Those who point to the right-wing politics of Blair [and co.]are staring at the obvious. The problem is that love is blind---and for many the simple label "labour' is enough to blind them to reality.They should contemplate the word "new", and consider just what that weasel word meant, and what it still means. I think the almost complete lack of eldritch screeching from the nameless witch's domain over the past years should tell the naive millions SOMETHING! The lady is quite simply signalling her tacit approval of Tony and his machinations. It is a sad fact, and historically proven, that if a society enters a spell of prosperity which affects [even though unequally] the perceived wellbeing of every layer of that society, then right wing views begin to prevail. It is perfectly true to say that we're all human, and will try to perpetuate that which seems to have been of benefit to ourselves as individuals. Blair and co. came to power on the rising crest of a Global wave of economic prosperity. The weird--but all too common--- result was that the claims they made for credit were too easily believable. Now , things have got to some degree out of hand [rising unemployment, war, disguised public service cuts, etc., ]and Tony's mob are losing much of their charisma.
As has been--again--historically always the case, left-wing political views are emerging to restore some balance to the seesaw. What we can hope for is that right-wing policies be drastically modified before the only "cure" is assumed to be the policies of the extreme left. It has happened before in the UK. It is happening NOW in Colombia, Zimbabwe, and increasingly in Russia. It would be nice if we could have a level seesaw!