{"id":78132,"date":"2024-10-11T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T07:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=78132"},"modified":"2024-10-11T08:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T07:07:28","slug":"neither-labour-or-the-democrats-are-left-wing-is-it-surprising-that-those-with-a-conscience-are-not-enamoured-with-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/10\/11\/neither-labour-or-the-democrats-are-left-wing-is-it-surprising-that-those-with-a-conscience-are-not-enamoured-with-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Neither Labour or the Democrats are left wing. Is it surprising that those with a conscience are not enamoured with them?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I usually think the work that John Burn-Murdoch does in the FT is really good, but I question his analysis in an article this morning.<\/p>\n

The headline is<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The left is losing its grip on ethnic minority voters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The first chart is this:<\/p>\n

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An analysis follows, but I think that it fundamentally misses the point that neither Labour nor the Democrats are on the left of politics.<\/p>\n

Being to the left of neo-fascist adjacent parties does not make you left-wing. In both these cases, it makes you firmly centre-right and neoliberal in reality. No wonder people of any ethnicity are fed up with these parties: they lack a moral compass or any sign of empathy. Why should people be enamoured with them?<\/p>\n

The FT should take note.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I usually think the work that John Burn-Murdoch does in the FT is really good, but I question his analysis in an article this morning.
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