Simon Brooke
"Adopting rightwing policies on issues such as immigration and the economy does not help centre-left parties win votes, according to new analysis of European electoral and polling data"
Gasp. Who could possibly have guessed it? Someone should tell #Labour and the #SNP.
Jay Baker
@simon_brooke Exactly. Danny Dorling has also examined how shifts to the right by centrist/centre-left parties merely makes centre-right parties more right-wing.
Simon Brooke
“trying to imitate rightwing positions is just not a successful strategy for the left” – Professor Tarik Abou-Chadi, quoted in
It's astonishing to me that this even needs to be said, but it's also very clear indeed that strategists at neither #Labour nor the #SNP understand this.
Simon Brooke
"The average social democratic voter today is very, very different from 50, even 20 years ago... this new constituency is actually both culturally progressive and economically leftwing"
Well, blow me down. Startling revelations.
Simon Brooke
"As an example, Bremer cited the UK Labour party’s losing 2015 election campaign, which focused on fiscal responsibility. “[When] voters really care about fiscal policy, they’ll go for the ‘issue owner’ – in this instance, the Conservatives""
Simon Brooke
"The data strongly suggests centre-left parties can build a coalition of voters who believe a strong welfare state, effective public services and real investment, for example in the green transition, are essential" – Björn Bremer, quoted in
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