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How did being radical work out for Corbyn?
Not too badly (considering) in his first GE, disastrously in his second. Although, you could argue to what extent that was policy and what was his leadership failings, Brexit, Labour disunity and the massed ranks of the Tory media.
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I think that's polishing the turd a little. He defeated the govt in the chamber as most of the votes were the most divisive in decades. No one could agree on what Brexit was and so voting agains it was the only recourse.
Electorally, he was an absolute disaster. We may well have had a labour majority or at worst a coalition vs May if there was a competent Labour leader with more publicly understood / acceptable policies. The right wing media were never going to get behind him like they did Blair or may do with Starmer now the writing is on the wall for Sunak.
Also, it's all very well having bold ideas but, to my knowledge, he's never once actually achieved anything in parliament. No private members bills, never been on a committee etc. He's just all chat.
Soul
How did being radical work out for Corbyn?
Labour need to win and win convincingly. They can evolve their narrative throughout their leadership. I'll happily vote for the most centrist manifesto from Labour as long as they galvanise support across the spectrum of political views in this country and kick the tories to the curb.