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neoliberalism

While Labour were committed to ‘sharing the proceeds of growth’ more equitably than in the Thatcher and Major years, the process by which growth was to be achieved remained the same: the embedding of neoliberalism within government, society, and the economy.

—p.158 Corbynism and the Parameters of Power (156) by Alex Williams
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we have a movement to build

We have a movement to build. In the process, we may lose the next two or three elections. As long as our enemies control the media, dominate workplaces and determine the nature of so many community institutions, they will always be able to frighten enough of the electorate into voting against us to…

—p.146 The Question of Leadership (128) by Jeremy Gilbert
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the liberal and the sociological models of politics

The great difference between the liberal and the sociological models, however, is that the latter can at least explain the former. It is easy to understand where the idea of politics as marketing comes from and why it has so much support if we think about the fact that it essentially serves the int…

—p.143 The Question of Leadership (128) by Jeremy Gilbert
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hegemony

What you do, simply, is convince enough of those other social groups that their interests are best served by throwing in their lot with you than by supporting the other side. This is what it means to achieve ‘hegemony’ (leadership) within a wider ensemble of social forces.

—p.140 The Question of Leadership (128) by Jeremy Gilbert
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