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Corbyn Vs Starmer is an indicator that there is little space to the left of labour
Depends on how you define 'space'. If you mean number of people willing to support, then the Corbyn years showed that there were an awful lot of people there. But if you mean what can be acheived given the strong and sustained headwinds of the press and other UK institutions, then I fear you are right. I agree that we are institutionally a right-wing country but I do not think that that comes from the population, it comes from the top / centre.
Regarding the Tories, I would change 'are' to 'were'. They may become so again - but they may not, they have the ability to self-destruct and may not adapt to changed times - which they were always very good at in the past. The Whigs under Gladstone were once the most successful party!
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It is a political reality here. It's hard to get away from the fact we are a centre right country and the Tories are the most successful electoral party in the world.
Maybe austerity was the beginning of the end but it will need time to run through. Corbyn Vs Starmer is an indicator that there is little space to the left of labour currently (well at least a few years ago anyway).