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Can Labour’s manifesto trigger “real change” in the polls?
Since parliament voted for a December 12 election, Labour has made some progress in the polls – with the party now polling at 29% (it stood at 24% immediately before the election was called). However, Corbyn still finds his party trailing Boris Johnson’s by around a dozen points. The party’s hopes now rest on it’s radical manifesto, but will this be enough to close the gap? A manifesto of “hope”? Corbyn has so far struggled to cut through in the election...
Brexit , Government , NHS , policy , Politics , The Labour Party , general election , nationalisation
3 min readBreaking all the rules
Both Labour and the Conservatives have made major announcements on their respective economic policies in the early days of the 2019 general election campaign. Much of this has centred on the fiscal rules that a Government led by either party would follow – essentially, how each party would account for its public spending and taxation plans. Both parties are proposing significant changes to the UK’s current framework for public spending over the next few years, but what are they and what do...
Government , policy , Politics , UK Politics , The Labour Party , general election , The Conservative Party
3 min read3 misconceptions about the 2019 general election
Although the contest to enter Number 10 is in its infancy, there are already a number of dominant narratives beginning to take shape – and perhaps mistakenly so. 'Boris Johnson is heading for a majority' Despite Jeremy Corbyn stating that Labour have been ready for an election ever since the last, the party has long given the impression it is running scared of an...
Brexit , Government , Politics , UK Politics , The Labour Party , general election , Prime Minister , Boris Johnson , Jeremy Corbyn , The Conservative Party
2 min readCapitalism Overthrown? : Understanding Labour’s economic policy
GK Strategy are delighted to announce the launch of our second Labour report, Capitalism Overthrown?: understanding Labour's economic policy. Click here to read Capitalism Overthrown?: understanding Labour's economic policy. Following on from our successful Labour report, What Would Jeremy Do?, in which we broadly looked at what...
What we’ve learned from Labour conference
It’s safe to say this was a Labour party conference unlike any other, with more disruption and changes of schedule than a Southern rail service. Amidst the confusion and grumblings over the party’s Brexit position though, there was debate, innovative policies and a positivity that Labour will have a transformative manifesto capable of winning the next election. GK were on the ground at conference and our key takeaways from the South Coast are: The mood in the party is as...