Labour's Ethnic Minority Vote Set To Collapse
Capablanca
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I think 'collapse' is a bit strong but this must certainly trouble Labour.
I've never quite understood why Indians allied themselves to Labour. They're entrepreneurial, hard working and don't strike me as being fans of big government.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11294984/Labours-crucial-ethnic-minority-vote-set-to-collapse.html
I've never quite understood why Indians allied themselves to Labour. They're entrepreneurial, hard working and don't strike me as being fans of big government.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/11294984/Labours-crucial-ethnic-minority-vote-set-to-collapse.html
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I think you've misread the paragraph - still quite a jump though.
Classy.
Merry Christmas labour.
People generally are increasingly ceasing to identify with established political parties. It's not an ethnic specific issue.
This.
It would be interesting to see a comparative of what might be called 'traditional Labour voters'. Because I suspect the collapse in 'identifying' with Labour might be even more marked.
But Labour is able to win people back, they might need a better leader than Ed Miliband though.
However I don't see the Conservatives winning a General Election for decades. So Labour being heckled by conservative support is ironic.
The Conservatives are complete poison electorally.
The Tories need to return to the ethic that working hard pays. David Cameron, for all his rhetoric, is not the leader to do this. He's a conniving and dishonest politician who veers towards being a Social Democrat in the mould of Tony Blair.
Surely you agree, though?
Not so bad if these ethnic minorities consider them to be English. Extremely worrying if they are like the residents of the tower hamlets.
Strange then that Parties espousing Tory policies are the only ones winning elections for the past 40 years..:D
No more of that though, it's done.
Hence why the Conservatives are making no headway, and their promise of "more to come" went down so badly.
Your kidding yourself if you think that Labour are suddenly going to start offering different policies.
If that was the case, then they shouldn't be around the mid 30's in the polls, they should be plummeting around 10% in the polls.
If the Tories win the next election outright, they are bound to put up those earning amounts anywhere between 25 thousand a year to 40 thousand. Apparently Theresa May wanted to put in a requirment of 40 thousand, that was the very highest figure recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee and the lowest was around 13 thousand four hundred and Nick Clegg settled on the 18, 600 figure. Tory back benchers have been pushing for the figure to be much higher though, are they going to tell ethnic minorites this when they knock on their door for asking for their votes I wonder? roll eyes!
With all the above considered, it is Labour who ethnic minorities should consider voting for out of the main stream parties BUT if there are good alternatives like good independents, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green's who also oppose the Tories on this, then maybe vote for them, but people need to realise that it will only be either the Tories or labour who will be the next main party in Government.
Why are residents of Tower Hamlets more worrying than those in other towns?
I think it might have a high number of UKIP members there.
Like it or not this is going to be one poison chalice for the next government, you think Labour will favour the immigrant?.... Chance loosing their core vote for the minority vote, I don't. Immigration is going to be one hot potato for years to come......
The Tories need to return to the ethic that working hard pays. David Cameron, for all his rhetoric, is not the leader to do this. He's a conniving and dishonest politician who veers towards being a Social Democrat in the mould of Tony Blair.
They disproportionately work for my council..
Unless of course English isn't your first language ;-)