Labour manifesto is quietly radical | Election 2024 | The New Statesman

Keir Starmer announced this morning in Manchester that wealth creation was the ‘number one priority’ for the party.

Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and senior editor George Eaton to analyse the final manifesto's of the week from Labour and Plaid Cymru, and to review the odds on the latest Tory gaff.

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[federiconoguera]

Quietly Radical has got to be the biggest overstatement for = mild

[zedrake]

It isn't "quietly radical" but its a start. I voted for Corbyn in 2017 and 2019. We lost. I don't want to keep being the party or voter of "well if everyone voted like me we'd be fine". I liked Keirs response to the protester, "we're done being the party of protest, its time to be the party of power". I'm hoping that 1 term in we DO get more of the 2017 / 19 manifesto back in there but for now its a start

[DeanJuvenal]

To the New Statesman, anything other than Vanilla is radical.

[tobyb]

Five mins in and still no analysis. Just talking about nothing. Exactly the sort of journalism we need during an election.

[MrDavelongly]

When will the commentariat realise that the only people who care about tax cuts are those who have a lot of money. Otherwise it's always peanuts

[lewis]

"quietly" is an understatement. silently more like, almost like it's not radical at all

[Gomolon]

Never knew biscuits and Eurovision were the most important issues at this election 🙄

[TuggSpeedman-ehls]

Spineless politicians and spineless media, complaining about biscuits- she’s had enough 😂

[goonerboz]

Its hell for the poor and disabled there keeping every cruel tory policy universal credit and 2 child cap another tory policy and there even going to go along with the torys on disability benefit cuts liz kendall did say it needs to be cut

[ericajohnson]

I have never earned that much, under £15k a year, but would happily pay more tax if it would fix the NHS, and I am sure I'm not the only one.

[oliverstrahle]

"quietly radical" is "making peers retire at 80" ? Can't wait to see the massive changes this will make to the country.

[localshaman]

So quiet you have to hold your ear to the wind to hear it

[drkseidis]

New Statesman have been a disgrace as it pertains to not so quiet support for Labour, I'm sure many others in here will agree

[jtmuso]

It’s reasons like placing a bet on the election happening, knowing that you will win the bet, that makes me happy that the Tory party will be no more. Their self-interest stinks and it’s made the country a poorer place in every measurable way

[Rachel-rwju]

We know its not radical because you guys are pushing it 😂

[donttrip]

Oxymoron of the year: Quietly radical.

[WhichDoctor]

One gp appointment provided through a private contractor will cost twice as much or more than an NHS GP. How is it more cost effective to use expensive contractors over cheaper in-house?

[taliquetaylor]

Quietly radical and the silence is deafening

[DylanSargesson]

On the 2child cap that's the sort of thing that will be much easier to do in Government than in election.

[samwarrilow]

Honestly what is this waffle? Are we going to get any information that isn’t about racing cars or biscuits?