Building bridges
Subtitle: lessons from Bassetlaw for the country
By: Sally Gimson
Contributors: Fabian Society (Great Britain)
Series: Fabian ideas -- 652; Fabian ideas -- 652.
Publisher: Fabian Society
Published: 2020
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780716306528
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Politics and government; Labour Party (Great Britain)
Description: One of the features of Labour's disastrous 2019 general election that has been most commented on was the fall of the Red Wall. There has been a lot of debate about why those places across the Midlands and the north of England were lost, but very few practical suggestions about how to win them back. Where better to look for answers than at Bassetlaw, a seat which saw the biggest swing to the Conservatives in the country? Sally Gimson puts forward a range of policies to help Labour reconnect with voters and build a wide coalition across cities, towns and the countryside to defeat the Tories in 2024.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Lessons from Bassetlaw; title: 1. From the grassroots; title: 2. On the edge; title: 3. An offer for the countryside; title: 4. The importance of connection; title: 5. Building stronger communities; title: 6. Skills and people; title: 7. Immigration and discrimination; title: 8. The future; title: Conclusion.