ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ tˈɛntətˌɪv səpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ʌv blˈɛɹz nˈuː lˈeɪbɚ, hiː hɐz sˈɪns bɪkˌʌm ɐ tɹˈɛntʃənt kɹˈɪɾɪk, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðˈæt "nˈuː lˈeɪbɚ hɐz mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪzd ðə sˈoʊʃəldˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃən ˌaʊɾəv ˈɔːl ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən", ˈiːvən wˌaɪl ɹᵻtˈeɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˌoʊvɚsˌɛntɹələzˈeɪʃən ænd dɪsdˈeɪn fɚðə ɹˈædɪkəl ɪntˌɛlɪdʒˈɛntsiə ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld "lˈeɪbɚɹˌɪt" tɹɐdˈɪʃən.
Originally a tentative supporter of Blair's New Labour, he has since become a trenchant critic, arguing that "New Labour has 'modernised' the social-democratic tradition out of all recognition", even while retaining the over-centralisation and disdain for the radical intelligentsia of the old "Labourite" tradition.