There’s only ever been 3 real Labour govt eras & each time there was a common theme to how they started:
Attlee in the positive post war era
Wilson in the positive mid 1960s era
Blair in the positive late 90s era
Understand this & you get why Labour have to play this carefully.
Attlee in the positive post war era
Wilson in the positive mid 1960s era
Blair in the positive late 90s era
Understand this & you get why Labour have to play this carefully.
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In bad times swing voters (liberal-Conservatives & socially conservative Labour voters) retrench.
When everyone feels positive about things voters are prepared to be expansive. There’s enough room, money & resources to spend on everyone.
In bad times it’s “me & mine”.
In bad times swing voters (liberal-Conservatives & socially conservative Labour voters) retrench.
When everyone feels positive about things voters are prepared to be expansive. There’s enough room, money & resources to spend on everyone.
In bad times it’s “me & mine”.
3/
Labours policy of showing competency to better manage Covid & Brexit is thus sound historically.
And, to some counter intuitively, Labour might stand a better chance of getting in if the post Brexit/post vaccine is not not a complete disaster.
How can this be..?
Labours policy of showing competency to better manage Covid & Brexit is thus sound historically.
And, to some counter intuitively, Labour might stand a better chance of getting in if the post Brexit/post vaccine is not not a complete disaster.
How can this be..?
4/
Problem for Labour if we are still fighting a culture war over Brexit in bad times is this can radicalise swing Conservative voters & put off leave voting Labour voters.
It’s not this about a “red wall strategy” but about mass appeal on things Labour can beat the Tories on.
Problem for Labour if we are still fighting a culture war over Brexit in bad times is this can radicalise swing Conservative voters & put off leave voting Labour voters.
It’s not this about a “red wall strategy” but about mass appeal on things Labour can beat the Tories on.
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