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England, Englishness and the Labour Party

England, Englishness and the Labour Party
England, Englishness and the Labour Party
Recent research has indicated that English identity was a strong predictor for a Leave vote in the referendum on membership of the European Union, and that it is an identity that is increasingly playing a role in British politics. In this paper, we explore whether Englishness affects even left‐right positioning of parties. Focusing on Labour, we find that it does, even controlling for other attitudinal and demographic variables. Alongside age and perceptions of the party leader, perceptions of immigration change and perceived lack of political efficacy also play a significant role. Given the potential electoral significance of this, we reflect on and propose a range of policy options that Labour could utilise to address this gap between English‐identifiers and the party.
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621-630
Denham, John
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Devine, Daniel
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Denham, John
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Devine, Daniel
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Denham, John and Devine, Daniel (2018) England, Englishness and the Labour Party. The Political Quarterly, 89 (4), 621-630. (doi:10.1111/1467-923X.12566).

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Recent research has indicated that English identity was a strong predictor for a Leave vote in the referendum on membership of the European Union, and that it is an identity that is increasingly playing a role in British politics. In this paper, we explore whether Englishness affects even left‐right positioning of parties. Focusing on Labour, we find that it does, even controlling for other attitudinal and demographic variables. Alongside age and perceptions of the party leader, perceptions of immigration change and perceived lack of political efficacy also play a significant role. Given the potential electoral significance of this, we reflect on and propose a range of policy options that Labour could utilise to address this gap between English‐identifiers and the party.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 August 2018
Published date: October 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 435966
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/435966
ISSN: 0032-3179
PURE UUID: e7d34cb1-516c-419b-b9f0-279b3cd92663
ORCID for Daniel Devine: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-1776

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Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:58

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Author: John Denham
Author: Daniel Devine ORCID iD

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