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I often think this is why it's important that people do vote for parties like the Greens, especially when people are so confident that Labour will get in. If Labour see that a large voter base is interested in Green and their policies, I'd hope it would make Labour realise that they're losing people to such policies and begin to shift that way again to bring them back?
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I get the antipathy towards Labour, and I think it's to be expected as they've chosen to present themselves in a way that doesn't cause alarm to those centre-right voters who may help them get elected. It's disappointing, but I completely understand why they've done it. Winning is the goal and you do what you have to do in order to achieve that.
I hope once they are elected, especially if they have a large majority, that they move away from this cautious, defensive stance and make the structural changes that are so clearly needed. I see hints of this in things that are said, but I'm also aware I might be projecting to make me believe that they will do the right thing.