‘It’s difficult to see how Labour can win unless it recreates a version of Blair’s cross-class coalition of 1997 — which means attracting many recent Tory voters who are unmoved by the threat of climate change and not much concerned about poverty, but are worried by threats to their own well-being.
‘Today, those threats eclipse those of 1997, including not only the underfunded National Health Service, overcrowded schools and rising crime — familiar themes from 25 years ago — but also surging inflation, a likely recession and the prospects of a housing price crash. This presents a great opportunity for Labour, but it’s also a formidable challenge.’
The deal is that it’s not republished in full, so here it is as published.