{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "It strikes me as the basic fact of UK politics rn that in the 1990s Blairite New Labour captured a lot of support that...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/189263508588/", "html": "

It strikes me as the basic fact of UK politics rn that in the 1990s Blairite New Labour captured a lot of support that “naturally belonged” to the Lib Dems, forming a coalition within the party

But now that coalition’s wound down the elements aren’t separating back out and forming coalitions post-election but still trying to hold charge of a not-Tory bloc

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