Towards a new centrism, and the end of Boris Johnson
08/07/22
Josie participated in the Future of Britain conference in the UK, held as Boris Johnson's term as prime minister reached its end.
Although the theme of the London conference was the Future of Britain, the call to a radical centre resonates in New Zealand: “To be radical isn’t to be extreme. To be exciting isn’t to be unrealistic. To be muscular doesn’t mean shutting out the vulnerable,” a paper accompanying the conference states.
Josie wrote about it in the Dominion Post here.
‘’To be both radical and centrist, to be exciting and pragmatic, and to be muscular and compassionate. To offer a politics of hope, and a vision rooted in the lives of people. That's the kind of politics we need."
Although the theme of the London conference was the Future of Britain, the call to a radical centre resonates in New Zealand: “To be radical isn’t to be extreme. To be exciting isn’t to be unrealistic. To be muscular doesn’t mean shutting out the vulnerable,” a paper accompanying the conference states.
Josie wrote about it in the Dominion Post here.
‘’To be both radical and centrist, to be exciting and pragmatic, and to be muscular and compassionate. To offer a politics of hope, and a vision rooted in the lives of people. That's the kind of politics we need."
