Why do centrists always think they must chase the voters who support the Far Right?
Why do they never choose to chase voters on the Left, surely an equally viable strategy?
Well, part of the answer (as has been so often expressed here & elsewhere) is the manner in which the Left is (miss)reported in the mainstream media, and the influence of that media on our political class....
and of course, the class position of our politicians (who always see the 'threat' of the Right as 'overstated'!)
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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