When anyone to the left adopts reactionary policies, they win over no one but convince a lot of people that the reactionaries are making sense!
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Dylan Difford
In short, Starmer has taken a massive hit among Labour voters, for no gain elsewhere, while boosting Farage's popularity, including doubling his ceiling among Labour voters.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
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The most recent data from 2024 show a sharp increase in those favoring decreased immigration and a notable decline in support for both increased immigration and maintaining current levels.
It might be a collective action problem where the party prospects drop because of shit policies from members making heel turns to soften the blow from their increasingly likely election losses