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Why I'm Voting Labour: Charlie McGough, bass player The Blinders
We have the opportunity on December 12 to elect a compassionate government
Charlie McGough

AS YOUNG people from a place like Doncaster, being Labour supporters has always been natural. But we are now faced with the option of electing a Labour government more ambitious than any in our life time. The policies on offer cannot fail to inspire.

We are seeing the promise to properly fund the NHS, the greatest asset this country has. It is the thing that has saved so many lives and so many of our families’ lives. We are always in its debt and should always fight for it. Labour are the only party willing to do this properly and the only party that we trust to care for it.  

It would be easy for people like us to just focus on the promise of arts funding. Such policies are so welcome and are certain to inspire future creatives and create spaces in which they can thrive. But the policies Labour are creating are ones we believe will affect the entirety of society.

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