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“Yes we can” win the next General Election says Labour

Douglas Alexander MP, Labour’s Election Co-ordinator, has used The Telegraph to explain what Labour must do to win the next election:

“The Right - on both sides of the Atlantic - is disoriented and diminished by recent global events. David Cameron, like John McCain, finds himself stranded in the wrong place: you can’t privatise, deregulate or even nudge your way out of a global financial crisis.

It is arguable that Britain needs Labour responses today even more than in 1997. For in this uncertain world progressive ethics of fairness, stewardship and co-operation have come of age. These are the values that can ensure that we come through these tough times stronger not weaker.

So how can Labour translate ideological strength into electoral success? Some points are already clear: modern elections are won by a fusion of change and substance. In the next election we will have substance because we have experience and a serious leader. And we show substance as we confirm to the electorate that we understand that the world has changed, and we have the ideas and the policies that can equip Britain to master those changes.”
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