See Ed Miliband's speech today:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13745118
"Labour not party for benefit cheats - Ed Miliband
The theme of Ed Miliband's speech to community leaders in London was "responsibility"
Labour is seen by many as the party of those "ripping off our society" by abusing the benefits system, leader Ed Miliband has said.
In a speech in London, he said Labour must become a party that "rewards contribution, not worklessness".
Whilst the new approach is not perfect - I do think benefits should be there for the neediest as well as those who've contributed most - and I don't agree that the solution to the housing crisis is for workers to get priority for council houses (or rather, not without building a lot more first) - rather that house prices need to be encouraged to fall and/or wages to rise so that ordinary workers can afford ordinary houses, as they used to do... - nevertheless, an admission from the leader of the Labour Party that LABOUR GOT IT WRONG is a huge step in the right direction, and will lay the foundations for ex-Labour voters like myself to see Labour as 'our' party again.
His analysis is certainly spot on - Labour unde Mandelson I saw as the party of the filthy rich; and under Gordon Brown as the party of tax credits and benefits. Particularly for the unemployed/barely working.
Next step is to admit they were also wrong on tax credits - and that work itself needs to pay a living wage, instead of being supplemented by the taxpayer.
But this speech is one step closer to the traditional left-wing creed of 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need'.
Good on you, Ed. I was beginning to think you'd lost interest in the whole business of attracting voters or indeed having any noticable policies since taking over the leadership. 
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