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Jess O'Thomson
@jessothomson.co.uk

This basically. Labour has relentlessly increased the salience of the issues Reform prioritises, whilst winning over basically no Reform voters, and simultaneously alienating their own base. It's just terrible politics.

Dylan Difford@dylandifford.bsky.social

But another part of the problem has always been Labour's failure to understand its 2024 coalition, or basic electoral dynamics. It has lost voters to Reform, but these are a fairly unique fragment of their 2024 voters, v unlike those staying loyal or the greater number defecting to the Greens + LDs.

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Tom Clarke
@deworde.bsky.social

The classic problem of "we want to win over this voter base who are ideologically opposed to us, we need to talk their language", "got it" Snap cut to "HI-YA FRIENDS, I ALSO AM OVVISOUSLY DEPLY TRUBLED ABOYT THE *checks notes*... FORRIN NURSES WORKING HERE"

simonnormalbloke.bsky.social
@simonnormalbloke.bsky.social

Yes, having got themselves elected, Labour committed a political blunder. Moving to the Right where there are very few votes available to Labour, and in doing so disaffecting lots of those who voted them into power. Starmer’s biggest problem was shackling himself to McSweeney and his RW insurgency.

Rosie - Artist | Author
@rosinarhapsody.eurosky.social

When you start adopting right wing policies, you become right wing. When you start adopting far right ideology, you become a fascist, and the fascists always move the goal posts further to the right. They need to stop compromising with fascists and get back to their core values.

JB
@jbpol.bsky.social

Blue "Labour" HQ at policy exchange: no, it's absolutely brilliant for our end goal (of a far right government)

Dave 🐝
@thedavecalaz.bsky.social

I felt like this was an issue you could see a mile off. Reform are in a cult of personality. They were not and are not winnable voters. Starmer thought he could and thought very wrong.