mˈɑːɹkwænd ɹˈoʊt ðæt lˈeɪbɚ hˌæd "aʊtlˈɪvd ɪts jˈuːsfəlnəs" æz ɐ mˈiːnz tə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv sˈoʊʃəl tʃˈeɪndʒ ænd ðæt mˈɪdəlklˈæs ɹˈædɪkəlz nˈiːdᵻd ɐ nˈuː plˈætfɔːɹm fɔːɹ ðɛɹ aɪdˈiəz.
Marquand wrote that Labour had "outlived its usefulness" as a means to progressive social change and that middle-class radicals needed a new platform for their ideas.