How the Labour Party can include the working classes in a just climate transition
‘Labour can demonstrate that there is another way, and make a just transition a central plank of its environmental policy platform’
‘Labour can demonstrate that there is another way, and make a just transition a central plank of its environmental policy platform’
“There may have been times in the recent past where Labour was afraid to speak the language of class at all – but not my Labour Party.”
‘The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’
Rishi Sunak, as a young student joyfully exclaiming that he has no working-class friends. What is wrong with the working class?
According to the Social Mobility Commission, even when those from working-class backgrounds have the same education attainment, role and experience as their more privileged colleagues, those from poorer backgrounds are still paid an average of £2,242 (7%) less.
People from working-class backgrounds who enter ‘elite’ universities and professions still earn on average £6,400 less than peers drawn from the middle-class.
What the Labour Party need is a sufficient narrative which bestows upon working people not only material benefits, but also something more- a degree of recognition
We need to look beyond lazy old stereotypes when it comes to Britain’s relationship with class.
The modern working-class is diverse and less anti-migrant than the media makes out.
At Labour conference, Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer promised that “nobody is ruling out remain as an option.” But this could disillusion a key demographic.