Lise Butler

3 weeks ago | labourlist.org | Morgan Jones |David Klemperer |Jack Jeffrey |Lise Butler

It’s a confusing moment for social democrats. Here in the UK, we are arguably in a stronger position than we have been in years: Labour is in power with a commanding majority, and is implementing ambitious social democratic policies on education, housing, climate, and workers’ rights. But despite the solidity of its mandate and the promise of its programme, the beginning of Labour’s tenure in government has been uneasy, and the government often appears to lack ideological direction.