Manchester mayor Andy Burnham might actually have a chance of saving Labour from itself, which is exactly why Keir Starmer won’t give him a chance, argues Ash Sarkar.
For some bizarre reason they have decided that they need to appeal to reform voters as if they would ever vote for anyone else. Labour strategist are clearly terrible.
And it’s for the same reasons. They rely on rich donors, and don’t want to alienate them by doing anything that might actually benefit people who work for a living.
It’s still amazing that the labour government is refusing to court the left. Labour. What a weird fucking world.
For some bizarre reason they have decided that they need to appeal to reform voters as if they would ever vote for anyone else. Labour strategist are clearly terrible.
Sounds like the DNC in the US
And it’s for the same reasons. They rely on rich donors, and don’t want to alienate them by doing anything that might actually benefit people who work for a living.
FTFY