Vote is there to be lost by Labour. How hard can it be to show party would do a better job on economy? Labour tends to come to power with the economy in poor shape. That was the case for Clement Attlee in 1945 and for Harold Wilson in both 1964 and 1974. Of the party's postwar premiers, only Tony Blair arrived in Downing Street with the economy in decent condition. Blair was the last Labour leader to win an election, 17 years and four defeats ago, so the talk at the party's conference in Liverpo...
Truss's go-for-broke gamble means Labour inherits economic mess if it wins election | Larry Elliott
The Guardian - 25 Sep 2022 14:35
Vote is there to be lost by Labour. How hard can it be to show party would do a better job on economy? Labour tends to come to power with the economy in poor shape. That was the case for Clement Attlee in 1945 and for Harold Wilson in both 1964 and 1974. Of the party's postwar premiers, only Tony Blair arrived in Downing Street with the economy in decent condition. Blair was the last Labour leader to win an election, 17 years and four defeats ago, so the talk at the party's conference in Liverpo...
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