Book HackBroken HeartlandsBy Sebastian Payne
In a Nutshell
In his debut book, award-winning journalist Sebastian Payne takes a journey through ten of Labour's 'red wall' constituencies to discover why Labour lost the 2019 election — and how it can win again.
Favorite Quote
Some stereotypes have emerged about these old Labour heartlands - that they are poor, small, failing towns and all white. None of them are accurate.
Sebastian Payne
Introduction
The UK Labour Party faced a humiliating defeat in the 2019 general election, losing many seats they had held for decades.
Most blamed the unpopularity of Jeremy Corbyn and an unclear Brexit strategy for Labour's 2019 election defeat. But is that the whole story?
In Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England, former Financial Times journalist Sebastian Payne reveals the bigger picture.
On a journey through ten constituencies in Labour's heartlands, Payne explores the individual issues they face and interviews key political figures.
Payne argues that although Brexit and Corbyn were big factors in Labour's disastrous election, long-term neglect of these communities is just as important.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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