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Hence why they want a ‘culture war‘ I guess, they’ve lost the economic argument.
Yes, though I wouldn't say they've lost the economic argument as much as buried or nullified it, using 'culture war' narratives & drivers to accentuate their kleptocratic control.
 
To me, it just illustrates their bias in calibrating the compass. They have placed the supposed centre too far to the right, such that even Tories show up as apparently left-wing.
 
To me, it just illustrates their bias in calibrating the compass. They have placed the supposed centre too far to the right, such that even Tories show up as apparently left-wing.

Anything more than about 5mm from the bottom left hand corner is basically fascism.

Not sure what they've based the economic values of Labour MPs on. Corbyn's last manifesto presumably as Starmer hasn't issued a manifesto or clear economic policies yet. That dot needs to be the other side of the centre line at least.
 
Not sure what they've based the economic values of Labour MPs on. Corbyn's last manifesto presumably as Starmer hasn't issued a manifesto or clear economic policies yet. That dot needs to be the other side of the centre line at least.

Similar by their metric the social policies of Cameron would probably have put his government in the bottom right in the same quadrant as Starmer.
 
Similar by their metric the social policies of Cameron would probably have put his government in the bottom right in the same quadrant as Starmer.
May well have been so, though Ipsos Mori don't offer a position for the collective Government or Opposition, merely the MPs that have (presumably) responded to their survey fieldwork.
 
Similar by their metric the social policies of Cameron would probably have put his government in the bottom right in the same quadrant as Starmer.

Turning the Tories into a socially liberal party as well as an economically liberal one was always part of the Cameron project. It was designed to appeal to the kind of middle-class voter who doesn't care about gay marriage and isn't a raving racist but does think there are too many people on benefits, public-sector workers get paid too much and local authorities spend their time thinking up ways to waste as much money as possible. It was working, too, until he bet the farm on his referendum and lost.
 
ive scraped these from google images / uk polling report - cant find more but they probably exist
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ive scraped these from google images / uk polling report - cant find more but they probably exist
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Useful; thanks.

Looking at that last one shows where New Labour where 10 years into power...sort of where the Tories are now.

Albeit with current lower LD numbers it does seem to indicate the potency of the Brexit loyalty factor the Tories continue to benefit from. With the exception of the 'Brown Bounce',10 years in, the then incumbent administration was around mid/low 30s and the opposition high 30's/low 40's, the mirror of where we are now.
 
starmer playing the long game obvs, ready to pounce when the moment is right with a powerpoint presentation he's got his best people working on
fact is most voters think the tories are doing as best as could be hoped for over covid
will be interesting to see polling this time next year, once impact of covid and brexit on the economy becomes inescapable. i wouldnt really expect much of a change in polling, until at least a second wave hits at the soonest, but i think 2021 will be carnage
 
If that trend keeps up the Tories will be wiped out in 20 weeks :thumbs:

I've let myself down by reading this thread though I vowed after all the last shitshows that I'd never pay attention to them again :(
 
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