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A centrist Labour is back. But this time it cannot take the working class for granted
By Claire Ainsley
Director of PPI's Center-Left Renewal Project
For The Guardian
Keir Starmer promised he would turn the Labour party around and give it back to the British people. Three years on from becoming leader, he can credibly claim to have done just that. Research released today by YouGov for WPI Strategy shows that Starmer’s Labour is closer to the public on the issues that matter most to them – and voters perceive the Conservatives and Rishi Sunak as being well to the political right of the British people.
Overall, voters characterised themselves as 4.6 out of 10 on a scale where 0 was leftwing and 10 was rightwing. They placed Keir Starmer as 3.9 on the same scale, Sunak on 7.3, and their parties not far behind with Labour on 3.3 and the Conservatives on 7.6.
Elections are fought and won in the centre ground of British politics. For an often quoted iron law of politics, it’s surprising how frequently it is forgotten by parties that dream of voters moving to them, rather than the parties themselves moving closer to voters.
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NEW REPORT
No Change Needed: Congress Should Rethink Extending the Durbin Amendment to Credit Card Interchange Fees
By Paul Weinstein and
Malena Dailey
The Progressive Policy Institute released a new report detailing why extending the law to interchange fees for credit cards would harm consumers.
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A One-on-One with Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long
On Wednesday, September 15, PPI hosted an exclusive conversation between Director of Health Care Erin Delaney and Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, who also just announced her candidacy for governor of Delaware. The conversation focused on some of the top issues facing Delaware's working families, including how to expand access to quality maternal health, how to strengthen Delaware's health care workforce, and how to best address Delaware’s child care crisis.
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🗓️ Mark Your Calendar!
Thursday, September 21: Women in Policy Coffee & Conversation
⮕ RSVP Here
Be sure to keep an eye out for future PPI events!
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Radically Pragmatic Podcast
Child Care, It is a Workforce Issue
PPI's Taylor Maag, the Director of Workforce Development Policy speaks with national and state leaders, Linda Smith from the Bipartisan Policy Center and Ashli Watts from the Kentucky Chamber on child care policy in our nation, how it is affecting women in the workforce and bold new solutions to address child care challenges at scale.
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Don't Miss These PPI Reports
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Staff Spotlight: Claire Ainsley
Claire Ainsley
Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal
Claire Ainsley is the Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute. Prior to joining PPI, Claire was the Executive Director of Policy to Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition and U.K. Labour Party. Claire also served as the Executive Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, where she led JRF’s work on the social and political attitudes of people with low incomes. She is the author of "The New Working Class: How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes," which was published in May 2018.
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