Blair's final triumph has been to destroy hope - not just in NuLab, but in democracy itself.
Meanwhile Labour are being blamed for being too socialist while pursuing Tory policies.
It's all been very slick and nihilistic.
I don't share Helen's optimism in a Labour recovery because there's no one to lead it.
My guess is we're in for a decade or so of Tory 'market'-minded banditry and state-sanctioned violence, which will be more overt and even less interested in social welfare than NuLab have been.
