Comment Farmers’ protests: ‘Why inheritance tax won’t cost Labour rural seats in 2029’ No political party has ever formed a government without at least some rural voters. At the most recent… Ben Cooper 19th November, 2024, 9:05 am
Comment Austerity left rural communities feeling abandoned – Labour can change that Roughly 19 million people live in England’s rural communities, some 17% of the population. Over the last year,… Steve Bassam 17th April, 2023, 3:33 pm
Comment Labour has resonated with rural voters before. We need to win their trust again The Conservatives have weakened the foundations of rural communities over the last decade. There is a lack of… Luke Pollard 26th February, 2021, 1:10 pm
Comment The elephant in the countryside: Labour cannot afford to ignore rural voters When Labour won the 1997 and 2001 general elections, it boasted over 100 rural MPs reaching into Conservative… Ann Mallalieu 11th September, 2020, 12:40 pm
News Labour should vote against the final Brexit deal if it doesn’t guarantee “exact same benefits” – reader survey results LabourList readers overwhelmingly backed Keir Starmer’s pledge that the party should vote against the final Brexit deal if… Emma Bean 1st April, 2017, 8:00 am
Comment Let’s fire up Labour’s local elections campaign by twinning London members with activists in the countryside To govern the nation well means being in touch with the realities of the whole of the nation.… Hywel Lloyd 18th February, 2017, 7:00 am