Conservative MPs and strategists divided over whether campaign will work, as polls suggest strong public support for strikes
A new Conservative attack advert appeared on Friday, showing Keir Starmer with his head bowed next to a triumphant-looking Mick Lynch, leader of the RMT rail strikes, and Angela Rayner’s smiling face in between them.
It showed the party once again reaching for its old union-bashing comfort blanket that worked for Margaret Thatcher, and to an extent, for some subsequent leaders such as David Cameron against Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson versus Jeremy Corbyn.
Continue reading…Conservative MPs and strategists divided over whether campaign will work, as polls suggest strong public support for strikesA new Conservative attack advert appeared on Friday, showing Keir Starmer with his head bowed next to a triumphant-looking Mick Lynch, leader of the RMT rail strikes, and Angela Rayner’s smiling face in between them.It showed the party once again reaching for its old union-bashing comfort blanket that worked for Margaret Thatcher, and to an extent, for some subsequent leaders such as David Cameron against Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson versus Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading…