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The hard socialist left is actually not against freedom of movement aka easy immigration systems.
Can you really say that?
I've heard plenty of politicians over the years make statements that are totally at odds with FOM or protectionist anti-EU in nature.
I don't think I've heard them make any arguments based on maintaining a cohesive "British" society. But it seems a stretch to claim there is a set hard left view on immigration.
I like the return to social democraty of labour
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hugo7
The hard socialist left is actually not against freedom of movement aka easy immigration systems. The NI socialists are not.
The left was also internationalist mostly at least some time ago.
The unions are now also supporting staying in the single market.
Most labour members are remain, from research it looks that non labour voters caused a leave vote in most leave areas.
Corbyn just doesn't seem to want it. Momentum also made a lot of anti single market noise.
I like the return to social democraty of labour, but I think they are horrible wrong on brexit (economy / NI border) and their anti immigrantion stance with no support (research doesn't bear it out and it panders to nativism and prejudice) disappoints me.