So we received this book from Paul Richards, edited it, created a beautiful cover, collected all these brilliant reviews, placed the glowing compliments all over our book and then let it loose to be devoured by an eager public. And now the lovely people at Tribune magazine have written a review for Labour’s Revival in their most recent issue.
It’s just a darn shame, because we so would have found space for them on the cover, especially when they call our book ‘impressive’. The review, entitled Liberty, Equality and Community – read the ancient texts to build a New Jerusalem, goes on to say...
‘Revisionism is sometimes feared on the left. Perhaps we worry that we will wake up one day and find ourselves in a different kind of political party. If we always keep our values before us that will never happen. But we do need to renew for the sake of the country. Labour’s Revival is a well-argued contribution to the debate we must now have.’
What this does show, apart from the fact that Paul Richards’s book is ‘well-argued’ and ‘impressive’ (just throwing those in there again, in case you missed them), is that this is a vital time for Labour and that the debate continues (even once the book is printed). With such a disastrous performance in May and a new leader tackling a divided nation, Labour have to consider long-term policy plans to change the party’s image and win back the electorate, rather than simply sit back and watch the progress of the coalition.
And who better than a figure who has been at the heart of the Labour Party for over twenty years and is a founder and columnist for Progress magazine to show the way (that’s Paul Richards, don’t you know)?
Order your copy of Labour's Revival: The Modernisers' Manifesto here for £12.99.