Arresting and amusing statistic from @christabelcoops.bsky.social here: a majority of voters (52 per cent) believe that Angela Rayner was born into a middle class or upper class family, rising to more than 60 per cent of Green voters:
A remarkable Labour win last night. The real lesson of Makerfield?
In our latest substack, Christabel Cooper explains why rebuilding a larger progressive coalition, while persuading more transactional voters that Labour can stand up for them and deliver in office is the path to beating Reform.
After tough local election results, many are saying Labour can no longer hold together a broad electoral coalition.
They argue Labour’s voters are now too divided by class, culture and values.
Our first report from ThinkLabour disagrees.
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
Imagine you live in Burnley, all your family and friends are there.
You get offered a new job in Manchester.
Trainline tells you the train takes 45 minutes to go 25 miles. And it would take you 20 minutes to drive to the station.
It also tells you there is only one train an hour to work.
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