In his new book, Trond Giske looks at what he thinks has gone wrong in the Labor Party and how he thinks they should get the voters back. – I think I am in a serious crisis. I don’t think I can think of, in the 40 years I have been a member, that it has been more serious than now. That’s what Trond Giske told news last week in connection with the book launch. “Worth fighting for” begins when Trond Giske retired from politics. I don’t recognize my party – I don’t recognize my party, writes Giske in the book. He hears this from the voters and among people in the party. – People in the party seem so lost. Why is the Labor Party struggling like that? What is the way forward? This is what political commentator at news, Tone Sofie Aglen, says about those she has met in the Labor Party recently. Through a story about the time after Giske retired from politics and the way back to politics, he comes up with thoughts on how the party will also return to its heyday. – There is a fundamental crisis of trust between our traditional voters and the party, he adds. The problem is political – Giske’s analysis, which differs slightly from what the party leadership has said, is that the problem is political. Communication is not the problem. Political commentator at news, Tone Sofie Aglen, says Giske will take back the traditional party to restore trust in the Labor Party. Aglen explains that poor communication of the policy has been the mantra of Ap when things have gone badly. But the policy, it has been right. Giske believes the party must give better answers to the things voters worry about on a daily basis. – A great many of those Ap should naturally appeal to, and who according to Giske the party needs the most, do not vote, Aglen explains. The Labor Party has failed to include local voters in its policy, believes Giske. He believes that the party leadership is too preoccupied with global voters and international politics. He also writes about this in his master’s thesis from NTNU this year. But what is worth fighting for? Back to the roots Giske concludes the book by saying that it is up to “us” to ensure that the party does not sink and disappear. He will not let what his predecessors built up be of no use. He believes this is possible if Ap has the courage and will to do what is needed. – We must first ask ourselves “who has left us?” and then ask “how will they get me back?” He wants to take the party back to its roots. In the book, he uses old slogans from the heyday, to find the old, popular Labor Party back, Aglen explains. – Create something that can be shared, restore respect for practical work, take back control and no one will be left with a hua in hand. The cover of the book is like an old poster from the labor movement and this is where Trond Giske wants to take the Labor Party – back to its roots. Photo: Gisle Vagstein Opening up for a comeback in national politics Last week it became clear that Giske is opening up for a comeback in national politics. – There are many people who have visited me and a Facebook group with 8,000 members who want me back full-time, says Giske to news. He says a possible comeback depends on what the family and the local team think. – I don’t rule it out, but I don’t rule it out either. I’m in the thinking box. But one question to ask is how much influence Trond Giske actually has, Aglen points out. – There is no doubt that even if he has succeeded with his local team, he is probably perceived as less relevant in the party today than a few years ago.
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Trond Giske is out with a new book about what’s wrong with the Labor Party – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
