The spectre haunting the left
In 1844 Marx and Engels wrote “A spectre is haunting Europe...” as the opening line of The Manifesto of the Communist Party. They continued “The spectre is communism”. If I was to repeat those words today I might say: “A spectre is haunting left politics in Britain. The spectre of the Labour Party.” It is clear that the Labour Party, like one of the dementors in Harry Potter, suck the oxygen