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Tories facing general election wipeout with just 130 seats, says polling guru
(www.independent.co.uk)
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The problem with that comparison is that the Tories have been shifting more and more right for a decade now.
New Labour was supposed to combat Tory classic, not this new branch of wingnuts. You know the Tories of the '90s they did at least recognize that welfare was something they had to spend money on.
I'm not that young, I remember the 80's and 90's.
Relative poverty levels increased in the 80's, were fairly flat in the early 90's and decreased while New Labour was in power. Afterwards it flattened and has been increasing.
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/improving-our-understanding-of-uk-poverty-will-require-better-data/
Just because Tory now is a complete and utter mess, doesn't make New Labour the same as Thatcher and Major.