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How (Not) to Write a Manifesto

Politics Unpacked

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The Death of Consensus

Michael Foote's 1983 manifesto was dubbed the longest suicide note in history. But did it really lose Labour the election? And how should we view it today? What are the lessons the big parties can draw from Michael Foote's mishaps in 1983? We're joined by political historian and author of death of consensus, Phil Tinline.

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