The party is targeting ‘disillusioned suburbans’ like those in the Hertfordshire town, but what do actual Stevenage women think?
The Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, the author EM Forster and composer Elizabeth Poston are all featured on Stevenage’s wall of fame along the walkway between the station and town centre. But missing from the Hertfordshire town’s dedication to its famous residents is anyone by the name of “Stevenage Woman”.
However, a Labour thinktank believes that if the party heeds its advice, this mythical archetype – along with 2019’s “Workington Man”, who Labour is trying to win back from the Tories – is the key to regaining power in the next general election.