Comment on Jeremy Corbyn confirms new ‘socialist alternative’ before next election to fight Starmer
abadidonque@feddit.uk 6 days agoIf 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
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 6 days ago
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.
abadidonque@feddit.uk 5 days ago
I think you’d be surprised - for example most people are in favour of nationalising water and railways. And there is the NHS of course, which is regarded as a national treasure! Right-wing media only goes after softer targets like the poor, disabled, women and minorities. I think if most people were left to decide without manipulation or coercion they would choose socialism (although they might call it something else), which they have done in the past.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Socialism is mutually exclusive to democracy however, and I’m not sure people would willingly give away their voting rights. The furthest Britain went was the post-war labour regime which was careful not to be “socialist”, but which nevertheless formed the NHS and BTC (with variable results).
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Except Starmer is considered a huge dissapointment and no better than a Tory at this point.