifically to central, east central, and southeastern Europe-- Hugo Lane, Editor] Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:59:56 -0500 From: Warren Williams RANGERWILL@compuserve.com
Mr Alistair Sieghart posted the following reaction to my comments on the "Fall haider": > > " I don't know whether this was intended, but it's quite a stretch to > characterise the current UK government as "far-left". Originally elected > as "New" Labour, i.e. with a much more centrist agenda, common perception > is that they have been drifting to the right since they came to power, Mr Sieghart, if you have any doubts that there is a significant "far left" element in the Labour Party today, why don't you come for a visit with us in Wales? This will, I assure you, resolve any question you may have in your mind on this matter. Best regards, Warren Williams University of Wales Swansea