"You proved that by your claim that voting New Labour makes someone far right!"

Did Mr Shaw actually use the term, "far right" in the context of New Labour", Keith? You might like to go back through this thread and check that. The term 'far right' usually refers to totalitarian dictatorships or racist parties such as the BNP.

"Also that taking the same position as all Western governments makes you far right."

Did he also use the term "far right" in the context of "all Western governments"?

That last statement also implies that you think that, ideally, one should align one's own political convictions with the current status quo(?) Perhaps you should bear in mind that current Western governments have presided over a steadily deteriorating environment, have embraced neo-liberal free market economics - which has led to one major financial crash already and has threatened the social cohesion of many of our societies. In addition they have made a profoundly horrifying mess of the Middle East. Any real democrat (as opposed to a servile, cringing, unthinking conformist) should be out on the barricades challenging this sad - and increasingly dangerous - state of affairs!