it is truly terrifying
All the experience from mainland Europe seems to suggest that pandering to these far right tropes, eg, “Smash the gangs” clampdowns on immigration and scapegoating merely rolls out the red carpet for far right parties
It is desperate IMO that Labour adopts this tactic while also doing nothing to address inequality or living standards
To quote the Northern heckler in Aditya Chakrabortty’s excellent recent Grauniad article, “Who’s bloody growth?”
Simon Johnson
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