Keir Starmer puts six key pledges ‘up in lights’ to win over swing voters
Keir Starmer puts six key pledges ‘up in lights’ to win over swing voters
Campaign material to include pledges on NHS wait times and recruiting teachers
Disappointed that climate change isn't more front and centre here, although at least their commitment around energy security includes renewables.
This is just the first steps. It's in addition to the existing pledges on climate change!
If anyone is wondering, these aren't (really) new pledges, they're just a voter-friendly glossy repackaging of material that they've already published in greater detail elsewhere. So for anyone saying "this is all so vague, what does it all mean?", you can dive into the full detail at the links below.
The website for all their policies is here:
https://labour.org.uk/missions/The high-level mini-manifesto is here:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lets-Get-Britains-Future-Back.pdfThere are specific policy packs on each of their areas too.
The economy:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Mission-Economy.pdfEnergy:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Make-Britain-a-Clean-Energy-Superpower.pdfNHS and related:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mission-Public-Services.pdfCrime:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mission-Safety.pdfEducation and related:
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mission-breaking-down-barriers.pdfI think everything in these new "pledges" was already in the policy documents above with the possible exception of the "Border Security Command" thing, which is compatible with what they already announced but with a different name and a slightly different spin. That was announced properly last week, and the press release for it with a bit more detail is here:
https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/labours-immigration-and-border-policy-stop-small-boats/Starmer changes his pledges more than he changes his underwear. I wouldn't put too much stock in it.
That’s just not true… he took over the party when Corbyn became toxic due to failing to deal with antisemitism, and wanting to leave NATO the EU and remove our nuclear deterrent. He came in on the intention of continuing a lot of socialist policies but then the Tories destroyed the economy, the NHS and our social care system, and put us in the highest debt to GDP we have ever been in. He has had to get more realistic with his policies and taken great steps to not promise things he cannot deliver for the last 5 years.
That’s just not true…
You think? I would hope he changes his underwear every day.
Anyway... 👀
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/10-broken-pledges
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldLabour/comments/1b2y6yr/keir_starmers_broken_pledges/
That’s just not true…
Followed with a list of excuses pointing out. It is actually true.
I think you need to understand the meaning of true. Having reasons for why he did do something. Dose not mean the person saying he did something is living.
At the end of it. The man won leadership of the party members. By making overt pledges. Then cancelled all those pledges. If you can't understand why a high % of party members feel there vote was stolen by him. You are not trying.
Honest Democracy involves convincing voters to follow you. Not lieing to gain there vote.
If you can't convince the majority of a party to follow you. Run to lead a party where the majority agree with you.
The situation has changed, so he's changed his policies to match. Most people recognise that, which is why he's gone from 20 points behind in the polls to 20 points ahead.
which is why he’s gone from 20 points behind in the polls to 20 points ahead.
Not entirly correct.
He made that gain entirly because of tory actions. Starmer has not won support. The tories have thrown it away. Nothing starter has done has had huge influence on voters.
He is at best seen as a less currupt continuation of the same politics.
Tortoise and hare. Tortoise did not win through his effort. Hare lost via his overconfidence.
Starmer is just a Tortoise who was lucky enough to be challenging a stupid hare.
he went with six instead of ten this time because six is easier to abandon than ten
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Keir Starmer will on Thursday unveil his version of New Labour’s pledge card for the next general election with six key commitments “put up in lights” as part of his party’s offer to swing voters.
The campaign material, which will be distributed to voters on doorsteps across England, will be revealed at an event in Essex as the Labour leader launches the party’s biggest advertising blitz since the 2019 election.
His commitments, which include stabilising the economy, cutting NHS waiting times, setting up Great British Energy, cracking down on antisocial behaviour and recruiting 6,5000 new teachers, are the latest step in his five “national missions”.
However, they denied it meant that other policy issues, such as housing and workers’ rights, had been “de-prioritised”, citing the example of the national minimum wage, one of New Labour’s biggest achievements, which had not been on Tony Blair’s pledge card in 1997.
The campaign event, which will be attended by the whole shadow cabinet off the back of a successful set of local results, represents the party’s biggest spend on advertising since the race against Boris Johnson in 2019.
Amid frenzied speculation about a surprise guest at the event, senior party figures have ruled out there being another defection from the Conservatives today, after rightwinger Natalie Elphicke’s shock move to Labour last week.
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