"We will not go back to a New Labour agenda based on privatisation, and fragmentation and globalisation that we have had over the past few years” said Dave Prentis in a no holds barred interview with the Observer newspaper yesterday. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/05/david-miliband-unions-labour-leadership
Inevitably drawn on future relationships with David Miliband - in the event that he is elected Labour leader - Dave noted that the leadership front runner is “very much part of the New Labour agenda which did seek on many occasions to beat up the trade unions.... part of a New Labour agenda which is very comfortable with our members going through the trauma of privatisation."
Noting the erosion of democracy in Labour Party policy making processes, Dave called for enhanced democracy in Labour’s conference and national policy forum, pledging that: “We don't seek to dominate the party. We don't seek to dominate the government. But we expect to be able to play a constructive role within the party itself and stand up for our values, which are the same as the Labour Party's values.”
