Labour’s U-turn on the 2016 referendum promise gave away the election to the Tories. In 2017 the Labour Party fought a General Election campaign around an exciting and popular manifesto that was a strategic re-statement of left wing social democracy. It rejected the economics and politics of austerity. It championed those ‘left behind’ and advanced … Continue reading LABOUR’S U-TURN ON THE REFERENDUM WAS THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN RETURNING A TORY GOVERNMENT