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Pining for the heady days of electoral success in the 90s is not a plan. It is nostalgia. The world is different now and the Blairites can't seem to grasp that. The political spectrum is so much more fragmented. Moving slightly to the centre to try to pick up votes from the right is not a legitimate way of getting elected.
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Pining for the heady days of electoral success in the 90s is not a plan
I agree, I'm not saying we need a new Blair. But writing it off entirely and starting from scratch is not a plan either for such a large, established party. Would you force de-selection for all MPs you consider Blairite, and replace with those in favour of Corbyn?
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He's also up against the parliamentary Labour party, who can't get behind someone who has written off as right-wing the most electorally successful Labour leadership in history. It's possible to hate Blair, and I do hate Blair, but also recognise that period of success, and work with those elements of the party who were part of it.