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There's the group which will always hate the guy for not being Corbyn and would rather see the Tories in power than Starmer's Labour in power
I don't get this - baby steps is better than no steps? (or massive backwards leaps)
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It’s always been a problem on the left side of politics - it’s just human nature to a certain extent I think. As you say it’s not logical and totally fails to see the bigger picture, but it’s the whole ideological purity thing- satirised so wonderfully in the Life of Brian with the judean people’s front / pfj / popular front etc.
BobbyBriggs
Gotta say I did stifle a lol at that.
Something I also think is really positive is that there's been a recent split (i.e. this week) between two groups who've been critical of Starmer. There's the group which will always hate the guy for not being Corbyn and would rather see the Tories in power than Starmer's Labour in power, and there're those who've been underwhelmed or disappointed in Starmer but still would prefer a Labour government. Starmer will never please the first group, but I'm glad to see the second is giving credit where it's due. He's had a good week.
That said if it doesn't translate into better results in the local elections than last time, we all need to admit we have a problem. But I'd be surprised if it goes down like that.