Thomas asks…Socialists; would you have supported Labour last year, if their policies were similar to their 1983 manifesto?Michael Foot was leader of the Labour Party at the time, and was fervently opposed to the damaging neoliberalism we are seeing today. Despite this, his party manifesto at the time was branded by the media as 'the longest suicide note in history', and Labour suffered a hugely damaging electoral defeat to a party in power whom had been incredibly unpopular.
1983 Labour
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