Blair and his cronies had their brilliant idea that they could essentialy abolish politics by tailoring everything to suit voters in focus groups. They unfortunately forgot there are other forces in the country that you cant deal with by fixing the electoral process. Thank god the firemen are now reminding him of the basic flaw in his scheme.You can take a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
    And I do think McGrath has put his finger on a crucial point we should always remember.People who write that kind of touchy-feely drivel cant be trusted to run a pissup in a brewery. Remember the dome:never forget it. In a country full of clever people at that sort of thing, how come it was put in the hands of nitwits? The dome makes an excellent model for the rest of the country.