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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

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

A poster declaring:
A sign in Runcorn town centre 48 hours ahead of the byelection there. ‘In reality, Reform is weak on almost every conceivable area.’ Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Many 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).

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