https://leftfootforward.org/2019/10/how-johnsons-die-in-a-ditch-pledge-turned-to-dust/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://leftfootforward.org/2019/10/how-johnsons-die-in-a-ditch-pledge-turned-to-dust/#comment-1003934 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:45:54 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=139345#comment-1003934 Funny thing is we had a general election and it was the Labour Party that died in a ditch.

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/10/how-johnsons-die-in-a-ditch-pledge-turned-to-dust/#comment-987189 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:41:53 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=139345#comment-987189 The question posed (does the left prefer a 2nd Ref now to a Gen Election) does not consider the effect of one over the other. A 2nd Ref now will likely polarise the country more and permanently lose Labour its Leave voters. Whereas with a GE first we can re-focus the mood onto social and class issues and enable a more complex conversation about Brexit than Remain vs Leave. If we win it we would be in control of the Brexit thing, able to create a less damaging compromise and then move on. Paradoxically “getting Brexit done” first will leave its stamp on us for a generation, whereas putting it off while we focus on social matters could reduce its long term impact even though it means delay.

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