Labour should win the Turner prize – it's a disastrous piece of performance art

The Labour party’s got controversy, provocation – and a remarkable ability to alienate people. If a housing estate can make the shortlist for the prestigious art prize, why not a political party?

The Labour Party may well be in line to win the Turner prize. If it goes on like this and descends into factions, it will have everything – bloody verbal violence, sensational controversy and most of all a stunning ability to alienate middle England. It could take the Turner out of its recent doldrums and back to its controversial glory days.

After all, this year a housing estate is on the Turner shortlist. Why not a political party next year?

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