{"id":90511,"date":"2026-03-02T14:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=90511"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:10:05","slug":"labour-voters-start-to-need-rethinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/02\/labour-voters-start-to-need-rethinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour voters start to need rethinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Tweet<\/a> uses data from Lord Ashcroft\u2019s polls:<\/p>\n

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This is the seat forecast:<\/p>\n

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Let's be clear: it is just a poll.<\/p>\n

Let's also be clear: Labour supporters need to realise that, in many cases, they are now going to be wasting their votes.<\/p>\n

If they want to beat Reform, they have to shift their thinking, and now is the time to start doing so because, outside London, they're now toast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Tweet uses data from Lord Ashcroft\u2019s polls: This is the seat forecast: Let’s be clear: it is just a poll. Let’s also be clear:
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