Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
I don't think he stands much chance of achieving that. Labour hasn't been defined by socialist economics for decades now. Its core message has long been socially 'progressive' and what was previously a party for the working class has been hollowed out and filled in by assorted cranks and pressure groups whose aims are at such odds with society as a whole that the '****/awful' sentiment expressed by that admittedly rather blunt satire has begun to have a ring of truth about it. You can't constantly bang on about wanting to radically change everything without sounding like you hate what's already there.
|
I think he can move it in the right direction.
He seems to have at least diagnosed the part of the problem: that you can't expect to lead a country you give the impression of disliking. He has been making moves to introduce some patriotic aspects to his campaigning even with things like ensuring there are more union jacks in their videos and party materials.
It's going to take a while but he may be able to correct the image somewhat for whoever takes over. Besides you can cloak an argument for change in patriotic terms. NHS = British institution. Renationalising Rail? Making the network British again. Higher taxes on multinational companies? Protecting British companies.