Four years to the day since Labour whipped MPs to abstain on the welfare bill, a disgraceful decision that showed how foolish triangulation was electorally, and how much harm it caused the poorest: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/21/labour-disarray-welfare-48-mps-defy-whips …
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I could write a book. And from the perspective of someone who is utterly committed to a more generous social security system. But we didn’t lose because of an abstention weeks after the 2015 election (and I think that was a serous mistake BTW)
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And Labour voted against the cuts at third reading I believe
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A tale of two polling questions. https://lordashcroftpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/LORD-ASHCROFT-POLLS-Post-vote-poll-summary1.pdf … https://labourlist.org/2015/08/labour-lost-because-voters-believed-it-was-anti-austerity/ … And some *very* wishful thinking from the Labour right.pic.twitter.com/dDUnKNYsjo
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Two crucial things behind those electoral defeats. - losing Scotland. Failure year after year to counter the Labour overspending caused the financial crisis narrative. Support in Scotland not likely to return to former levels anytime soon.
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