tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14840451.post116125333195772810..comments2023-11-30T10:30:28.098+01:00Comments on Social Democracy / Socialdemokrati: Can Cruddas avoid a Sweden?Peter Gustavssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02816652700198998124noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14840451.post-1161327415288811492006-10-20T08:56:00.000+02:002006-10-20T08:56:00.000+02:00Well, in one aspect you are absolutely right. Rein...Well, in one aspect you are absolutely right. Reinfeldt did realise, just like David Cameron, that their party were marginalized and out of touch with the electorate. Therefore he did a lot of cosmetic changes in his party in order to get electable again. For that long, sure Reinfeldt is similar to Blair.<BR/><BR/>But to get the analysis right, you have to look beyond this and look at where Reinfeldt wants to take Sweden. He heads a right-wing government with a policy to bring on right-wing policies. The conservative government of Sweden are cutting taxes for the rich, cutting benefits in social insurances and increasing fees in the public services.Peter Gustavssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816652700198998124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14840451.post-1161265849479805212006-10-19T15:50:00.000+02:002006-10-19T15:50:00.000+02:00You do realize, of course, that Mr Reinfeldt won t...You do realize, of course, that Mr Reinfeldt won the Swedish election by "doing a Blair". That is, triangulation, moving towards the middle ground and so forth... <BR/><BR/>(In light of the last days' debacle however, perhaps it would be proper to call Mr Reinfeldts move "doing half a Blair" as Mr Reinfeldt forgot to continue marginalize his intra party opponents immediately after the election was won.)<BR/><BR/>Sweden and the UK are thus indeed very similar. Both countries have Blairite governments. The Swedish Blair, however, apparently has no plans whatsoever on resigning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com