{"id":15350,"date":"2023-06-14T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/the-mandelson-masterclass\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:00:02","slug":"the-mandelson-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gfdesign.co.uk\/culture\/the-mandelson-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mandelson Masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mandelson Masterclass<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

by Paul Francis<\/em><\/p>\n

You ready, Keir? The die is cast.
Embrace the future, ditch the past.
You, Rayner, Nandy were a team
but solidarity\u2019s a dream
and figureheads must stand alone.
You have to do this on your own.<\/p>\n

Borrow ideas, like being green,
devolving power from the machine;
this stuff from Miliband and Brown
can be picked up \u2013 and then put down.
I\u2019m saying you need to travel light.
They can be useful, but I\u2019m right.<\/p>\n

Momentum, back in \u201817
had hordes of canvassers, dead keen
to spread the word that something new
was on the way \u2013 could that be true?
Enthusiasm on the streets
won\u2019t compensate for past defeats.
So clear the slate; they have to see
\u201cNot Corbyn\u201d is your USP.<\/p>\n

Now anti-semitism\u2019s the test
of true believers, who scores best.
That\u2019s where you showed your Midas touch.
Racism? Windrush? Not so much
but pledges, manifestoes, vows
are just a line of sacred cows
you need to slaughter. Say again
– what matters? \u201cMe, in Number Ten.\u201d<\/p>\n

No truck with other parties, deals;
ignore the offers and appeals.
Collaboration, compromise
are a distraction from the prize.
You\u2019ll need a safety first approach –
no sharing platforms with Ken Loach,
no independent stroppy mayors
with local loyalties. Who cares?
The Brexit lesson \u2013 sell your soul
and then you\u2019re free to take control.<\/p>\n

One disembodied, male mind
is all it takes to leave behind
the women, strikers, kids and blacks
who\u2019ve had the Tories on their backs
for years. They\u2019re not the votes you need.
Losers won\u2019t help you to succeed.
Austere detachment. That\u2019s the way
to prove that you\u2019re above the fray.
No angry quotes on Palestine
or chatting up the picket line.
I am the guru, and I know
you\u2019re Blair on steroids: Go, Keir, go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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