in tony benn's diaries he quotes eric heffer as saying that 'a bird needs 2 wings to fly' - if labour cannot compromise with its members and accomodate green, snp etc priorities then the left or progressive movement is fucked. the current government demands such a response from us. parties do not really matter - good faith, good ideas and a shared sense of care for the communities and the environment is overwhelmingly the most important thing. we are all just pointlessly squabbling - as ever. while the world is literally burning