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If anyone thinks Labour will achieve anything like the notional share of 38% it got in the 98 locals or even the 36% of 1999 then I've got a bridge to sell you. The sheer scale of Labour voters abandoning the party in local by-elections up and down the land should act as a red flag for the party.
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If anyone thinks Labour will achieve anything like the notional share of 38% it got in the 98 locals or even the 36% of 1999 then I've got a bridge to sell you. The sheer scale of Labour voters abandoning the party in local by-elections up and down the land should act as a red flag for the party.
The line "Labour lost 1500 seats 1997-1999 and everything was OK" ignores that the Tories had been haemorrhaging council seats for the whole of the last 4 year cycle prior to 1997 and, therefore, Labour's high tide pre-1997 was much, much higher than pre-2024.
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The line "Labour lost 1500 seats 1997-1999 and everything was OK" ignores that the Tories had been haemorrhaging council seats for the whole of the last 4 year cycle prior to 1997 and, therefore, Labour's high tide pre-1997 was much, much higher than pre-2024.
If anyone thinks Labour will achieve anything like the notional share of 38% it got in the 98 locals or even the 36% of 1999 then I've got a bridge to sell you. The sheer scale of Labour voters abandoning the party in local by-elections up and down the land should act as a red flag for the party.
April 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
If anyone thinks Labour will achieve anything like the notional share of 38% it got in the 98 locals or even the 36% of 1999 then I've got a bridge to sell you. The sheer scale of Labour voters abandoning the party in local by-elections up and down the land should act as a red flag for the party.
Think we agree more than you think. The line "Labour lost 1500 seats 1997-1999 and everything was OK" ignores that the Tories had been haemorrhaging council seats for the whole of the last 4 year cycle prior to 1997 and, therefore, Labour's high tide pre-1997 was much, much higher than pre-2024.
April 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Think we agree more than you think. The line "Labour lost 1500 seats 1997-1999 and everything was OK" ignores that the Tories had been haemorrhaging council seats for the whole of the last 4 year cycle prior to 1997 and, therefore, Labour's high tide pre-1997 was much, much higher than pre-2024.
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1998 United Kingdom local elections - Wikipedia
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April 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Titanic will arrive in New York in a few days en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Un...
41% of these "nazis" used to be Labour. Voting Reform maybe a misguided cry for help but it is mainly a cry for help.
March 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
41% of these "nazis" used to be Labour. Voting Reform maybe a misguided cry for help but it is mainly a cry for help.
I think the big lesson Labour "centrists" should learn from Trump's victory is trying to scare people with the Reform (whilst adopting its language) bogeyman isn't going to work.
December 13, 2024 at 9:30 AM
I think the big lesson Labour "centrists" should learn from Trump's victory is trying to scare people with the Reform (whilst adopting its language) bogeyman isn't going to work.