Seeking to shore up support for his position on Iraq (whatever that turns out to be), Tony Blair has called for redistribution of wealth. As the Guardian notes, ‘ it was one of the first times the prime minister has used the word “redistribute” unprompted – it was previously a taboo expression in New Labour.’
As far as I can see, there is now nothing left of the Third Way other than an attachment to Public-Private Partnerships (for my take on PPPs, look here or here). Blair has now accepted the need for higher taxes to fund both improved services and redistribution of wealth. In other words, he’s now an old-style social democrat, just a very wishy-washy one.