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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Miranda Bryant

‘We’re in a huge mess’: could ‘Stevenage Woman’ block Labour’s path to power?

Pamela Waterman, 64, a haberdashery owner, wants good leadership but hasn’t made up her mind who to vote for.
Pamela Waterman, 64, a haberdashery owner, wants good leadership but hasn’t made up her mind who to vote for. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

The Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, the author EM Forster and composer Elizabeth Poston are all featured on Stevenage’s wall of fame along the walkway between the station and town centre. But missing from the Hertfordshire town’s dedication to its famous residents is anyone by the name of “Stevenage Woman”.

However, a Labour thinktank believes that if the party heeds its advice, this mythical archetype – along with 2019’s “Workington Man”, who Labour is trying to win back from the Tories - is the key to regaining power in the next general election.

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