Labour’s dilemma was compounded by civil-society disorganization since the 1980s

Evidence

More than the dilemma posed in trying to appeal to middle and working classes, which Labour faced in the twentieth century, this question was compounded by the disorganization of Labour’s civil society since the 1980s. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 300

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Labour governments functioned as crisis managers who fragmented working-class resistance — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1100; Blairism normalized the 1980s defeat rather than overcoming it

Broader Connections

• Blairism normalized the 1980s defeat rather than overcoming it #qualifies (0.80)
• Labour governments functioned as crisis managers who fragmented working-class resistance #expands (0.75) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1100