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In my eleven years as an MP, I must say this budget is the one which sticks out in my memory as being so extensively briefed to the media.

From all of the reports, three things are clear:
1. The leaked plans show that the Tories are out of touch and have the wrong priorities. They're cutting tax for big industries whilst whacking working people with a cut to Universal Credit #CancelTheCut
2. These policies come at the wrong time - when people are really feeling the pinch. Rising prices of energy, food, and petrol are set to make this one of the hardest winters.
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Really interesting piece in tomorrow's Observer on Labour's potential support base 🧵 1/n

"Of those [open to voting Labour], 27% voted Conservative, 17% voted Lib Dem, 3% voted Green and 5% voted for other parties. (The rest did not vote.)"

theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Right so, of those open to voting Labour, 48% did not vote in 2019.

So why target soft Tories, and not non-voters?

The piece argues: "When the group is adjusted for its likelihood to vote, soft Tory supporters account for 43% of the group"
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But here's the difference. Non-voters require a different strategy. They haven't voted, so you have to inspire them.

As I argued in this piece a month ago "electoral strategy isn't a value-free science", it depends on the coalition you want to build
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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