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The other thing Tom Kibasi misses out is why Corbyn was removed from the party.
Corbyn said the problem of antisemitism in the party was 'dramatically overstated for political reasons' on the day that the Labour Party was found to have acted unlawfully by discriminating against Jewish people. That is not something you can sweep under the rug.
That is not aiming barbs at the left of the party. That is Corbyn painting a big target on his chest and daring Starmer to come at him.
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I think he makes some reasonable points in that piece, and I am not claiming Starmer has got everything right, but he misses out that Blair was up against John Major's divided and exhausted government and that Labour were 20% up in the polls under John Smith. And he grovelled to Murdoch to get the Sun's endorsement. The Tories then had Duncan Smith, Hague and Howard as their leaders. Blair was a skilled politician for sure but he wasn't up against the strongest foes so comparisons to that era are not exact.
I think Labour have massive problems with Scotland and there's no possible leader that can solve them. I think it is too early to decide about Starmer but I don't believe any of the other candidates would have done any better.