Comments on: A New Social Democracy for Europe http://www.social-europe.eu/2010/01/a-new-social-democracy-for-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-social-democracy-for-europe debating progressive politics in Europe and beyond Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:12:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nommh http://www.social-europe.eu/2010/01/a-new-social-democracy-for-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 nommh Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:22:10 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=3091#comment-3594 I was surprised to read that you wish to make social democracy into a 'marketplace' (where you act as a kind of re-tailer of ideas rebranded from other political parties). Social democracy and the world at large are in dire need of market-free zones. Science and education, social services and energy supply spring to mind. Only a market-free political culture could reinstitute free scientific endeavor. Neither is it at all certain that we need a new era of economic growth. We need jobs with living wages for all. The past experiment of new labour in Britain and social democracy under chancellor Schröder in Germany has shown that the markets may grow without supplying jobs for all, let alone living wages or, luxury of luxuries, meaningful jobs. If we had those the need for a 'work-life balance' would not be so great. I was surprised to read that you wish to make social democracy into a ‘marketplace’ (where you act as a kind of re-tailer of ideas rebranded from other political parties). Social democracy and the world at large are in dire need of market-free zones. Science and education, social services and energy supply spring to mind. Only a market-free political culture could reinstitute free scientific endeavor.

Neither is it at all certain that we need a new era of economic growth. We need jobs with living wages for all. The past experiment of new labour in Britain and social democracy under chancellor Schröder in Germany has shown that the markets may grow without supplying jobs for all, let alone living wages or, luxury of luxuries, meaningful jobs. If we had those the need for a ‘work-life balance’ would not be so great.

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