Harriet takes truth drug ...
"Even Labour supporters were glad we didn't win the election says interim leader," is the headline in today's Independent.
Either Harriet Harman has had an attack of candour or someone from the Conservative Campaign Centre has managed to slip Sodium Pentathol in her coffee.
Extracts from the interview:
"In a candid interview with The Independent, Labour’s interim leader admitted the widespread doubts about the party’s leadership and economic credibility cost it dearly. She said Labour’s much-trumpeted 6m conversations with voters counted for little because the party had the “wrong message.” Many people felt Labour was not talking to them ..."
"Initial post-election focus groups ... uncovered a feeling of relief among Labour voters than the party had not won. One supporter in Ealing Central and Acton confessed to being “a little bit disappointed and a little bit relieved.” The same view was expressed across the country, highlighting how even Labour’s own voters lacked confidence in the party’s ability to govern ..."
"Ms Harman believes a common problem all over Britain was that voters felt the party “doesn’t talk about me”. Labour was seen as supporting “people on benefits” but not those who “work hard.” She said: 'It doesn’t matter how many leaflets you deliver if the message is not right.'”
Quite!
You can read the interview here.
Either Harriet Harman has had an attack of candour or someone from the Conservative Campaign Centre has managed to slip Sodium Pentathol in her coffee.
Extracts from the interview:
"In a candid interview with The Independent, Labour’s interim leader admitted the widespread doubts about the party’s leadership and economic credibility cost it dearly. She said Labour’s much-trumpeted 6m conversations with voters counted for little because the party had the “wrong message.” Many people felt Labour was not talking to them ..."
"Initial post-election focus groups ... uncovered a feeling of relief among Labour voters than the party had not won. One supporter in Ealing Central and Acton confessed to being “a little bit disappointed and a little bit relieved.” The same view was expressed across the country, highlighting how even Labour’s own voters lacked confidence in the party’s ability to govern ..."
"Ms Harman believes a common problem all over Britain was that voters felt the party “doesn’t talk about me”. Labour was seen as supporting “people on benefits” but not those who “work hard.” She said: 'It doesn’t matter how many leaflets you deliver if the message is not right.'”
Quite!
You can read the interview here.
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What conservative manifesto promise to keep the UK in the EU???
QUOTE
"It will be a fundamental principle of a future Conservative Government that membership of the European Union depends on the consent of the British people – and in recent years that consent has worn wafer-thin. That’s why, after the election, we will negotiate a new settlement for Britain in Europe, and then ask the British people whether they want to stay in the EU on this reformed basis or leave. David Cameron has committed that he will only lead a government that offers an in-out referendum. We will hold that in-out referendum before the end of 2017 and respect the outcome." UNQUOTE
- The conservative party manifesto.