
Labour’s Straitjacket Manifesto
Political Currency
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Labour's Cautious and Small-c Conservative Manifesto
The chapter delves into Labour's manifesto, characterized as small-c conservative, fully funded, and cautious in its approach to avoid breaking promises. It discusses the risks and constraints it imposes on Labour, with a focus on the challenges they face in achieving growth and addressing immediate problems within a political straitjacket. The chapter also compares Labour's producer-centric manifesto with the Tory's retail-oriented approach, analyzing the impact of low trust in politics on manifesto content and strategies of political figures.
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