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I don’t know how much influence the Euston Manifesto going to have but I think it is very important document. In recent years the political left seemed to be hijacked by the extremists. It become refuge to racist ideas in disguise of liberalism and lost touch with western values.

The Euston Manifesto , although contains many point I disagree with, is important step in the right direction. It set a clear voice of the foundations and believes of the modern left, it’s clear commitment for western values and moral. If the left will adopt the manifesto as a modus operandi it will return to be relevant for western development.

We are democrats and progressives. We propose here a fresh political alignment. Many of us belong to the Left, but the principles that we set out are not exclusive. We reach out, rather, beyond the socialist Left towards egalitarian liberals and others of unambiguous democratic commitment. Indeed, the reconfiguration of progressive opinion that we aim for involves drawing a line between the forces of the Left that remain true to its authentic values, and currents that have lately shown themselves rather too flexible about these values. It involves making common cause with genuine democrats, whether socialist or not.

The present initiative has its roots in and has found a constituency through the Internet, especially the "blogosphere". It is our perception, however, that this constituency is under-represented elsewhere — in much of the media and the other forums of contemporary political life.

The broad statement of principles that follows is a declaration of intent. It inaugurates a new Website, which will serve as a resource for the current of opinion it hopes to represent and the several foundation blogs and other sites that are behind this call for a progressive realignment.