EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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miro_o in reply to @h2o

I think the re-nationalisation of energy is not revolutionary. I think the plan to align renationalised sectors to a green industrial ‘revolution’ is the exciting bit and the bit that’s being campaigned. The message is more ‘why’ and less ‘what’.

i.e. taking over Stagecoach bus services isn’t a big deal. Providing free bus services is.

^ this is actually a Green (rather than Labour) policy, but hopefully you get the idea.

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h2o in reply to @miro_o

The message is more ‘why’ and less ‘what’.

Well, it’s more like ‘how’. They’re proposing using public ownership of the grid to force change along. That’s a much better idea than nationalising the generating assets. Like I said, I like the plan. I just don’t think it’s revolutionary.

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miro_o in reply to @h2o

Swing voters gonna swing when they think values+policies align with their own (the messaging of ‘why’). Detail in execution (‘how’) is a relatively minor factor relating to wether or not the person/party is credible. This dynamic tracks issue complexity.

But whatever you say boss.

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