I like this piece by Anand Menon, but I have one quibble. He notes that it's not obvious where the electoral benefit is coming from. But what if Starmer et al aren't veering right for the votes... but because this is what they actually believe?
https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/politically-acceptable-uk-racism-is-on-the-rise-and-worse-this-is-under-progressive-labour-rule
Ian Betteridge
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