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How the Labour heartlands lost their faith in politics

Hilhorst, Sacha ORCID: 0000-0002-7104-222X (2025) How the Labour heartlands lost their faith in politics. British Politics and Policy at LSE (29 Apr 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The loss of the Red Wall might not be just Labour’s problem. Sacha Hilhorst writes that voters in ex-mining constituencies are not only disappointed with Labour, but with all politicians who they see as self-interested and corrupt. Reform UK, however, are set to reap the rewards of these disaffected voters.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information: © 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions: Sociology
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2025 08:54
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2025 08:54
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128258

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