New is the old Old

New Labour has been branded old by First Minister Rhodri Morgan.

This is no surprise really as politics and the centre ground that New Labour was built on has shifted in the 12 years since New Labour’s creation in 1994.

First Minister Morgan has suggested that New Labour will die when Tony Blair leaves Downing Street. However this needs to happen for Labour to remain attractive to the voters. Political parties have to recognise and move with the mood of the electorate. Hence Cameron’s reinvention of the Conservatives.

Tony Blair was a master of this. Whether his successor, most likely Gordon Brown is as good, we will have to see.