The Labour Party has failed Yorkshire

As a Yorkshireman myself, it hurts to see a movement formed in my county, the Labour Party, continue to alienate the people of Yorkshire (and the north in general).

We are basically Britain's "rust belt" in more ways than one; former industrial heartland; lots of white working class people; very socially conservative area despite historically supporting the centre left party, and finally, an area that has been left behind as a result of globalism and the neoliberal consensus.

When Jeremy Corbyn and his cult of middle class SJWs talk about "socialism" they honestly have no idea, they have their heads so far in the sand that they believe that word means identity politics at the expense of the real proletariat, and believe me that creates white hot anger against the smug, arrogant, leftist intelligentsia.

If the trend continues the comparisons between Yorkshire and the Rust Belt in America will become even more palpable in my opinion; just wait until the next general election and we'll see 50+ UKIP MPs; just the thought breaks my heart...

It's fair to say that every party has failed Yorkshire.

But, they're all largely safe seats. I doubt you'll see the swing you're predicting.

Also look at the eu referendum electoral map in constitiuencies, the north was almost universally leave. Also with the boundary review coming up, nothing is guaranteed.

yes I agree that the tories haven't been much better for Yorkshire in general, although mrs thatcher was quite popular (mining bs aside). The last truly good government for Yorkshire was Harold Wilson's in the 60s (he's from my hometown lol)

As for the safe seats, you'd be surprised, UKIP were in second in a lot of the Yorkshire seats in 2015. Also look at the eu referendum electoral map in constitiuencies, the north was almost universally leave. Also with the boundary review coming up, nothing is guaranteed.

Mrs Thatcher was very, very unpopular in Yorkshire : after all she closed a lot of Steel plants and organised the terrible attacks on the miners, devastating communities across the area. Over 90 miners were wrongly prosecuted and subsequently, at trial, received thousands of pounds in compensation. It was largely on the basis of his defence of these miners that Michael Mansfield QC consolidated his reputation as a civil rights barrister. You can hardly overstate the extent of the hatred for Mrs Thatcher's Conservatives in South Yorkshire.

UKIP have a very few council seats in Yorkshire. They tend to be on the fringes of the big cities ( Ecclesfield and Stocksbridge eg an offshoot up the valley from Sheffield ) where the population is less well organised by the Labour Party.

In the main where UKIP were second to Labour, they were far behind ( eg Burngreave Lab, 3,483 UKIP 539 ) In Sheffield proper it is as likely to be either the Greens or Lib Dems who challenge Labour. In Barnsley there is barely a UKIP presence - the challenge , if you can call it that in such an overwhelmingly Labour area, coming from the Barnsley Independent Group, Yorkshire First etc.

Looking at the recent council election across the country I would say that UKIP's share of the vote has stood up in the South like Kent +7.9% and KIngs Lynn + 7.8% even Hartlepool +49.2% (! no candidate before ),but collapsed elsewhere Horsham -8.4%, Reigate -8.1%, Gloucester -6.6%, Rother Darwell -9.57%, East Riding -10.3% Medway - 13.1%, Poole -7.5% Greenwich -14.5%,
Kettering -8.5%,Lancaster -7.5%.

The Labour vote has obviously been tactical in the South - voting Lib Dem to keep out the Conservatives ( St Albans) or Con to keep out UKIP (Kent) and has switched to the nationalist 'left wing' parties SNP and Plaid C. However it has increased quite a lot in London and elsewhere, Greenwich +9.3%, Wandsworth +14.3%, Braintree + 6.8% (gain from Con.) Bracknell Forest +10.5%, Medway +3.5%, Lewisham Brockley +9.5%, Middlesborough +37.7%, Lancaster + 9.1% Sevenoaks (!) +2.3%, Haringuey + 12.4%. Hackney Hoxton + 11.5%, Bolton +4.7%

It looks as though, despite voting BREXIT, there is not now a feeling in traditionally Labour Areas North and South, that UKIP has attractive policies in other areas.

As a Yorkshireman myself, it hurts to see a movement formed in my county, the Labour Party, continue to alienate the people of Yorkshire (and the north in general).

We are basically Britain's "rust belt" in more ways than one; former industrial heartland; lots of white working class people; very socially conservative area despite historically supporting the centre left party, and finally, an area that has been left behind as a result of globalism and the neoliberal consensus.

When Jeremy Corbyn and his cult of middle class SJWs talk about "socialism" they honestly have no idea, they have their heads so far in the sand that they believe that word means identity politics at the expense of the real proletariat, and believe me that creates white hot anger against the smug, arrogant, leftist intelligentsia.

If the trend continues the comparisons between Yorkshire and the Rust Belt in America will become even more palpable in my opinion; just wait until the next general election and we'll see 50+ UKIP MPs; just the thought breaks my heart...

I can't speak for Sheffield and the South Yorkshire areas you speak of, I'm from West Yorkshire personally (the real Yorkshire) and can only speak of what ive experienced here; Thatcher is liked here because of right to buy mainly and also her social and foreign policies which struck a chord with the working class (especially the falklands).

What would you like to see the Labour party offer?

Even though it was her neoliberal and globalist policies which shafted the working classes by moving their jobs abroad?

Keynesian economics without all the airy fairy SJW identity politics social policy *******s.

Basically the Tory party right now.

Not Sanders esque economics?
The tory party are not Keynisan in anything but rhetoric. They've spent the last six years decimating public services and pursuing the policies of globalisation which decimate local industries.

Under Cameron: May is taking them in a different direction economically.

Fear not, the Tories are going to take Halifax and Wakefield at the next election.

I can't speak for Sheffield and the South Yorkshire areas you speak of, I'm from West Yorkshire personally (the real Yorkshire) and can only speak of what ive experienced here; Thatcher is liked here because of right to buy mainly and also her social and foreign policies which struck a chord with the working class (especially the falklands).

In rhetoric but not actual policies.

Where is your basis for that considering Hammond hasn't actually had a budget or even an autumn statement as chancellor yet? You just dismiss it out of hand because of your personal hatred of the Conservative party.