Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher for bringing ‘meaningful change’ to UK (www.theguardian.com)

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Keir Starmer has praised Margaret Thatcher for effecting “meaningful change” in Britain in an article directly appealing to Conservative voters to switch to Labour.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the Labour leader said Thatcher had “set loose our natural entrepreneurialism” during her time as prime minister.

“Across Britain, there are people who feel disillusioned, frustrated, angry, worried. Many of them have always voted Conservative but feel that their party has left them,” he said. “I understand that. I saw that with my own party and acted to fix it. But I also understand that many will still be uncertain about Labour. I ask them to take a look at us again.”

In the article, Starmer pointed to Labour prime ministers of the past – Tony Blair and Clement Attleee – as well as Thatcher, as examples of how politicians can effect meaningful change.

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[-] snaprails@feddit.uk -2 points 11 months ago

Oh what a surprise, the 5th columnist has revealed his true colours as a Thatcherite Quisling. “Across Britain, there are people who feel disillusioned, frustrated, angry, worried. Many of them have always voted Conservative but feel that their party has left them,"?

And across Britain, there are people who feel disillusioned, frustrated, angry, worried. Many of them have always voted Labour but feel that their party has left them,

In the words of the song, "never trust a Tory or a Tory in disguise."

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Isn't it more that it's worth it for labour to appeal to the opposition voters? It doesn't necessarily mean anything. I wouldn't worry necessarily.

It's like traditional labour voters feel as if labor's ultimate responsibility is to always piss off the right at all costs, as if that's going to achieve anything. Nah, cosy up to them by all means.

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