New Labour just happens to be in office and mesmerised by the modern.
That this kind of horrific child labour still happens in the third world, isn't mentioned.
So this labour problem happens naturally.
"Ah, I think the major barrier I've experienced is not really knowing whether they are going to go into labour or not and sometimes missing the opportunity to start it, because preterm labour can happen so quickly" (TO5-2011).
One of the risks is shoulder dystocia, when the baby gets stuck during labour, which happened in Sam's case.
However, a number of cases of obstructed labour do happen in health facilities due to poor quality of intrapartum care.
And the idea of a referendum – whether staged by Labour, or the coalition under Labour pressure – conveniently happens to delight large, still powerful swaths of the media.
If that happens, Labour's relentless optimism will look silly.
As it happens, Labour can muster excellent arguments for a vote to Remain.
After all, if Brexit happens, Labour will be out of power for much more than just a few years.
We spoke about his battles with the coalition, relations with Labour and what happens next in the campaign against austerity.
