Clegg: Inequality becomes injustice if passed on, generation to generation (Crawley Liberal Democrats)

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Clegg: Inequality becomes injustice if passed on, generation to generation

November 23, 2010 8:10 AM
Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats

"Is it possible to be progressive when the public coffers are empty? My answer is yes. Certainly the crisis in the public finances means making some sharp choices. But it also forces us to be clearer about what it really means to be progressive. With less money, we need more focus.

The need to make choices is revealing an important divide between old progressives, who emphasise the power and spending of the central state, and new progressives, who focus on the power and freedom of citizens. Labour risk being on the wrong side of this divide. They are becoming the conservatives of British politics, defending outdated approaches rather than looking forward to a new, progressive future."