Why dud Labour lose Uxbridge? Was it really because of ULEZ or some other reason?

I have said from the start that blaiming ULEZ for the Conservative victory was misleading. Most cars are ULEZ compatible anyway, so there would not be enough votes in i.

As for blaming 'the poor' who would have to sell their old ULEZ cars to buy new ones (???????), they would not be voting Conservative anyway.

Of course, Uxbridge has a history of poor electoral choices…

Maybe I’m simplifying but I think it was about ULEZ.

I read the article in the paper and I think he makes a good point. People do like their representatives to be local, not imposed on them from above. I don't think that Keir Starmer will accept this theory though, because he likes to have control.

Germanshepherdsmum

The article is behind a paywall.

I scrolled down and clicked on ‘I’m happy’ then you can view.

Germanshepherdsmum

The article is behind a paywall.

The Guardian has no paywall, GSM. Try harder...

Well, I was listening to Rory Stewart yesterday talking about this very thing. He had in turn been talking to someone - an academic who studies these things - who had monitored and studied Uxbridge before and during the run up to the election.

In the ancademics opinion, this was won by social media, and algorithms - I need to listen again to give more intelligent detail, but it was convincing and quite frankly worrying.

The article is behind a paywall.

I think you got it right with dud Labour Dinahmo.

If you want to find out about KS next probable PM

Starmer stories.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWVxsRttCQ

Is 'dud Labour' just a typo, Dinahmo? 😉

I will read the opinion piece, but I don't think I'll agree with it.