Roe-Crines, Andrew 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6878-5030, Miles, J and Hickson, KA
(2016)
Power and Principle: Labour as a Government in Waiting.
[Internet Publication]
Abstract
In September 2015 Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour party by an overwhelming 59 per cent of the electorate. His candidacy had, at first, been considered something of a token gesture but his campaign then took off and the campaigns of his rivals appeared to falter. He attracted media attention, benefitted from the introduction of £3 registered supporters and the frequent media interventions by the likes of Tony Blair. What his victory showed was a clear gulf not just between Labour activists and MPs but also between Labour activists and the wider electorate. Despite his popularity within the party, Corbyn started off his leadership with record low personal opinion poll ratings and the gap between the Conservatives and Labour remained wide until well into 2016. With the recent splits in the Conservative ranks over the EU, the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith and the revelations of the Panama Papers, the Tory poll lead has now disappeared. However, a more detailed analysis of the latest polls still paints a challenging picture. His net satisfaction rating is still worse than that of David Cameron, despite all of the current problems faced by the Tories. At this stage in the last electoral cycle, Labour under Ed Miliband had an 8-10 point lead.
| Item Type: | Internet Publication |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Jeremy Corbyn, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Social Policy |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2017 15:13 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2024 03:23 |
| Open Access URL: | http://www.fabians.org.uk/power-and-principle/ |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3006615 |
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