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Plus one on the general move of politics if to the left. Tories are passing most major New Labour ideas through as legislation. Labour moved right but the dissatisfaction with Blair and Brown post Iraq and financial crisis left many loyal votes wondering what to do. The Cons moved left taking control by being organised and carrying out basic financial measures to appease the city and promote growth. New Labour lost the ground in the last election because no one suitable was steering Labour to get real votes as Ed wasn't New Labour and left people confused and with a lack of faith in him.
Labour is in this situation because they didn't promote any MP to public light as potential next leader during the fall of Ed. When he was elected leader it was pretty much 50% support for a leftist leader. The poster boy for continuing New Labour post Blair was old David who resigned, so that remaining half of the party were left without someone Blairite to believe in.
Come this election after many front benchers lose their seats and we have this chaos as the party tries to jam anything into the hole that is leaking votes to the right, hence the across the board support for anyone except Corbyn.
Meanwhile the Tories who aren't conservative and have taken up camp on Blair's old stomping ground can keep kicking Labour as they are so weak they don't fight back or oppose as a united force. Osbourne's Mic Drop moment of introducing the national living wage was a total Knockout for kicking Labour when they are down, effectively taking hold of their fist and pumelling them til they cry. The Gay marriage bill (A massive Left hook from the Tories, still really doesn't seem like it was ever something that could happen) had the affect of pissing on the crumpled, beaten, bleeding body of Labour as it was strewn out on the floor clutching for a helping hand from ol' Clegg.
Regardless of Corbyn, Labour is absolutely screwed as being the opposition party as they are too busy trying to put plasters on the cuts while Robot PM Cameron is coming in for a final blow to fracture them into total division.
Regardless of Corbyn, unless voting reform comes (however unlikely Gay marriage was, this seems forever set to be as first past the post) a united stand against the Tories is going to be on the books as 100 to 1 for a long time
This sums up alot of the fucking problem; 'it is a strategy of power that keeps any opposition constantly confused' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggr8zTJsvZA