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T_i_B

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4. Poor leadership & the rise of the SNP

Tue May 12, 2015, 02:54 AM

May 2015

Poor leadership left Labour without any clear direction or positive message. Also, Ed Miliband never really looked like a PM in waiting if we're honest.

The rise of the SNP has destroyed Labour north of the Tweed, and there are plenty of people outside of Scotland who don't like the SNP and who don't very much fancy the prospect of a British government being propped by by Scottish Nationalists.

With Labour losing votes to the SNP on the left and also losing votes to the Tories and UKIP on the right, trying to explain the election result in left/right terms doesn't really get you anywhere.

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Coming to the experts, so to speak: why did Labour do so badly ? [View all] steve2470 May 2015 OP

A significant lack of cat photos in their political ads? TexasTowelie May 2015 #1

That's what I heard too. PSPS May 2015 #2

Low turnout? FBaggins May 2015 #3

Poor leadership & the rise of the SNP T_i_B May 2015 #4

A weak campaign by Labour, and an extremely strong campaign by the RW media LeftishBrit May 2015 #5

Labour internal polls showed they were consistently behind the Tories, contrary to the public polls. Denzil_DC May 2015 #6

I'd say the problem was largely due to Labour not getting enough votes. Ken Burch May 2015 #7

Looks like a concensus emerging: Denzil_DC May 2015 #9

The Conservatives made too many gains in the English marginal seats muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #8

Just as an example of this... T_i_B May 2015 #10

sounds familiar. Ironing Man May 2015 #11

The Tory leaflets weren't exactly brilliant either T_i_B May 2015 #12