Election — News — Gwilym David Blunt

Shoring up the Red Wall

There are now less than two weeks before the election and things are not looking good for Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party. Despite climbing from the mid-20s to the low-30s in some polls, they are still 11 points back on some counts. The Labour Party tried to make an election about Brexit an election about austerity. It isn’t working and if they don’t change tact then they are likely to be decimated. They need to show Leavers and Remainers that Boris Johnson’s ‘oven ready’ deal is half-frozen slop that you wouldn’t give to your dog.

Corbyn, General Election, Brexit, UK PoliticsGwilym David BluntNovember 29, 2019Labour, UK Politics, Election, General Election, Brexit

Should Boris Johnson Call a Snap Election?

It is almost inevitable that we are heading to a general election in the UK, but the threat to the Conservative Party has been lost amidst Boris Johnson’s optimistic bombast. Tory strategy is coming in shape with the Vote Leave government, but there are at least two reasons to be cautious: LibDems in the suburbs and the challenge of selling the Tory brand in the North (especially while surrounded by the Rule Britannia gang).

UK Politics, Brexit, Boris, General ElectionGwilym David BluntJuly 26, 2019City, University of LondonBrexit, Boris, LibDems, Election, UK Politics, Labour