RT Its interesting to read obituaries to Shirley Williams and reflect on just how far the meaning of "social democracy" has shifted in past 40 years. Jenkins et al, nevermind Hattersley & Golding espouse ideas that would be considered beyond the pale in parts of today’s left

RT Quite something that John Golding undertook Parliament's longest filibuster to prevent BT's privatisation while some his successors (?) see the state directing investment in telecoms infrastructure as akin to communism

this thread although only tangential to it did remind me of this tweet which i often think of when observing many modern self-described social democrats https://twitter.com/dmk1793/status/1321536066550202368?s=20