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Happy New Year to my followers! I've put together a Six-Step Comeback Plan for @UKLabour & would appreciate any comments or feedback. We're in a transition period where the future direction of the Party is at stake. We've lost the battle but we can regroup & win the war. 1/
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REFRAME the narrative. The Labour Party manifesto is not Hard Left; nearly all the policies are in place in other successful European countries. It is an ambitious & necessary plan to redress the extreme inequality across the UK, to kickstart a green industrial revolution &
REFRAME the narrative. The Labour Party manifesto is not Hard Left; nearly all the policies are in place in other successful European countries. It is an ambitious & necessary plan to redress the extreme inequality across the UK, to kickstart a green industrial revolution &
3/ restore public services after 10yrs of austerity. Easy to paint a shift left after 40yrs of unfettered neoliberalism, as extreme. Yet it's crony capitalism â which has hamstrung our economy with tax breaks for the rich, corporate welfare & tax evasion â that's real extremism.
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REBRAND the message. We should play down references to socialism & repackage our economic ethos as âcompassionate capitalismâ. We have to show voters weâre not âcommunistsâ or âMarxistsâ, just ordinary people who believe wealth creation comes with responsibility, rewarding
REBRAND the message. We should play down references to socialism & repackage our economic ethos as âcompassionate capitalismâ. We have to show voters weâre not âcommunistsâ or âMarxistsâ, just ordinary people who believe wealth creation comes with responsibility, rewarding
5/ individual success but also benefiting the common good. We should emulate the mixed economy of the Nordic Model: strong welfare policies, excellent public services, strong taxation, while promoting entrepreneurial wealth creation. Our mantra must be âInvestment Not Austerityâ.
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RECONNECT with our working-class base. We must regain the trust of our Labour heartlands. The loss of 59 Labour seats is a heavy defeat but understandable due to the decision to renege on respecting the referendum result (52 seats were in Leave-voting areas). This is not a
RECONNECT with our working-class base. We must regain the trust of our Labour heartlands. The loss of 59 Labour seats is a heavy defeat but understandable due to the decision to renege on respecting the referendum result (52 seats were in Leave-voting areas). This is not a
7/ rejection of the Labour Party or the manifesto per se, & seems to be a one-off event due to Brexit. We'll win these voters back but we must not abandon our popular & transformative policies. Our offer to those neglected regions has to be fully costed & seen to be common sense.
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REFINE our manifesto. We had too many policies, which overwhelmed voters & allowed critics to dismiss the manifesto as being undeliverable. We must offer a streamlined manifesto consisting of the core policies: green industrial revolution, renationalise key infrastructure;
REFINE our manifesto. We had too many policies, which overwhelmed voters & allowed critics to dismiss the manifesto as being undeliverable. We must offer a streamlined manifesto consisting of the core policies: green industrial revolution, renationalise key infrastructure;
9/ reverse the privatisation of NHS; build social housing; national investment bank to fund SMEs & regional regeneration; & scrap uni fees. We have to lose the Party of free stuff image & where we do offer taxpayer-funded services, we must loudly proclaim the benefits to society.
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RE-ENGAGE the electorate through a nationwide campaign of grassroots Labour Party activism. We need to educate the poorer, disaffected voters â some of whom have never voted before â about the power of their vote. By working through our CLPs to help our communities, we can
RE-ENGAGE the electorate through a nationwide campaign of grassroots Labour Party activism. We need to educate the poorer, disaffected voters â some of whom have never voted before â about the power of their vote. By working through our CLPs to help our communities, we can
11/ demonstrate to our constituents what the Labour Party stands for: solidarity & a shared desire to build a better society. Some say Labourism is over, but we'll prove it's thriving. If you donate to a food bank or help at a homeless shelter, wear your Labour badge with pride.
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REBUILD our relationship with the Establishment. Quite simply, weâre not going to get into power if the Establishment does not want this to happen. This doesn't mean we just accept a Leader that Murdoch has chosen, ie Jess Phillips, but we must get more media savvy. Rather
REBUILD our relationship with the Establishment. Quite simply, weâre not going to get into power if the Establishment does not want this to happen. This doesn't mean we just accept a Leader that Murdoch has chosen, ie Jess Phillips, but we must get more media savvy. Rather
13/ than fighting against the Establishment, we have to find ways to persuade the powers that be itâs also in their interests to have an economy-revitalising Labour govt. This should be possible, bearing in mind the many positive Financial Times articles praising Labour's plans.
