Re: UK politics
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:53 am
Fuck
But it's worse than that, isn't it. Before the next election, Johnson will have implemented the boundary changes, which creates a twenty-? seat disadvantage to Labour, and introduced compulsory voter ID, which disenfranchises a couple of million mainly Labour voters.
Don't make it worse than it is.
No he isn't, and he's been constantly angry for four years. He's part of the reason why there are so many people who didn't trust Corbyn. And he's wrong to think they trusted Johnson any more - they don't trust anyone.Iris wrote: ↑4 years agoJonathan Freedland is really good when he's angry.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... left-party
He puts the very prevalent view from the last few days, that the election was there for Labour's taking, and any half-decent opposition would have walked it, and the failure to do so is evidence of just how bad Corbyn was. But I don't think that's the whole story, or even the main part of the story. It overlooks the lunge into populism (and the associated traits of lies and racism and so forth) of the Conservatives, and the changed mood of the electorate, or swathes of it, that made them willing to vote for an openly and nakedly right-wing populist agenda. It's the evil forces in society unleashed by Thatcher having taken root and become what our society is. Faced with that, I am not nearly so sure that any other Labour leader would have had the walk-over suggested.Iris wrote: ↑4 years agoJonathan Freedland is really good when he's angry.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... left-party
There are very many doctors making diagnoses. I think many can agree on some common causes of Labour's illness: Brexit policy, a clumsy manifesto, Corbyn's unpopularity. But it seems to me that the cures being prescribed are based upon knee-jerk personal politics rather than a considered assessment.JohnToo wrote: ↑4 years agoHe puts the very prevalent view from the last few days, that the election was there for Labour's taking, and any half-decent opposition would have walked it, and the failure to do so is evidence of just how bad Corbyn was. But I don't think that's the whole story, or even the main part of the story. It overlooks the lunge into populism (and the associated traits of lies and racism and so forth) of the Conservatives, and the changed mood of the electorate, or swathes of it, that made them willing to vote for an openly and nakedly right-wing populist agenda. It's the evil forces in society unleashed by Thatcher having taken root and become what our society is. Faced with that, I am not nearly so sure that any other Labour leader would have had the walk-over suggested.