Post by Dan Dare on Nov 17, 2023 11:21:30 GMT
The allusion comes from Homer's Odyssey and refers to the perils in having to navigate the treacherous gap between two terrible evils.
In Labour's case its dilemma arises from its unrelenting pursuit of the 'ethnic vote' since more or less forever - the Tories are very much Johnny-come-latelys in that contest. And they've been spectacularly successful at it, but that success brings its own perils, chief among them being that they now have to deliver what their constituents believed they were voting for.
A very topical instance of this is Starmer's Gaza 'revolt'.
The House of Commons library has a very helpful website Constituency data: Ethnic groups, 2021 census
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Nineteen of these constituencies are currently held by Labour and in a majority of them the seat is occupied by a 'person of colour'. Hoisting and petards come immediately to mind.
For constituencies where black voters predominate, the picture is if anything worse, if you a Labour leader having to navigate the tricky waters between what your constituents demand and what you are able to deliver. All twenty seats are currently held by Labour.
