Labour must offer a hopeful vision to voters, not ape Reform | Letters

Imitating Reform’s socially rightwing policies puts off Labour voters but doesn’t convince Reform voters to switch either, says James Marsters. Plus letters from Richard Repper and Tim GosslingMany people (including me) voted Labour at the last general election because we wanted change – change from policies that put corporations and old ideas above the people. With this Labour government, we’ve got more of the same so far.In my anecdotal experience, most Reform UK voters just want something different and don’t really care what. Yes, some think we have too many refugees, but I believe the majority of them aren’t bigots, just misled (Farage claims Reform UK local election gains ‘beginning of the end’ for Tories, 2 May). Continue reading...

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