Comments on: Britain’s 60-year progressive consensus

By: Peter Oborne is wrong about the ‘unpopular’ liberal Left | Left Foot Forward

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:40:19 +0000

[…] fact, as we reported in one of our very first posts, general election results show no such thing: The graph showed that the Conservative Party had […]

By: Terry Daniels

Terry Daniels — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:34:48 +0000

This is all well and good but will only make a difference if there is real proportional representation, as the Tories won the majority over all parties (except for 1974 and 2010) of seats despite not winning a majority of votes.

By: Evan Harris: Progressive coalition in 2015 "if the arithmetic is there" | Left Foot Forward

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:14:10 +0000

[…] – as there were at the last election and at every general election since 1945, a point illustrated by Left Foot Forward last year. Mr Harris was also encouraged by the new Labour leader’s […]

By: The Independent View: Labour and Lib Dems must show a willingness to work together

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:52:04 +0000

[…] a long-term believer in the need for a more progressive politics, I take no great joy in the spate of polls showing the Liberal Democrats in free […]

By: Brontides » Blog Archive » The Agony of the Clegg

Brontides » Blog Archive » The Agony of the Clegg — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:17:29 +0000

[…] government as part of a “progressive majority”. The term was coined last year by Will Straw, when he demonstrated that the combined Labour and Lib Dem vote has exceeded the right win vote […]

By: Is Britain heading for a progressive majority? | Left Foot Forward

Is Britain heading for a progressive majority? | Left Foot Forward — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:34:52 +0000

[…] Left Foot Forward showed last year, the combined support for the two parties has exceeded 50 per cent in every election since 1945. But the move will be […]

By: corinthino

corinthino — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:35:31 +0000

@sdv_duras I take your point, but necessary to account for demagoguery there ("progressive" vote actually majority http://bit.ly/aPuows)

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:26:47 +0000

RT: combined Labour & Liberal vote has beaten the Tories in every election since 1945, reports @wdjstraw – http://tinyurl.com/elxns-45-05

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:26:47 +0000

RT: combined Labour & Liberal vote has beaten the Tories in every election since 1945, reports @wdjstraw – http://tinyurl.com/elxns-45-05