Election campaigns, Professionalization of political parties, Media and politics, Old and New Labour, Handicaps of previous Labour elections, Tory election machine, Advertising, marketing, and PR in politics, Leadership succession, Party inner core transformation, Media wooing and perception of Labour

PM News . 06 May 1997 . Pg 6

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In 1997, Tony Blair and other Labour party leaders met to discuss how to make the party more electable. They wanted to professionalize the party and improve its image in the media. This was a response to the party's poor performance in previous elections, particularly in 1983 when Margaret Thatcher won a landslide victory with a larger majority than before. The Labour party recognized the need to modernize and compete with the Tory party's more effective election machine, which had adopted techniques from advertising and marketing.

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In 1997, Tony Blair and other Labour party leaders met to discuss how to make the party more electable. They wanted to professionalize the party and improve its image in the media. This was a response to the party's poor performance in previous elections, particularly in 1983 when Margaret Thatcher won a landslide victory with a larger majority than before. The Labour party recognized the need to modernize and compete with the Tory party's more effective election machine, which had adopted techniques from advertising and marketing.