General Election 2019

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Charlie_L

I am no fan of Poly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/jeremy-corbyn-labour-manifesto-antisemitism-brexit
typically she lays all the blame on Corbyn and leadership incompetence. I do, however, agree that Corbyn's failure to lead during the 2016 referendum set up the divisions that are still ripping the party apart.

Gary Younge is more considered
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/13/labour-why-lost-jeremy-corbyn-brexit-media

The left must now find the space to grieve and think simultaneously.

He points out that the shift to the left amongst Labour campaigners is real and

It’s not enough to blame Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit or the media. The picture is far more complex than that

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c00ps in reply to @Charlie_L

The picture is far more complex than that

This is always true. But it doesn’t make for a good narrative for the meedja (too many things to keep track of, understand and explain) and it seems the public increasingly do not want to hear it. Hence “get Brexit done” and the rest of slogan and soundbite politics over the years.
(Preaching to the choir, I know...)

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