The decline of Labour's influence in South Wales, once the cradle of working-class politics in Britain, is attributed to events like the Aberfan tragedy and the shift away from the party's working-class roots. The rise of Tony Blair marked a departure from the party's traditional base. The loss of support in these communities is highlighted, with the sentiment that Labour holds no significance in South Wales anymore.
Corporate greed puts a price on access to the countryside. The very countryside which we paid for and which we owned once. https://t.co/svwjLioPgE
In South Wales, the old joke ran that even a Smurf would win should they be dressed in red. But now, Labour means nothing to these communities, writes Brad Evans: 👇 https://t.co/kjGeE0vi3M
The coming of Tony Blair marked a rupture from a Labour Party grounded in the working class of the Celtic regions. Brad Evans: 👇 https://t.co/kjGeE0vi3M
"A few years ago there was a lot of discussion in and around the Labour party saying the working class is over...." Jon Cruddas in @guardian Read more: https://t.co/l7rqmQpFRo
'These former mining valleys in the wilds of Glamorgan were the cradle of working-class politics in Britain.' Continuing @unherd's 100 years of Labour series, read Brad Evans on how Labour betrayed its homeland in the Rhondda valley: https://t.co/MC7edl4ifw
‘The red flag of socialism was flown for the very first time in anger over the skies of Merthyr Tydfil in 1831.’ Without Wales there would be no Labour Party, writes Brad Evans: 👇 https://t.co/kjGeE0vi3M
The death of Labour’s hold on South Wales began on one tragic day: Aberfan. Brad Evans: 👇 https://t.co/kjGeE0vi3M
‘These former mining valleys in the wilds of Glamorgan were the cradle of working-class politics in Britain.’ Read Brad Evans on the betrayal of Labour’s Welsh heartlands: 👇 https://t.co/kjGeE0vi3M