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  • Historically, the Labour party has been more of a social movement than a party seeking power, i.e. it gave a voice to the working classes. That rarely led to power, which is what Blair and Brown recognised, but since losing the 2010 election the party has completely lost it's way. The leadership now is so out of it's depth, and so unelectable that, frustratingly, a long period in the political wilderness beckons, if it survives at all.

    At a time when a strong and united opposition is needed more than ever, we're left with Corbyn and his wishy-washy brand of far left activism.

  • The leadership now is so out of it's depth, and so unelectable that, frustratingly, a long period in the political wilderness beckons, if it survives at all.

    It's worth reminding ourselves that Labour was (statistically) unelectable before Corbyn et al came to power. The underlying problem in the UK is the electoral system, which, once again, we can thank the Lib Dems for fucking us over on (a bit of hyperbole here).

    And once/if Scotland leaves, unless the Tories split, this country is fuuucked.

  • And once/if Scotland leaves, unless the Tories split, this country is fuuucked.

    And yet Blair won by 150+ seats in 1997... The Labour party is in deep trouble at the minute, but there's people out there (and enough of them) who would vote for them if they offered something palatable to those voters.
    Of course, this assumes that what you want from your Labour party is a position which is much more of a compromise offering compared to Corbyn et al.

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