In an effort to appeal to the median voter, Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, has accepted the Right’s talking points on immigration and economics. This experiment has been a disaster for Labour’s popularity.

  • @not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Counterpoint: the press won’t allow a lefty leftleft government to get elected, so Labour see centrism as their only route to power. Look at how they stitched up Corbyn.

    • @cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk
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      28 days ago

      I agree that needs to be done up until the election, but now Labour have a massive majority and no election for over 4 years. There’s no need to be pandering to the right at the point.

      • @HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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        18 days ago

        No need to be more right then they promised.

        But democracy requires them not to go more left either.

        This whole win the election by lying to the public sounds very Tory.