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Labour Together’s handy ‘Stevenage Woman’
A think tank that was originally seen as ‘soft-left’ has released a new report that leans right on social issues – and right on economics too. How convenient for the Labour leadership, writes SOLOMON HUGHES

A THINK TANK called Labour Together identified a key demographic of voters, termed the “Stevenage Woman,” that Labour needs to win. According to its report, titled Red Shift, this Stevenage Woman is against nationalisation: only 7 per cent of this group is in favour of public ownership.

These claims were all over the media, often reported as if they were definitely true. But scratch the surface and the claim is made on dubious polling by an organisation that got £1.5 million from investment multimillionaires to influence Labour policy.

According to Labour Together, “Stevenage Woman is a mum, in her early forties. She’s got two kids, she works hard, she plays by the rules and she pays the bills.”

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