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Tag Archives: social democracy

Surrogate Democracy

“We live in a liberal democratic society in which democracy has come to mean openness to individuals’ personal rights and needs, with virtually no examination of what they might mean” writes Alison Caddick

A New Left Forming?

Alison Caddick questions recent discussions surrounding the idea of a new left forming in Australian politics.

Respec’

New Labour’s ‘Respect’ campaign is about filling the gap created by its withdrawal from the democratic socialist impetus of the post-war years, writes Guy Rundle


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