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Some Labour people saying we can't win a PV on Remain. Here's how we can: 1) a promise to fight for national sovereignty within a reformed EU - no ever closer union (cf Cameron deal) ...
2) (How to win Remain in PV)... Leave is Putin's plan for Britain; it harms our national security and weakens NATO...
3) Real-time reporting of Russian trolling and fake news attempts to swing PV by GCHQ 3a) Realtime investigative scrutiny of dark ads on Facebook ...
4) Make a positive case for a left reform of a Lisbon combined with a Remain-backed plan of massive fiscal stimulus for left/behind areas
5) Keep Blairites well away from the official campaign - lead with progressive, Labour working class voices
6) Avoid Project Fear. It's insulting - neither May deal nor Remain will tank the economy + No Deal will be off the ballot paper
7) stop avoiding the battle over values ...
8) But... though we can win 2nd referendum it will be tough; a hard right xenophobic movement will solidify. Maximum solidarity and capacity building in the places it will fester.
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