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The problem may just be that the UK isn't left enough.
I don't think that's the case, it's just that left-wing voters have traditionally not voted enough--very high levels of absenteeism, whereas the Tories can generally rely on getting their vote out. It's very similar in other countries, and gerrymandering is alive and well. Just look at the US.
Oliver Schick
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The problem may just be that the UK isn't left enough. What Corbyn proposed is more centre-left, banking regulation, redistribution etc. Nothing too mad. I supported him initially as all the media bias/un-electability is part BS. Or, well it was...
But such policies tend to go together with higher tax rates and solidarity. The solidarity is shot atm with Brexiter VS Remainer, and it's difficult to sell higher taxes if there's no government trust.
And it's very hard to sell this solidarity in Brexit, I could have gotten onboard with a non xenophobic and more left brexit, and I understand the lexit arguments (though the timing is horrendously wrong and it would always result in problems as the Torys are in power and the left was in tatters before brexit...) but this xenophobic protectionist twattery is too much for me.
But young people (Momentum?) wanted to stay in the EU mostly, and Corbyn messed that up, so they may have lost the battle and the war.
And as an EU worker who knows... I may lose all rights to benefits or have to earn 35K a year like USA immigrants. There are 3.3 million people in that boat, there's already a drop in nurses wanting to work here, universities cannot access the horizon 2020 money with Mays stance. It's a mess.