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massive underswell
No, it's not a massive underswell. It's a few significant and vocal individuals. For example our MP in Hove and Portslade, a man who won the seat from the tories and has worked hard for the party for years, is taking abuse and being challenged for his seat by members of the socialist workers party who have joined labour. The fact that they have never made an impact in an election does not make them any less determined, sadly.
Edit: that MP's name is Peter Kyle. He has a majority of about 1000. Would a more left wing candidate be likely to hold this seat? Or is losing swing seats, and going further from any chance at power, a price worth paying for Corbyn's principles?
William.
The idea that there is this massive underswell of 'hard left activists' is just a ridiculous lie. At the last general election, just a year ago, Class War and the Socialist Labour Party (the only two hard-left parties to trouble the scorers) between them got c.3 500 votes nationwide.
That's as many votes as the Monster Raving Loony Party. Fewer than Yorkshire First or the Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol party. If even 1 in 10 of these voters was an 'activist', it would be roughly one activist for every two constituencies.