General election 2015

Possible reasons Labour lost:

-Squeezed between two nationalisms. Conservatives stoking English fears of SNP influence over Labour won this election in my opinion.

• An unpopular leader who wasn't plausible as PM. I like him, but it has been obvious to everyone throughout that Miliband's personality harmed rather than helped Labour propsects.
  
• The majority of the British people don't want a socialist government. Regrettably, I think this is true. If you want to protect the interests of the disadvantaged, the best you can hope for is a centre left government, a la New Labour.
  
• They lost the argument on the economy and couldn't set the parameters of the debate. They never dispelled the established orthodoxy that Gordon Brown caused the crisis, nor that deficit reduction could happen at a slower pace.
  
• Their policy on immigration and EU bled traditional working class support to UKIP. Unfortunately, they may need to take a more populist stance on immigration control if they want to win support back.
  
• They weren't left wing enough. Anyone who believes this has their head stuck in the sand.
  
  

That is my take on it. Probably not a popular one.