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On paper, if we take Tory u-turns, Corbyn has been an extermely successful opposition leader.
However, I just feel that he lacks the presence and personality to capitalise on a weakened Conservative party.
This is the criticism however. Is it valid? I'm not convinced.
Is it not just as possible that a strong Corbyn would give the Tories a common enemy, and thus something to unite against.
Ultimately, I'm not sure where the criticism, and the debate that follows, gets us. We enter into a world of counter-factuals very quickly, where - a bit like the EU - we begin to imagine trading off what we know (which may not be the best case scenario, but all things considered, it could have been a lot worse) for what we don't know (with the vague, and unlikely, hope of it being better).
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Nothing wrong with Corbyn politically. Honestly, I like and respect him which is rare enough for any politician.
However, I just feel that he lacks the presence and personality to capitalise on a weakened Conservative party. I'd prefer a political landscape where people were engaged and interested but the reality is that Corbyn isn't capturing the minds of the nation. I don't think you need a sociopath but you need someone with a bigger personality to wrap Labour politics around them. Someone who can dish out the right measures of rhetoric, polemic and passion on demand.