Lord Glasman: Now let’s define what a Future That Works really can be
The price of a successful political action is a constructive alternative. That is a golden rule of democratic politics. There comes a point in the public argument when people turn round to us and ask what we would do differently. The message sent out from Saturday’s march was mixed. While the message of ‘A Future that Works’ is a great one it is still unclear what it means. It is absolutely clear what the March was against, cuts in the public sector, it is also clear that the solution, spending more money, does not resonate with the public to the same degree. It is seen as dogmatic rather than constructive, sectional rather than for the common good. We have the right slogan but not the right position to back it up.