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Word cloud exposes Labour's biggest success is after 1 year

Word cloud exposes Labour's biggest success is after 1 year

The National8 hours ago
Pollsters More in Common asked voters to list Labour's biggest achievement after one year in power, and the top answer by a landslide was "NOTHING".
More in Common are known for their word clouds, like this one for Keir Starmer (which is also features a huge NOTHING), and this one for Rishi Sunak, just before the General Election in July last year.
They are fantastic visuals to really get across the overall opinion of the sample set, or better yet, really put the sting in the perception have of you.
I've personally never seen a bigger and more brutal NOTHING.
READ MORE: Glasgow locals give verdict on Keir Starmer's Labour after one year in power
It's followed by the NHS, but that is actually the only other thing you can read without squinting. Or is that just my eyesight?
Those asked were also asked to say, in their own words, what they thought the UK Government's biggest mistake in the last year was.
"It's one of the most stark word clouds we've seen," UK Director Luke Tyrl wrote on Twitter/X.
Winter Fuel Allowance drowns everything else out.
But we can also see immigration, benefits, welfare and economy. So all good in Downing Street, aye?
With his Chancellor crying in the Commons and his predecessor launching a new party, proclaiming "real change is coming", I'm sure the Prime Minister is having a very happy first anniversary in office.
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