Except Starmer is considered a huge dissapointment and no better than a Tory at this point.
Comment on Jeremy Corbyn confirms new ‘socialist alternative’ before next election to fight Starmer
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 6 days agoThe 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.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 5 days ago
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).