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Monday, December 15, 2008

What we're reading: Progressive blogs

Christmas reading
Of those which I can recommend by virtue of having read them, David Marquand's Britain since 1918 would be enjoyed by anybody with an interest in political history. There is plenty to argue about and with too: Fabians are often cast as the villains of the piece in contrast to the democratic republican tradition.
Posted by Sunder Katwala at Next Left on 14 December 2008-11-28

Happy day: Ignatieff wins Canada’s liberal leadership

Not that corruption in Illinois isn’t diverting enough, but just over the border, Michael Ignatieff has all but won Canada’s liberal leadership…given that their government is in the midst of an unusual constitutional crisis, it’s not impossible that he could be PM next year. This is good news. Iggy is a true public intellectual, and a serious liberal thinker.
Posted by James Crabtree at prospectblogs on 10 December 2008

Tory pomposity and overstatement
Listening to the current range of Tory interventions in the House of Commons banging on with faux outrage about the Damian Green investigation being a threat to democracy, our ancient liberties etc., I am reminded of their predecessor Churchill's disastrous party political broadcast in the 1945 General Election campaign, suggesting Labour would institute a police state, which contributed to Labour's landslide victory that year…
Posted by Luke Akehurst on 8 December 2008

Who will be Obama’s education pick?
So far, President-elect Obama has played a blinder with his cabinet picks. But reform-minded progressives are watching closely to see who he decides to make his education secretary.
Posted by Conor Ryan on 12 December 2008

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