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Jeremy Corbyn confirms new ‘socialist alternative’ before next election to fight Starmer
(www.thelondoneconomic.com)
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I think this will fizzle out and go nowhere but: should this split the red vote who stands to gain? Tories (they've a long way to go to win back trust ), Lib Dems (something about Student Loans making them the only party in living history to have reneged on a manifesto promise), SNP (possibly in Scotland they could be back), Greens (they're too right wing for Corbyn's followers 😆).... That leaves: Reform. Oh dear oh dear oh dear.
I actually think a hung parliament under those circumstances. Great for confidence in the country.
If it starts splitting the vote I think it will force Labour to the left, which is where they should already be, to try and win people back.
Labour came into power on a promise of change. In most people's eyes Reform are the only party who actually represent that at the moment though. The thing is, most normal people hate austerity and are finding it increasingly difficult to stomach the inequality that we have, so I think a socialist 'insurgency', like Corbyn's new party will be a threat, not only to Labour but to Reform. Rightly so as well.
We'll be able to measure their success in real-time by the level of hostility directed at them by billionaire-owned media
The British electorate have little taste for socialism. That’s why it’s Blair, Brown and Starmer who have been electable, while Kinnock and Corbyn haven’t.
Except Starmer is considered a huge dissapointment and no better than a Tory at this point.