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Motivating Labour’s huge volunteer army can be at odds with managing election expectations

Motivating Labour’s huge volunteer army can be at odds with managing election expectations

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How losing seats can be presented as a victory I have just got off the phone from someone who was working for the Conservative campaign yesterday in a key ward in Wandsworth which was eventually held by the party by margin of 36 votes. One of his observations was that Labour had dozens of activists on the ground with apparently very little to do. He said that they seemed to be without direction and they would go mob handed from…

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Corbyn’s Ipsos MORI satisfaction ratings drop to lowest point since GE2017

Corbyn’s Ipsos MORI satisfaction ratings drop to lowest point since GE2017

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Just three out of five LAB voters give him positive rating Meanwhile there’s some voting intention cheer for the LDs LDs up 4% to 10% with @IpsosMORI – their highest share in any poll since GE2017 pic.twitter.com/YysjQCFjhn — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 30, 2018 The big story from the April Ipsos MORI poll in the Standard is a further deterioration in Mr corbyn’s satisfaction ratings. These, from the pollster, have been asking the same format for well over 40 years…

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LAB plan to give free bus travel to those of 25 and younger

LAB plan to give free bus travel to those of 25 and younger

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But is it more about municipalising buses than helping the young? It is being reported that Corbyn’s Labour is planning a big measure to help those under 25 if it should win the next election with transport costs. The plan is to offer a free bus pass to those in that age group which can be used on those services which are wholly or partly provided by public bodies. But there’s a catch. The objective appears to be more about…

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Why one ex-LAB member has decided to rejoin the party

Why one ex-LAB member has decided to rejoin the party

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The UK will never get a credible, electable opposition unless the centre-left commits to the Labour party, argues Joff Wild Has there been a more depressing time to be on the centre-left of British politics than now? The Labour party’s descent into institutionalised anti-Semitism is no huge surprise to those of us who have been watching the far-left for years, but the speed with which it has happened, the extent to which has occurred and the willingness of so many…

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The continuing strength of the SNP makes it is harder for Corbyn to become PM

The continuing strength of the SNP makes it is harder for Corbyn to become PM

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Scottish turbulence not good for the red team Today’s YouGov LAB members has one finding that shows the extraordinary optimism of those who backed Corbyn in the last leadership election. 80% of them told the poster that they believed that Mr Corbyn would at sometime become Prime Minister. Given his age and the current parliamentary situation that essentially means waiting till the next general election and requires two things to happen – Corbyn to retain the leadership and LAB to…

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Europe won’t split Labour – but it does present a problem for GE2022

Europe won’t split Labour – but it does present a problem for GE2022

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Can it really hold the Remain vote while ignoring the issue? It’s not true that the Conservatives have been split from top to bottom on the subject of Europe for the last 70 years. Occasionally, peace broke out and something approaching a consensus arose. The first decade of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership was one such, when the Tories were enthusiastic about the EEC and keen to complete the Single Market. Later, under William Hague, the party settled on what amounted to…

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LAB MP Wes Streeting hits the nail on the head about Corbyn’s party and antisemitism

LAB MP Wes Streeting hits the nail on the head about Corbyn’s party and antisemitism

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https://twitter.com/OwenSmith_MP/status/977249900877500416 If only antisemites were dealt with as swiftly and severely as Remainers. https://t.co/hnm3tCRn4Q — Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) March 23, 2018 The ongoing narrative about the Labour and Jewish people could blow up in Corbyn’s face Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

You can’t fault Corbyn’s ambition in going to Trafford to launch Labour local election campaign

You can’t fault Corbyn’s ambition in going to Trafford to launch Labour local election campaign

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LabourList Ladbrokes make it 12/1 that they’ll take the council Expect to hear a lot more than usual about this year’s local elections for the simple fact that the London boroughs are voting and this tends to alert the London based media into realising that elections are actually taking place. The only problem is that they will focus on the London boroughs and perhaps not give the same attention to what’s happening outside. At the local election briefing on Monday…

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