Are Labour Trying To Win Back The 'white' Vote?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/29/liz-kendall-will-back-white-working-class-young

/// Kendall also mentioned the need to help white working-class communities, during a journalists’ gathering in Westminster last week, when she said Labour would still “be doing the best for kids, particularly in white-working class communities” in 2020. ///

[sandyRoe]

White working class children, and particularly boys, are underachievers in education. It could do their prospects no harm if more was done to improve their lot. It would also help Labour show that it knew 'aspirational' wasn't a dirty word.

[naomi24]

//It would also help Labour show that it knew 'aspirational' wasn't a dirty word. //

Doubt it. Who would believe them?

[ToraToraTora]

I think they'd happy to win any vote!

[whiskeryron]

Without appearing to be racist ( which is difficult these days ) for quite a considerable time more emphasis has been on bringing Asian & black pupils to a decent standard of English education( especially black males) who were at one time behind in some studies. I think it is now the time to concentrate a bit more on white-working class kids.

[Svejk]

Our AB Labour supporters must feel betrayed and not a little foolish. Listening to their leadership contenders speeches, they're going to get tough on benefits, immigration, government spending. In short, all the things their poor supporters have been arguing in favour of, at the behest of their leaders, since I've been here.
Perhaps the penny will drop now and they'll realise the only thing the Labour Party cares about is power.

[Zacs-Master]

To be fair Svejk, that's all any political party and its members care about.

[Svejk]

maybe I should have added 'for power's sake'. They have no principles. (and haven't for some time)

[Orderlimit]

^ ^ ^ agree with svejk.

[Old_Geezer]

So, where is the difference to other parties then ?
Strange that, how folk only see the issues with a party they don't support.

[Svejk]

I don't support the Conservatives but they do what it says on the tin. Same with the SNP, PC, even the Greens. They believe in things even if I don't agree with them. Labour don't.

[naomi24]

OG, //So, where is the difference to other parties then ?//

Conservatives genuinely encourage aspiration.

[Old_Geezer]

All parties encourage aspirations, but not at any cost nor without a decent framework to act within. Perhaps we should prioritise aspiring to a better society.

[naomi24]

//Perhaps we should prioritise aspiring to a better society. //

What would you like to see?