YouGov data in the last few days – showing Labour’s still winning a large majority of the younger electorate. Confirming the new relationship between educational attainment and voting. But also, between occupational class and politics.
Labour’s inability to defend its ‘red wall’ – working class constituencies in the North of England and parts of the Midlands has led to excruciating post-election media attention, concentrating mainly on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. But declining support among the traditional working class has been an issue for many years. In response to Labour’s 1979 […]
Labour’s planned tax rises for those earning over £80 000 have attracted their fair share of controversy. While these will affect comparatively few (around 5%), some critics argue that Labour would have to impose wider increases in income tax to pay for its program. But as the graph below shows opportunities appear limited. Levels of […]
Jeremy Corbyn has announced that a Labour government would deliver 320,000 new ‘climate apprenticeships’ during its first term – part of a wider commitment to creating a million high skilled jobs in a Green Industrial Revolution. There’s a general recognition that a Green New Deal would be kick-started in the building and construction sector, energy […]
After a torrid debate about Labour’s spending plans, Angela Rayner has indicated which of the Party’s education policies will make it into next week’s Manifesto. The Tories, themselves (at least officially) ditching the ‘austerity economics’ of George Osborne and Phillip Hammond, have continued to accuse Labour of ‘reckless’ spending. But as previous posts have argued, […]
